This Song

August 14, 2015

Max Frost // Nakia

In this episode of “This Song” host Elizabeth McQueen sits down with Max Frost and Nakia to talk about songs that helped them find their artistic voices. You can hear Max Frost’s studio 1A Performance from June 6, 2015 here You can see the video of Nakia singing with Sharon Jones here Subscribe via iTunes or Stitcher to get […]

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July 30, 2015

Laura Marling // Todd Wolfson

In this Episode of “This Song,” host Elizabeth McQueen sits down with singer-songwriter Laura Marling and photographer Todd Wolfson to talk about songs that gave them a greater understanding of freedom and transcendence. You can hear Laura Marling’s Studio 1A performance here. You can download Laura Marling’s cover of Towne’s Van Zandt’s “For the Sake of the […]

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July 17, 2015

Crooks

In this episode of “This Song” Elizabeth McQueen sits down with most of the members of  the Austin outlaw country band Crooks. Guitar player Ryan Goebel, Trumpet and percussion player Doug Day, accordion player Anthony Ortiz Junior, drummer Joey Bybee and songwriter/guitar player Josh Mazor all talk about all the various influences they bring to their raucous […]

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July 3, 2015

Brennen Leigh // Noel McKay // Lisa Pankratz

In this episode of “This Song” Elizabeth McQueen sits down with country music collaborators Brennen Leigh and Noel McKay to talk about musical experiences they had as kids that are still influencing their lives today. And she talks to drummer Lisa Pankratz about a classic song that inspires the way she approaches her music. You […]

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June 18, 2015

John Flansburgh and John Linnell of They Might Be Giants

This week guest interviewer Bill Childs, host of Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child,  sits down with John Flansburgh and John Linnell from They Might Be Giants to hear about the impact of the Batman theme and a evolving charm of a song from a record inspired by the Pogo cartoon. Along the way they also chat about kid record […]

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June 5, 2015

Toro y Moi // Gordon Moakes

In this episode of “This Song” Elizabeth sits down with Chaz Bundick, aka Toro y Moi aka Les Sins,  and  Gordon Moakes, who played bass with Bloc Party and now plays with Young Legionnaire. He also has a podcast called Exploded Drawing, where artists talk about one of their favorite 90’s records. Both musicians spoke about […]

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May 20, 2015

Hal Ketchum // Pokey Lafarge

On this episode of “This Song,” Elizabeth McQueen sits down with Hal Ketchum to hear how the music of Van Morrison has inspired him since his days as a teenage drummer playing rowdy clubs.  And Pokey LaFarge talks about how Lefty Frizzel’s imperfect yet compelling singing influenced his own music. Subscribe via iTunes or Stitcher to get the new episodes of  “This […]

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March 30, 2015

This Song: Magna Carda

On this episode of This Song, Elizabeth McQueen sits down with the members of Magna Carda and hears about each of their important songs–everything from the Soulquarians to Sir Duke.

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