US rock band Steely Dan’s song The Second Arrangement has developed a cult following since it was accidentally wiped in the studio in 1979. Now the family of recording engineer Roger Nichols have found a never-before-heard version – and the community is ‘freaking out’. Guardian Australia audio producer Joe Koning navigates the long journey the Nichols family ... Show More
Sep 3
Xi, Putin, Kim and a big parade: are we seeing a new world order?
Tens of thousands of spectators packed the stands to witness Xi Jinping’s military parade marking 80 years since the defeat of Japan in the second world war. And watching from above, along the Chinese leader, were some of the world’s most powerful men, including Russia’s Vladimir ... Show More
19m 17s
Jul 2023
Pt 2 w/Jeff Carlisi from 38 Special, plus Todd Ronning from Bad Company & Paul Rodgers' new solo project
In part two of our interview, Jeff Carlisi gives us the back story on 38 Special's first big hit, Rockin' Into the Night, the writing partnerships that produced some of their biggest hits, role changes inside the band, their history with MTV, the shock of finding out th ... Show More
46m 45s
Jan 2025
Abbamania
‘OK, that’s that. It’s over now,’ Björn Ulvaeus thought after Abba broke up in 1982. ‘But,’ as Chal Ravens writes in the latest LRB, ‘Björn’s zeitgeist detector was, as usual, on the blink.’ By the late 1990s, Abba ‘were basically tap water’. In the latest episode of the LRB podc ... Show More
58m 17s
Jan 2025
Sunday Pick: Design Matters | Colin Greenwood
Each Sunday, TED shares an episode of another podcast we think you'll love, handpicked for you… by us. Since 2003, Radiohead’s bassist, Colin Greenwood, has taken his camera to the studio and on stage to document the rise of one of the world’s most cherished bands. In this episod ... Show More
55m 48s
Sep 2023
An Interview With Talking Heads
Ahead of the release of their newly restored and iconic concert documentary Stop Making Sense, all four members of the original Talking Heads lineup get together to chat with Pitchfork’s Contributing Editor Andy Cush. Listen to David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, and Jerry ... Show More
37 m
Sep 2019
Welcome to The Opus - Season 4: Willie Nelson's Red Headed Stranger
Consequence of Sound and Sony have teamed up once again to bring you the fourth season of The Opus, a podcast that examines the evolving legacy of music’s most iconic albums. Beginning September 19th, the series will head South as it revisits one of country's most beloved albums, ... Show More
1m 35s
Nov 2024
Fleetwood Mac perfected turning drama into hits
In 1973, before their ascent to rock superstardom with Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks were just two young lovers making music in Los Angeles. Their debut album, Buckingham Nicks, though commercially unsuccessful at the time, would prove to be the catalyst that ... Show More
52m 59s