Podcast
I Wanna Hold Your Band
Hosted by Paul Bartholomew · EN
I Wanna Hold Your Band invites you to experience the music that moves people, one story at a time. Host Paul Bartholomew interviews guests about the songs that define them, sharing their personal stories and the memories tied to the music that helped shape their life.
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Alexander Straus
Dec 1000:26:32Tap to summarizeLA 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 PLAYLIST1. The River - Bruce Springsteen2. Purple Rain - Prince3. Infidels - Bob Dylan4. Ghost In The Machine - The Police5. Ceremony - New Order6. The Perfect Kiss - New Order7. Bonny - Prefab Sprout8. Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield9. Nutshell - Alice In Chains10. A Rainy Night In Soho - The Pogues11. Fairytale of New York - The Pogues12. Searching For The Young Soul Rebels - Dexys Midnight Runners
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Nov 2600:26:42Tap to summarizeLA Contemporary Dance Company Artistic Director Jamila Glass talks Robert Glasper, Lauryn Hill, The Temptations, Frankie Beverly & more!EPISODE PLAYLIST1. Letter To Hermione - Robert Glasper2. Everything Is Everything - Lauryn Hill3. Lost Ones - Lauryn Hill4. The Boy Is Mine - Brandy & Monica5. Here's Where I Stand - 'Camp' Original Soundtrack6. Give Love On Christmas Day - The Temptations7. Before I Let Go - Maze with Frankie Beverly8. This Too Shall Pass - India.Arie
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Nov 1200:28:34Tap to summarizeTony nominated actor Rory O'Malley (Book of Mormon, Hamilton) talks The Beach Boys, Beauty and the Beast, Sarah McLachlan, Green Day & more!! EPISODE PLAYLIST1. Turn It Off - Book of Mormon2. Pet Sounds - Beach Boys3. Beauty and the Beast - Original movie soundtrack4. Surfacing & Mirroball - Sarah McLaughlin5. The Foggy Dew6. Some Say The Devil Is Dead7. Fields of Athenry8. Dookie - Green Day9. American Idiot - Green Day10. Everybody Loves Louis - Stephen Sondheim11. Sunday - Stephen Sondheim
Transcribe →Sam Catlin
Oct 2900:32:04Tap to summarizeWriter Sam Catlin (Breaking Bad, Preacher, Sugar) talks The Beatles, U2, Van Morrison, Alanis Morissette, 10,000 Maniacs & more!!EPISODE PLAYLIST1. The Beatles - Greatest Hits - (Red album) ( Blue album)2. The Unforgettable Fire3. No Guru, No Method, No Teacher - Van Morrison4. Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette5. Live! - Bob Marley & The Wailers6. Verdi Cries - 10,000 Maniacs7. Alive & Kicking - Simple Minds8. Life In A Northern Town - The Dream Academy
Transcribe →Inara George
Oct 1500:34:01Tap to summarizeSinger/songwriter Inara George talks Prince, Rickie Lee Jones, X, The Meters, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Judee Sill & more!!EPISODE PLAYLIST1. A Little Girl From Little Rock - Marilyn Monroe2. Thanks, I'll Eat It Here - Lowell George3. Violent Femmes4. Condition Of The Heart - Prince5. Pirates - Rickie Lee Jones7. Los Angeles - X8. The Meters - The Meters9. Cannonball - The Breeders10. Oh! You Pretty Things - David Bowie11. Avalon Soundtrack12. Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs13. The Kiss - Judee Sill14. All Rise - Inara George15. An Invitation - Inara George w/ Van Dyke Parks
Transcribe →Episode #114 - Pete Gardner
Jan 27, 202500:26:27Tap to summarizeHow did actor Pete Gardner (Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Our Flag Means Death, Never Have I Ever) being drunk with a guy named ‘The Worm’ lead to discovering Ella Fitzgerald and how did she keep him from getting arrested? Why does the Mills Brothers “Be Life’s Companion” unlock the depth of his romanticism? And why are fantasy sequences a part of how Pete listens to music? Pete talks Bobby Short, Cake, David Bowie, Ella Fitzgerald, the Mills Brothers & more! 1. Puff the Magic Dragon - Peter, Paul & Mary 2. I'll Give You a Daisy - Jud Strunk 3. I'm In Love Again - Bobby Short 4. The Distance - Cake 5. Queen Bitch - David Bowie 6. Love for Sale - Ella Fitzgerald 7. Be My Life's Companion - The Mills Brothers
Transcribe →Episode #113 - Merrin Dungey
Jan 20, 202500:24:43Tap to summarizeActor Merrin Dungey (Big Little Lies, Shining Vale, Bob’s Burgers, The Fix, Alias) Why did Merrin and I shop in different sections of Spencer's Gifts in the 80’s? How did growing up in Sacramento influence her musical taste? Who is her Mom’s favorite member of Duran Duran? And what are her true feelings about the band Wings? We talk Duran Duran, Elton John, Van Halen, Bonnie Hayes, the Valley Girl soundtrack & more! Hot Line - The Sylvers Car Wash - Rose Royce 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon Hold Back The Rain - Duran Duran Girls Like Me - Bonnie Hayes Leave - REM Rio - Duran Duran Empty Garden - Elton John Panama - Van Halen I Wanna Hold Your Band Questionnaire - Merrin edition
Transcribe →Episode #112 - Stephanie Courtney
Jan 6, 202500:26:50Tap to summarizeActor Stephanie Courtney (The Groundlings, 'The Goldbergs’, 'Mad Men', Flo from Progressive) Why did young Stephanie use nail scissors to create bangs after a $5 beautician school perm her Mom found? How did a sketchy bus driver on a trip to Quebec City become a bridge from Duran Duran to the Ramones? Why did the Los Angeles Lakers winning force Stephanie to switch from a Walkman to the radio and discover The Tubes ‘Talk To Ya Later’? We talk Howard Jones, Missing Persons, Jonatha Brooke & The Story, The Tubes, Billy Bragg & more! Episode playlist: Dance: Ten; Looks: Three - A Chorus Line Hide and Seek - Howard Jones I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones Tears - Missing Persons Only You - Yaz Angel In The House - The Story St. Swithin's Day - Billy Bragg Talk To Ya Later - The Tubes I Wanna Hold Your Band Questionnaire - Stephanie edition
Transcribe →Episode #111 - Jeffrey Nicholas Brown
Dec 30, 202400:32:44Tap to summarizeHow did performing puppet shows at Phish concerts come to be? How did Blue Man Group lead to a friendship with Robin Finck of Nine Inch Nails? And when did Joan Jett awaken a classical music slumber? This and more! Actor/Musician Jeffrey Nicholas Brown (Blue Man Group, True Blood, Henry Danger) talks English Beat, Nine Inch Nails, Miles Davis, Aphex Twin & more! Episode playlist: I Love Rock 'N' Roll - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Jump - Van Halen Hurts So Good - John Mellencamp Save It For Later - The English Beat Copy of a - Nine Inch Nails Shhh / Peaceful - Miles Davis #1 - Aphex Twin I Wanna Hold Your Band Questionnaire - Jeffrey edition
Transcribe →Episode #110 - Amy Brenneman
Dec 16, 202400:23:57Tap to summarizeActor Amy Brenneman (The Old Man, Judging Amy, Private Practice, Goliath) talks about Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Ani DiFranco & more! Episode playlist: Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass If You Leave Me Now - Chicago The Circle Game - Joni Mitchell Tradition - Fiddler on the Roof Waking The Witch - Kate Bush Come Talk To Me - Peter Gabriel 32 Flavors - Ani DiFranco Napoleon - Ani DiFranco. Escape Artist - Zoe Keating I WANNA HOLD YOUR BAND QUESITONNAIRRE - Amy Brenneman edition What are 5-10 of your favorite bands or artists? 1 Ani DiFranco 2 Florence and the Machine 3 Peter Gabriel 4 Kate Bush 5 Van Morrisson 6 Beyonce 7 David Byrne/Talking Heads 8 Brandi Carlyle 9 Crosby Stills Nash and Young 10 Joni Mitchell What are 5-10 of your favorite songs? 1 In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel 2 Free by Florence and teh Machine 3 32 Flavors by Ani DiFranco 4 Can't Find My Way HOme 5 Sweet Thing by Van Morrison 6 Chinese Cafe by Joni Mitchell 7 Freedom by Beyonce 8 Bodyguard by Beyonce 9 Burning Down the House by Talking Heads 10 Broken Horses by Brandi Carlile What are 5-10 of your favorite albums? 1 Court and Spark 2 Speaking in Tongues 3 So 4 Hounds of Love 5 Hejira 6 Lemonade 7 4 Way Street 8 Silver and Gold 9 Ceremonials 10 Handel's Messiah What are 5-10 songs you Love that are either obscure or not what you would think you like? 1 Candy Shop 2 What's New -- MIles Davis Quintet 3 B Minor Waltz -- Bill Evans 4 Olafur Arnalds 5 Dofana by Ali Farka Toure 6 Sastanaqqam by Tinariwan 7 WAking the Witch by Kate Bush 8 Escape Artist by Zoe Keating 9 O Happy Day by the Edwin Hawkins Singers 10 What are some of your pump up songs? 1 Give Up the Funk 2 Higher Ground 3 Pride and Joy 4 Mysterious Ways 5 Gold On the Ceiling 6 Everyday People 7 Wanna Be Starting Something 8 Sir Duke 9 Sledgehammer 10 Freedom! What are some of your i want to feel my sadness songs? 1 More Than This 2 With or Without You 3 Anything by Nina Simone 4 The Blood of Eden 5 Biko What are some of your love songs? 1 The Book of Love 2 Moonlight Mile 3 In Your Eyes 4 Come Talk to Me 5 Everywhere -- Fleetwood Mac
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