Author: RTS
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Episode 325: Guest Shot – Best Albums of 2018, So Far
Jim and Patrick are on Spring Break, so it’s a week of Guest Shots. We start with Erik Didriksen of New York and his picks for the best albums of the year so far. Erik likes Rat Kid Cool, Exmaid, Khruangbin, Hurry and The Royal They.
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Episode 324: Motown Museum, Part 3
The conclusion of our conversation with Paul Barker of the Motown Museum. He talks about plans for a massive expansion of the museum, plus he reveals his favorite classic Motown artist (hard to dispute this pick).
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Episode 323: Motown Museum, Part 2
Continuing the conversation with Paul Barker, director of development at the Motown Museum in Detroit. Today, we talk about the cultural impact of Motown Records in the 1960s and some of the celebrity visitors to the museum over the years.
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Episode 322: Motown Museum, Part 1
Jim took a trip to Detroit and spent some time at the Motown Museum (it was glorious) and talked with Paul Barker, the museum’s director of development. The museum has preserved the original Hitsville USA building and Studio A. Such an important setting in the development of pop music.
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Episode 321: March New Music – Jack White, Lemon Twigs, Lucius
Jim’s new music picks from March. A sort of “modern classic” theme, with original songs by Jack White and the Lemon Twigs and a cover by Lucius.
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Episode 320: March New Music – Lucy Dacus, Natalie Prass, Titus Andronicus
Patrick lays some new music on us. He’s been listening to two RVA artists, Lucy Dacus and Natalie Prass. Plus, a Bob Dylan cover from Titus Andronicus.
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Episode 319: Misrepresented – Chumbawamba
Anarchists make a top 10 pop hit? It happened in 1997. Everyone knows Chumbawamba’s “Tubthumping.” But do you know the rest of the story? … Part of our weeklong series on artists whose hit song misrepresents them
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Episode 318: Misrepresented – Thomas Dolby
Thomas Dolby had a big hit song in 1982 with “She Blinded me with Science.” But true fans know that his work is far more nuanced than that. The conversation includes input from listener Myke Dodge Weiskopf. It’s all part of a weeklong series on artists whose hit song doesn’t do them justice.
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Episode 317: Misrepresented – Nada Surf
Sure, Nada Surf was “Popular” for a moment. But there’s so much more to this band’s work than that 1996 song. One Nada Surf album in particular — 2005’s “The Weight is a Gift” — means a lot to Patrick. And we take a call from listener Justin Steiner. It’s all part of a weeklong series on artists whose hit song doesn’t do them justice.
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Episode 316: Misrepresented – Extreme
“More Than Words.” You’ve heard the song? No. 1 hit for Extreme. Yeah, the band mostly sounds nothing like that. So many CDs returned to record stores.