Paul Simon, famously short of stature but enormous in talent, is one of the most beloved and acclaimed American songwriters of the past century. He has at least four solo albums that would have made f...

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It's time to return to Talking Heads, and their inimitable 1980 song "Once In A Lifetime." The subject of this episode was selected by the annual Strong Songs Patreon bracket vote. Thanks to everyone ...

It … is happening … again! This week, Producer Mike rings in 2026 with NorCal producer DJ Shadow’s 1996 masterpiece Endtroducing….. , whose release was a watershed moment for the art of instrumental ...

This week, the D&R crew discusses a new batch of tunes featuring our favorite L.A.-area session musicians, including the accidental invention of a silly but awesome production technique, a sick beat t...

The Magnetic Fields, during its early-’90s heyday, consisted mainly of introverted wordplay enthusiast Stephin Merritt, his collection of abused, dinky electronics, and Claudia Gonson, his drummer, ch...

In late 1995, Stone Temple Pilots were one of the most popular bands in the United States, but they were still widely disliked by critics. The band responded with Tiny Music... Song From The Vatican G...

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We will always love her, and there will never be another like her, this artist who came out of deep rural poverty in the 1960s to become not just a staggeringly great performer and songwriter but phil...

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Dave Marsh and I both came of age in the Oakland County, Michigan suburbs, northwest of Detroit — Waterford Kettering, the high school he graduated from in 1968, used to regularly play sports against ...

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