#53: 'Melodic Panic Attack'

This week, Cher and James discuss artist ownership in light of the recent releases of Beyonce and Radiohead, and the legacy of Prince. We were sponsored this week by: Cards Against Humanity: They asked us not to read an ad, but enjoy the show! References made during our conversation: Beyonce's Lemonade, her 6th studio album and film Radiohead's Burn the Witch release, the first single from their 9th studio album Prince's vault When Doves Cry is a very good song The Read's Lemonade's review Rob Sheffield's Rolling Stone review of Lemonade Sound Opinion's Lemonade review Switched on Pop's Purple Lemonade episode The Black Guy Who Tips Lemonade review You know we couldn't forget about Open Call: Cher: All Songs Considered: Tiny Desk Concert James: Columbia College's Doc Your World We also have announcements like: Help us reach our new fundraising goal for 2015-2016! We have our eyes on a portable recorder so we can start doing more on-site interviews, continue to pay our guests, and make this podcast sustainable. Give us a hand with a one-time donation at openended.fm/donate, and becoming a member starting at $1 a month, at patreon.com/openended. "Open Up" segment will be a regular feature on our non-guests! Head over to ask.fm/openended to receive our excellent advice! You can also use the #AskOpenEnded on Twitter! Rate us on iTunes! Recommend us on Overcast! The Chicago Podcast Cooperative. Like this show? Check out I Disagree But! Whitaker Trebella and Brice Puls tackle some of life's most frivilous arguments and fiercely try to teach each other why they're right. Our Patreon supporters: Caty, Amy, Kathy, Stewart, Classy, Jennifer, Joelle, Will, "Michael", and Revision Path podcast. If you have any recommendations for show topics, contact us! Script written by Cher and James. Music by U+1F60C. Check out our other shows, Gossip Girls and Refresh This has been a production of Postloudness, a collective of independent audio shows by people of color, women, and queer-identified hosts. Learn more at postloudness.com.