Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness kick off their discussion of Michaelangelo Matos' "The Underground Is Massive: How Electronic Dance Music Conquered America" with a look at the role of radio, dance clubs, DJs like Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy and the Hot Mix 5 in the first outbreak of modern electronic dance music in the USA.
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Dec 2024
BEST OF 2024: Intro to The Tortured Poets Department - Epilogue & Prologue!
In this replay episode of 13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast, we have officially entered THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT! Before we deep dive into the music and lyrics of this album, we think it’s important to understand Taylor’s epilogue, as well as the prologue by Stevie Nicks. Both ... Show More
49m 29s
Oct 2024
The Eras Tour Is Back…. And So Is Our Instagram!
Taylor is back on stage, and our podcast is back on Instagram!!!!!!!! Our original page @the13podcast is finally back up and running, after months of it being wrongly disabled. While we’re here, we also chat about The Eras Tour Book, TTPD: The Anthology, and what we think could m ... Show More
20m 9s
Apr 2022
Alt-J on The Dream, Chauvinistic Classic Rock, and Writing Songs About Death
Alt-J’s Gus Unger-Hamilton catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about The Dream, the band’s fourth album. The English artist discusses how using more voices in their songs adds deeper dimensions, and why the tracks' characters seem to thrive on dramatic monologues.
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30m 42s
Mar 2024
SwifTEA: Eras Tour Movie Clowns, Surprise Song Game and More!
It’s been a while since the 13 podcast department has had a meeting, and we have a lot of catching up that we need to do! Ana Szabo, Amy Nichols and Lacey Gee gather to discuss Taylor Swift’s appearances on GMA and the last of the Eras Tour for now.We are missing one member today ... Show More
49m 44s
Feb 2022
The War on Drugs on Loving Radiohead, Covering Dylan, and Having David Gilmour in Their Crowd
Adam Granduciel catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about I Don’t Live Here Anymore, the fifth LP from The War On Drugs.
The frontman dives into how he found the sound for the new album, taking inspiration from Radiohead and having producer Nigel Godrich show up to their studio ... Show More
25m 36s
Nov 2024
The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived
Knowing that this album was written during the Eras Tour, how did Taylor write "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived" while simultaneously envisioning the performance of it? Between the historical references, religious references, and personal callbacks, this song marks a full fortnig ... Show More
57m 10s
May 2023
Yesterday's Concert: Exploring Music Beyond Your Youth
In this interview, Professor Tim McKenry (Australian Catholic University) goes deeper about his article, "Why Do We Stop Exploring Music As We Get Older?". While most music fans would say, "That's not me," we learn that it's more prevalent in our lives as we age than we realize. ... Show More
46m 41s