I Wanna Hold Your Band

Singer/songwriter Dar Williams talks Judy Collins, Paul Simon, Suzanne Vega, Patrick Hernandez, The Bee Gees, Rick Springfield & more! EPISODE PLAYLIST 1. Hooked On A Feeling - B.J. Thomas 2. Kiss Me Kate 4. To Life - Fiddler On The Roof 5. Tea For The Tillerman - Yusuf/Cat Stevens 6. Ruby Tuesday - The Rolling Stones 7. Whales & Nightingales - Judy Collins 8. Benedictus - Simon & Garf...

Grammy & Juno award winning singer/songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk talks Sinead O'Connor, Sting, Billy Joel, Gordon Lightfoot, Liberace & more! EPISODE PLAYLIST 1. Evie Tornquist 2. Last Day Of Our Acquaintance - Sinead O'Connor 3. Russians - Sting 4. Allentown - Billy Joel 5. Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot 6. Jumpin' Jive - Joe Jackson 7. Take It To The Limit - The Eagles

NASA / JPL engineer Dr. Swati Mohan (Mars Perseverance rover) talks Hindi lullaby Hawa Dheere Se Aana, Les Miserables, Taylor Swift, Ernie, The Greatest Showman & more! * The views and opinions expressed by Dr. Mohan are her own and have not been reviewed or approved by NASA.  1. Hawa Dheere Se Aana - Geeta Dutt 2. Empty Chairs And Empty Tables - Les Miserables 3. The Man - Taylor Swift 4. I D...

Movie minitaruist Caroline McFarlane-Watts talks The Doors, Salif Keita, Jethro Tull, Talking Heads, Bad Company & more! 1. Teddy Bear's Picnic - Henry Hall 2. The Doors - The Doors 3. Cono - Salif Keita 4. Seven Brides For Seven Brothers Movie Soundtrack 5. Life Is A Long Song - Jethro Tull 6. Remain In The Light - Talking Heads 7. Two Socks - Dances With Wolves Soundtrack 8. Polovtsian D...

Drummer Justin Brown (Thundercat, Ambrose Akinmusire) talks Art Blakey, Mint Condition, Miles Davis, Tony Williams & more!! EPISODE PLAYLIST 1. ⁠⁠ Caravan - Art Blakey 2. Definition Of A Band - Mint Condition 3. Black Radio - Robert Glasper Experiment 4. Nefertiti - Miles Davis Quintet 5. Ego - Tony Williams 6. Oysters - Meshell Ndegeocello 7. Esperanto - Sean Jones 8. Betcha By Golly, Wow - T...

Actor Lennon Parham (Somebody Somewhere, Minx, Veep) talks Indigo Girls, Chess, Prince, James Ingram, Everything But The Girl & more!! EPISODE PLAYLIST 1. ⁠ Prince of Darkness - Indigo Girls 2. Someone In The Dark - Michael Jackson 3. I've Got A Crush On You - Linda Ronstadt 4. Terrace Duet - Chess 5. Nobody's Side - Chess 6. Gett Off - Prince 7. Any Time Any Place - Janet 8. She Just...

James Beard finalist author of “Mother Grains” and baker/owner of Friends & Family restaurant in Los Angeles, the wonderful Roxana Jullapat talks The Cure, Cafe Tacvba, Nick Cave, Juan Luis Guerra and more! EPISODE PLAYLIST 1. Las Flores - Cafe Tacvba 2. Wish - The Cure 3. Drinking In L.A. - Bran Van 3000 4. Vikingur Olafsson 5. A Pedir Su Mano - Juan Luis Guerra 6. When The Pawn... - Fiona Ap...

Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio talks Depeche Mode, Underworld, The Pharcyde, Junior Boys, Public Enemy, La Femme d'argent & more! EPISODE PLAYLIST ​ Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen ​ Basket Case - Green Day ​ Bawitdaba - Kid Rock ​ Stranger Than Fiction - Bad Religion ​ Illmatic - Nas ​ It Was Written - Nas ​ Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode ​ Enjoy The Silence - Depceche Mode ​ Born Slippy - U...

Each guest's questionnaire is filled with so many songs, albums & artists that I now love. But in the spirit of year end music lists, here is one song from each 2025 guest that really stuck with me. Order based on flow. ⁠HELD SONGS MIXTAPE⁠ (playlist on Spotify) ⁠So Lonely ⁠ - The Police (Jay Lund) ⁠⁠Pata Pata⁠⁠⁠ - Miriam Makeba (Liz Tuccillo) ⁠Maps⁠⁠ - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Inara George) ⁠⁠Fake Pl...

LA Angel City Head Coach Alexander Straus talks New Order, Prefab Sprout, The Pogues, Dexys Midnight Runners, Bruce Springsteen, Alice In Chains, Curtis Mayfield & more! EPISODE PLAYLIST 1. ⁠The River - Bruce Springsteen 2. Purple Rain - Prince 3. Infidels - Bob Dylan 4. Ghost In The Machine - The Police 5. Ceremony - New Order 6. The Perfect Kiss - New Order 7. Bonny - Prefab Sprout 8. Move O...

LA Contemporary Dance Company Artistic Director Jamila Glass talks Robert Glasper, Lauryn Hill, The Temptations, Frankie Beverly & more! EPISODE PLAYLIST 1. Letter To Hermione - Robert Glasper 2. Everything Is Everything - Lauryn Hill 3. Lost Ones - Lauryn Hill 4. The Boy Is Mine - Brandy & Monica 5. Here's Where I Stand - 'Camp' Original Soundtrack 6. Give Love On Christmas Da...

Tony nominated actor Rory O'Malley (Book of Mormon, Hamilton) talks The Beach Boys, Beauty and the Beast, Sarah McLachlan, Green Day & more!! EPISODE PLAYLIST 1. Turn It Off - Book of Mormon 2. Pet Sounds - Beach Boys 3. Beauty and the Beast - Original movie soundtrack 4. Surfacing & Mirroball - Sarah McLaughlin 5. The Foggy Dew 6. Some Say The Devil Is Dead 7. Fields of Athenry 8. Doo...

Writer Sam Catlin (Breaking Bad, Preacher, Sugar) talks The Beatles, U2, Van Morrison, Alanis Morissette, 10,000 Maniacs & more!! EPISODE PLAYLIST 1. The Beatles - Greatest Hits - ( Red album ) ( Blue album ) 2. The Unforgettable Fire 3. No Guru, No Method, No Teacher - Van Morrison 4. Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette 5. Live! - Bob Marley & The Wailers 6. Verdi Cries - 10,000 Maniac...

Singer/songwriter Inara George talks Prince, Rickie Lee Jones, X, The Meters, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Judee Sill & more!! EPISODE PLAYLIST 1. A Little Girl From Little Rock - Marilyn Monroe 2. Thanks, I'll Eat It Here - Lowell George 3. Violent Femmes 4. Condition Of The Heart - Prince 5. Pirates - Rickie Lee Jones 7. Los Angeles - X 8. The Meters - The Meters 9. Cannonball - The Breeders 10. Oh!...

Writer/Cartoonist/Illustrator Olivia de Recat (The New Yorker) talks Fleetwood Mac, The Chicks, Taylor Swift, Gillian Welch, Eliot Smith & more! EPISODE PLAYLIST 1. Landslide - Fleetwood Mac 2. Walking On Broken Glass - Annie Lennox 3. Goodbye Earl - The Chick 4. Teardrops On My Guitar - Taylor Swift 5. A Fond Farewell - Eliot Smith 6. Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell

Legendary metal rock singer John Bush (Armored Saint/Anthrax) talks Black Sabbath, Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind & Fire, UFO, Gogo Bordello & more! EPISODE PLAYLIST 1. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath 2. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin (album/Led Zeppelin II) 3. Duece - KISS (album/Kiss Alive!) 4. Sing A Song - Earth, Wind & Fire (album/Gratitude) 5. Golden Lady - Stevie Wonder 6. Call On Me...

Mark Pieper is CEO & agent of one of the top and longest running baseball agency's in the business, ISE Baseball. They've represented some of the best players in the game like Justin Verlander, Mariano Rivera, David Ortiz, Jim Thome and tons more. EPISODE PLAYLIST 1. Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis 2, You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls 3. A Buddy Rich drum solo 4. Detroit Rock City...

Washington Nationals MLB pitcher Michael Soroka talks Alterbridge, Elton John, Burton Cummings, Hans Zimmer & more! EPISODE PLAYLIST 1. Blackbird - Alter Bridge 2. Still Counting - Volbeat 3. Candle In The Wind - Elton John 4. Clair de lune - Claude Debussy 5. Break It To Them Gently - Burton Cummings 6. Final Ascent - Hans Zimmer 7. If We Were Vampires - Jason Isbell PITCHING PLAYLIST A. Drea...

Actor Max Chernin ('Parade' Broadway tour) talks Laura Marling, Lianne La Havas, Chet Baker, Amos Lee, Nick Drake, Stephen Sondheim, Emily King & more! EPISODE PLAYLIST 1. Blues Run The Game - Laura Marling 2. What You Don't Do - Lianne La Havas 3. Everything Happens To Me - Chet Baker 4. Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight - Amos Lee 5. Pink Moon - Nick Drake 6. Chromolume #7 - Stephen S...

Actor/Comedian Peter S. Kim (A Nice Indian Boy) talks Britney Spears, Emancipator, Seot Taiji, John Mayer, Sylvan Esso & more! EPISODE PLAYLIST ​ Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx ​ Remember The Time - Michael Jackson ​ The Goat Song - Adam Sandler ​ Oops!...I Did It Again - Britney Spears ​ Soon It Will Be Cold Enough To Build Fires - Emancipator ​ Come Back Home - Seo Taiji and Boys ​ Spanis...

What did 3 year old Cleto Escobedo III (bandleader for Jimmy Kimmel Live) do when he met one of his father’s “female co-workers” at the Sahara? What store primed Cleto to know exactly what 501 jean & Le Tigre shirt combo would go well together?  What song did Cleto’s Dad see his own father perform on the Johnny Carson show? What do the lead singer of Men at Work and Cleto’s old bandmate have i...

LIAM YORGENSEN / lead singer (Sarah & The Sundays) How was the store Hot Topic integral in the musical development of 13 year old Liam?  What famous song did he cover and record for his Dad’s 60th birthday? How does Liam’s experience prove that truck stop bathrooms are an underrated meet and greet location for musical heroes? How did Train’s “Hey, Soul Sister” end up on Liam’s mom’s LG enV2 ph...

Actor Julie Dretzin (The Handmaid's Tale, Preacher, Dirty John) What did Julie always wear as a child when running through her house singing Sondheim? What did the TV show The Hardy Boys have to do with Julie’s first record purchase? Why was her first experience with the music of Led Zeppelin during an ecstasy trip in a mattress store? What band did Julie go hard in the paint with in college a...

KCRW DJ Chris Douridas talks about how the first album he owned came by way of a melted 45. How his mother's record collection has influenced the choices he makes as a DJ. He explains his disdain for classifying music by genre, gives us a sneak peak into how he assembles a set list for KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic and imparts wisdom on the future telling power of toilet paper placement. EPISODE...

NFL wide receiver Jordan Whittington (LA Rams) According to Jordan, the Texas Longhorns were the first college team to listen to what artist?  If you grew up in Cuero, Texas in the early 2000’s, who was your go to for music CD’s?  What song did a 7th grade classmate play for Jordan over the phone because she said he HAD to hear how sad it was?  What album does Jordan believe is a top 5 album of al...