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September 20, 2017

This Song: Suzanna Choffel

Austin singer-songwriter Suzanna Choffel describes the vibe behind Reggae music and shares how Bob Marley exposed her to the magic of chasing suffering with love.

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September 13, 2017

This Song’s 100th Episode! Elizabeth and Lisel McQueen

It’s This Song’s 100th Episode!!!! Host Elizabeth McQueen gets interviewed by her 8 year old daughter Lisel about how Rebecca Sugar’s “Here Comes a Thought” from Steven Universe expanded her idea of what songs can do. Then Lisel explains to Elizabeth how “Peace and Love on the Planet Earth,” also from Steven Universe, blows her mind and is helping her process big ideas like, Peace, War, Death and Birth.

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September 6, 2017

This Song: Ty Segall

Psychedelic garage-rocker Ty Segall tells KUTX host Taylor Wallace how The Band’s “The Weight” influenced his songwriting and inspired the name of his new puppy

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August 30, 2017

This Song: Middle Kids

Hannah Joy, lead singer and songwriter of the Australian trio Middle Kids, talks about how Christine McVie from Fleetwood Mac inspires her as a female artist and describes why she decided to transition from a solo piano based artist to a guitar playing leader of a band.

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August 23, 2017

This Song: Collie Buddz

Reggae Artist Collie Buddz explores the impact that Garnet Silk’s Song “Watch Over Your Shoulders” had on his life and gives host Elizabeth McQueen a crash course in Soundclash, Dubplate & Conscious Reggae.

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August 16, 2017

This Song: Nathaniel Rateliff

Hear how Leonard Cohen’s measured and thoughtful poetry, the stream of consciousness lyrical prowess of Bob Dylan, and the rollicking tunes found on The Basement Tapes caused Nathaniel Rateliff and his longtime friend Joseph Pope III to find the balance between sharing songs of meaning and significance and just having a good time with friends.

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August 9, 2017

This Song: Descendents

Karl Alvarez, bassist for the legendary punk rock band Descendents, describes how the Beach Boys “Help Me Rhonda” and L.A. Power Pop band The Last guided the band’s early sound, and continues to influence them on their latest record “Hypercaffium Spazzinate.”

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August 1, 2017

This Song: Matthew Sweet

Matthew Sweet has been crafting pop gems since the 90’s and his new record “Tomorrow Forever” is no exception. Listen as he explains how John Lennon’s songwriting showed the kind of deeply personal yet expansive and experimental artist that he would later strive to be.

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