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The Journey of a Serial Songwriter: A Conversation with Shelly Peiken
Having written hits for Christina Aguilera and Meredith Brooks, Shelly Peiken sits down to talk about the biggest issues in modern songwriting.
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More Than Santa Baby: A Conversation with Philip Springer
For most people, writing a Christmas classic would define their career. For Philip Springer, it's just a small piece to the puzzle
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The Ween Of American Rock Critics: A Conversation with Steven Hyden
Steven Hyden stops by to talk about his recent book on "Born in the U.S.A." and all things music criticism.
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Cultural Mysteries & Nick Cage: A Conversation with Zach Schonfeld
Zach Schonfeld is one of the most exciting cultural journalists around today. He stopped by to talk about his latest book and depressing cultural trends
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Being the Music: A Conversation with Khatia Buniatishvili
Khatia Buniatishvili, one of the most accomplished pianists of her generation, sits down to talk about her forthcoming album of Mozart compositions.
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The People That Pick The Songs in the Movies: A Conversation with Jordan Young
As the head of Fort Clearington, Jordan Young takes movies and TV shows to the next level by picking the songs that soundtrack them. This week he tells…
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When the Music Industry Loves Music: A Conversation with Evan Bogart
Hit songwriter? Artist manager? Publishing executive? Evan Bogart has done it all.
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Maybe I'm Wrong: A Conversation with Martyn Deykers
Martyn Deykers sat down to give me his insights on modern music from the perspective of an electronic artist and independent label owner
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From Russia to the Top of the Pops: A Conversation with Fred Bronson
Journalist Fred Bronson has spent decades covering popular music. Now he's here to tell us a crazy story about the evolution of the music industry in…
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A New Obsession for Spotify's Former Chief Economist: A Conversation with Will Page
Will Page has been on the forefront of music streaming for the last two decades. We sat down to talk about what he thinks about the biggest problems in…
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The Evolution of the Critic: A Conversation with Mark Richardson
As the former Editor-in-Chief of Pitchfork, Mark Richardson has been one of the foundational music critics of the 21st century. Over an hour, we spoke…
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So, You Want to Be a Rockstar? A Conversation with Hadley Spanier
Hadley Spanier leads artist partnerships and industry relations at Yousician, the world's leading musical education platform. We spoke about what music…
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