Episode 26: Sounds for any season

This week on Podcast Playlist we share some stories from behind the music.

We are ringing in 2016 with our favourite way to celebrate: music. Here are the podcasts featured in this episode.

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Here's what you can look forward to in this week's show:

Sound Opinions

"Dizzy Gillespie was a badass. There's just no way around it." — John Corbett 

Taking a the musical approach of a rock 'n' roll fan and applying it to jazz could finally help you "get" jazz music. From Sound Opinions: "Rock Fan's Guide to Jazz." 

Song Exploder

"My home life is so busy, that I can only make myself work in a bar or cafe." — Stephen Merritt 

Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields deconstructs his song "Andrew in Drag" for Song Exploder and explains why he prefers to write alone in a bar.

PLUS Lindsay Michael interviewed Song Exploder creator Hrishikesh Hirway. Hear the full interview here.

The Talkhouse Music Podcast

​"I remember sitting on my bed and crying to my mom because I wasn't going to be friends with Madonna." — Carrie Brownstein ​

In this interview from The Talkhouse Music Podcast Questlove asks Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein a question she's never been asked before: "So, what's it like being in an all-girl punk band?" Laughter ensues.

aBabe Radio

"A buddy of mine…called me 'Jel' one day and I liked it!" — Chris Jackson

Chris Jackson shares his hip hop origin story with aBabe Radio. In this interview he describes the early days of Toronto's rap scene and his personal philosophy for success.  

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