Original Material

Welcome to Original Material. I’m Gemma Syme, and each episode I ask my favorite musicians to share three songs that blew their minds in high school, three words that described their teenage selves, and one track every young person needs to hear today. Introducing Today’s Guest it is only right that our final guest is the mastermind behind the label Sunreturn. Joining me for this podcast is the pr...

Welcome to Original Material. I’m Gemma Syme, and each episode I ask my favorite musicians to share three songs that blew their minds in high school, three words that described their teenage selves, and one track every young person needs to hear today. Introducing Today’s Guest Prepare yourselves, ladies. By popular demand, I am sitting down with the magnetic Tender Moonlight. In this episode, we...

Welcome to Original Material. I’m Gemma Syme, and each episode I ask my favorite musicians to share three songs that blew their minds in high school, three words that described their teenage selves, and one track every young person needs to hear today. Introducing Today’s Guest From an 11-year-old kid whose primary job in his first band was hitting the "on and off" button on a Casio keyboa...

Welcome to Original Material. I’m Gemma Syme, and each episode I ask my favorite musicians to share three songs that blew their minds in high school, three words that described their teenage selves, and one track every young person needs to hear today. Introducing Today’s Guest Today’s guest is someone who spent his childhood holidays rewiring his brain by looping Blink-182 and Oasis on a Philips...

Welcome to Original Material! I’m Gemma Syme, and on this podcast I talk to some of my favourite musicians about three songs that inspired, defined, or absolutely blew their minds back in high school. We also dive into the three words that described them as a teenager, and I ask for the one track they believe every young person should hear today. Introducing Today’s Guest Before she was the brilli...

Welcome to Original Material! I’m Gemma Syme, and on this podcast I talk to some of my favourite musicians about three songs that inspired, defined, or absolutely blew their minds back in high school. We also dive into the three words that described them as a teenager, and I ask for the one track they believe every young person should hear today. The guests in this series are all incredible artist...

What are your top three songs that inspired, defined, and blew your mind when you were in high school?  Kia ora, my name is Gemma and Original Material is a podcast where I interview guests about what music captured their teen spirit.  Please subscribe, so when the podcast is released you will be the first in line! In high school I had so many moments where music jolted something within me that ga...