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Episode 2370: April 2026 New Music 1: At the Gates, Angine de Poitrine
Patrick puts the April 2026 New Music Train into gear and heads off towards the fields of rock and roll. On the train’s soundsystem, he’s got fresh tunes from At the Gates and Angine de Poitrine blasting.
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Episode 2369: Book Nook: The Chitlin Circuit and the Road to Rock and Roll
It’s been a while, but Patrick is back in the Book Nook! Today, he discusses the outstanding volume written by Preston Lauterbach, The Chitlin Circuit and the Road to Rock and Roll. This engrossing book brings to life the southern circuit of nightclubs, theatres, juke joints and back rooms that sustained black musicians and dancers during the 1930s through the late 1950s.
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Episode 2368: Perfect Pop: Dan Auerbach ‘Waiting On A Song’
Patrick was perusing the Perfect Pop Pantheon recently and was surprised to find that Dan Auerbach’s “Waiting On A Song” was not included. He moved to rectify that (and discovered it was also Dan Auerbach’s birthday. Happy Birthday Dan!).
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Episode 2367: Three Stevie Wonder Covers in Honor of His 76th Birthday
Stevie Wonder was born on May 13, 1950 in Saginaw, Michigan. Patrick selects three cover versions – from Beck, Bogert & Appice, Freddie Hubbard and the Red Hot Chili Peppers – to celebrate.
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Episode 2366: The Ry Cooder Experience: Part Seven, Late Career Solo Albums and Collaborations
Kurt Gallagher joins Patrick to tell the story of Ry Cooder, one of the most influential and incredible musical minds of the past 50 years. It’s the final episode of the series and Kurt and Patrick cover Ry’s striking late-period work, collaborations and his venture into short stories.
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Episode 2365: The Ry Cooder Experience: Part Six: Buena Vista Social Club
Kurt Gallagher joins Patrick to tell the story of Ry Cooder, one of the most influential and incredible musical minds of the past 50 years. In this episode, Kurt tells the story of the Buena Vista Social Club, an album that was the end result of a trip to Cuba to record an entirely different project. It ended up becoming a worldwide phenomenon, funding the rest of Ry’s career.
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Episode 2364: The Ry Cooder Experience: Part Five: Collaborations
Kurt Gallagher joins Patrick to tell the story of Ry Cooder, one of the most influential and incredible musical minds of the past 50 years. In part five, Ry’s remarkable history of collaborations is in the spotlight.
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Episode 2363: The Ry Cooder Experience: Part Four, Soundtracks
Kurt Gallagher joins Patrick to tell the story of Ry Cooder, one of the most influential and incredible musical minds of the past 50 years. Part four examines Ry’s work in the 1980s, when scoring films and creating soundtracks were his main musical focus.
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Episode 2362: The Ry Cooder Experience: Part Three, Solo Albums in the 1970s
Kurt Gallagher joins Patrick to tell the story of Ry Cooder, one of the most influential and incredible musical minds of the past 50 years. Part three explores the solo material Ry released in the 1970s and the artistic freedom (and support) he was given by Warner Bros and Reprise Records.
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Episode 2361: The Ry Cooder Experience: Part Two, Session Man
Kurt Gallagher joins Patrick to tell the story of Ry Cooder, one of the most influential and incredible musical minds of the past 50 years. In the second installment, Ry branches out into session work and dabbles briefly with higher education before deciding his career path – musician – has already been laid out for him.