Following in the tradition of Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, and Stevie Wonder we'll listen to and learn about new soul artists Leon Bridges, Paolo Nutini, Christian Gregory, Raphael Saadiq, and Curtis Harding.

Late 60s, Early 70s: My Brother's Records

Jun 13th, 2014 29m 48s

New Americana

Aug 13th, 2013 21m 32s

Straddling the line between rock, folk, and country--Americana is a new music category that even has its own Grammy Award. Featuring banjo, fiddle, and other roots instruments we'll listen to music by The Avett Brothers, The Lumineers, The Dece

New Rock and Roll

Mar 15th, 2013 22m 42s

Rock out with new bands such as Dawes, Alabama Shakes, The Black Keys, Arcade Fire, and Queens of the Stone Age.

Songs from Movie Soundtracks

Mar 1st, 2013 20m 19s

Sometimes a good soundtrack is the difference between a good movie and a great movie. Here are some songs that made that difference for me. You'll hear songs from movies such as Stealing Beauty, Silver Linings Playbook, Pulp Fiction, Harold and

Unlikely Musical Partners

Feb 13th, 2013 22m 4s

Sometimes unusual music partnerships create great songs. We've got samples from Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris;The Shins and Gnarls Barlkey; Elvis Costello, and Burt Bacharach, and more.

Songs with a Good Bass Intro

Jan 25th, 2013 21m 59s

5 Songs with good bass intros including a new song, "Killing Switch", from Last Lynx, and others from Death Cab for Cutie, Cake, The White Stripes, and The Clash.

The marriage of Hip Hop and R&B

Jan 9th, 2013 18m 18s

In this episode I will look at the combination of Hip Hop and R&B in current music. We will hear some new music from Cody Chesnutt and Frank Ocean. Both of these musicians stradle the line between hip hop and R&B and I will share songs that hav

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