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466. Daniel Dockery's new book tells the story of the definitive Batman series in I Am the Night: The Ultimate Unauthorized History of Batman: The Animated Series

465. Ben de la Cour on Warren Zevon 'Warren Zevon' (1976)

464. Steven Cockcroft on The Rolling Stones 'Foreign Tongues' (2026)

463. Caitlin Cannon on Jason Isbell 'Southeastern' (2013)

462. Gordie Sampson on Dire Straits 'Brothers in Arms' (1985)

461. Paul McCartney's 21st Century with Steven Cockcroft

460. Angel White on Ray LaMontagne 'Trouble' (2004)

459. Zach Williams (The Lone Bellow) on D'Angelo 'Voodoo' (2000)

458. Top 10 Films of 2025 with Charles Hood & Drew Taylor

457. Hillary Reynolds on Fleetwood Mac 'The Dance' (1997)

456. Peter Morén (Peter Bjorn and John, SunYears) on Stina Nordenstam 'And She Closed Her Eyes' (1994)

455. Dillon Warnek on Randy Newman 'The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1' (2003)

454. Paulina Porizkova on ELO 'Out of the Blue' (1977)

453. Marshall Crenshaw on Bo Diddley '16 All-Time Greatest Hits' (1964)

452. Peter Ames Carlin on Bruce Springsteen 'Born to Run' (1975)

451. Brian Dunne on Bruce Springsteen 'The River' (1980)

Inside David Byrne's American Utopia: An Audio Documentary (remixed and remastered)

450. Dylan Sevey on Weird Al Yankovic 'Running With Scissors' (1999)

449. Paul Thorn on Marshall Crenshaw 'Marshall Crenshaw' (1982)

448. Ryan Davis on Mayo Thompson 'Corky's Debt To His Father' (1970)

447. Shelby Means on Alison Krauss & Union Station 'So Long So Wrong' (1997)

446. Ian Stewart (Asleep At The Wheel) on Fiddlers 4 'Fiddlers 4' (2002)

445. Sierra Hull on Alison Krauss & Union Station 'So Long So Wrong' (1997)

444. Dom Flemons on Linda Martell 'Color Me Country' (1970)

443. Will Johnson on The Replacements 'Let It Be' (1984)

442. Kayla Hall (Moody Joody) on Shania Twain 'Come On Over' (1997)

441. Sean McConnell on David Wilcox 'How Did You Find Me Here?' (1989)

440. Will Welch on OutKast 'ATLiens' (1996)

439. Hannah Aldridge on Radiohead 'Hail to the Thief' (2003)

438. Steven Cockcroft (Nothing is Real) on George Harrison 'Living in the Material World' (1973)

Emma Swift on Marianne Faithfull 'Broken English' (repost in tribute to Marianne Faithfull)

437. Top Ten Films of 2024 ft Charles Hood and Drew Taylor from Light the Fuse

Jack Colwell on Tori Amos 'Boys for Pele' (repost in memory of Jack)

436. Katie Pearlman on Sarah McLachlan 'Fumbling Towards Ecstasy' (1993)

435. Novak (Polish Club) on Artic Monkeys 'Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino' (2018)

434. Queenie on Dan Auerbach 'Waiting on a Song' (2017)

433. Michelle Brasier on 'Once' by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová (2007)

432. Chloe Maddren on Amy Winehouse 'Frank' (2003)

431. Andy Golledge on Bob Dylan 'Blood on the Tracks' (1975)

430. Steven Hyden on Bruce Springsteen 'Born in the USA' (1984)

429. Emily Wurramarra on Cleo Sol 'Gold' (2023)

428. The Revered Shawn Amos on Junior Wells Blues Band with Buddy Guy 'Hoodoo Man Blues' (1965)

427. Carla Geneve on The Drones 'Wait Long By the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By' (2005)

426. Matthew Milia (Frontier Ruckus) on Paul and Linda McCartney 'RAM' (1971)

425. Ken Womack on his book about Beatles road manager Mal Evans, 'Living the Beatles Legend' (2023)

424. Deirdre Kelly on her book 'Fashioning the Beatles: The Looks That Shook The World' (2023)

423. Jeremiah Fraites (The Lumineers) on Radiohead 'Ok Computer' (1997)

422. Ed Nash (Bombay Bicycle Club) on Kurt Vile 'Smoke Ring for My Halo' (2011)

421. Mia Dyson on Talking Heads 'Stop Making Sense' (1984)

420. Top Ten Films of 2023 with Light the Fuse's Drew Taylor and Charles Hood

419. Bec Charlwood on Primus 'Sailing The Seas of Cheese' (1991)

418. Al Matcott on Bob Dylan 'Street Legal' (1978)

417. Gareth Liddiard on Spencer P Jones and the Nothing Butts (2012)

416. Fanny Lumsden on The Chicks 'Home' (2002)

415. Michael Carpenter on The Rolling Stones 'Hackney Diamonds' (2023)

414. Elouise Eftos on Britney Spears 'In The Zone' (2003)

413. Producer/songwriter Jeff Trott on co-writing and making Sheryl Crow's classic self-titled album and the secrets to a 30 year creative partnership

412. Cash Savage on Salt-N-Pepa 'Very Necessary' (1993)

411. Georgia Mooney on her Debut Album 'Full of Moon' (2023)

410. Hayley Marsten on Taylor Swift 'Red' (2012)

409. Pete Keppler on creating the sound of David Byrne's American Utopia and touring with David Bowie

REPOST - Jason Isbell on The Rolling Stones 'Sticky Fingers' (1971)

408. Brian Koppelman on 10 years of Jason Isbell 'Southeastern' (2013)

407. Take A Sad Song: The Emotional Currency of Hey Jude author James Campion

406. How we made Halfway Down Under: A Tribute to Jim Lauderdale (with Michael Carpenter)

405. Georgia Mooney on Martha Wainwright 'Martha Wainwright' (2005)

404. Robert Forster on Guy Clark 'Old No. 1' (1975)

403. Francis Greenslade on Paul Kelly 'Comedy' (1991)

402. Eves Karydas on Carole King 'Tapestry' (1971)

401. The Best Movies of 2022 with Charles Hood and Drew Taylor from Light the Fuse

Peter Cooper on Jim Lauderdale 'Pretty Close to the Truth' (REPOST)

Peter Cooper on Tom T Hall 'In Search of a Song' (REPOST)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Nick Cave 'The Good Son' (REPOST)

400. BETTER CALL SAUL wrapup ft Tom Schnauz, Patrick Fabian, Peter Diseth, Sharon Bialy, Carrie Wittmer and Bob Odenkirk

399. Bradley Morgan on U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America

398. Tom Schnauz on The Monkees

397. Patrick Fabian on Rush 'Permanent Waves' (1980)

396. Lola Kirke on Joni Mitchell 'Hejira' (1976)

395. Is Batman: Mask of the Phantasm the best Batman film? with Amon Warmann

394. Congee on Frank Ocean 'Blonde' (2016)

393. Making TOP GUN: MAVERICK with editor Eddie Hamilton

392. Connor Ratliff on Elvis Costello 'Mighty Like a Rose' (1991)

391. Charlie Hickey on The National 'Trouble Will Find Me' (2013)

390. Annie Hamilton on Björk 'Post' (1995)

389. Thomas Schnauz (Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad) on Pink Floyd 'Wish You Were Here' (1975)

388. A Women's History of the Beatles with Dr Christine Feldman-Barrett

387. Elouise Eftos on Funkadelic 'Maggot Brain' (1971)

386. Charlie Collins on Gang of Youths 'Angel in Realtime' (2022)

New episodes resume tomorrow!

Becca Mancari on Big Thief 'Capacity' (repost)

Jon Cryer on Radiohead 'Ok Computer' (repost)

385. Michael Imperioli on The Smiths 'Meat Is Murder' (1985)

384. Charm of Finches on Sufjan Stevens 'Carrie and Lowell' (2015)

383. The Top 10 Films of 2021 with Charles Hood and Drew Taylor

382. The Making of My Favorite Album

381. Light the Fuse hosts on U2 'Achtung Baby' and Daft Punk 'Random Access Memories'

380. Jon Hiatt biographer Michael Elliott on 'Bring the Family' (1987)

379. Bob Dylan special ft Robyn Hitchcock, Ketch Secor, Steven Hyden, Brian Koppelman and Bill Wyman

378. Client Liaison on Prince 'The Rainbow Children' (2001) and Cut Copy 'Bright Like Neon Love' (2004)

377. Thom Zimny on Bruce Springsteen 'Live in the Promised Land' (1978)

376. Inside David Byrne's American Utopia: A Behind the Scenes Special

375. Teenage Dads on King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard 'Nonagon Infinity' (2016)

374. Leonard Cohen: God, Sex and Politics with Professor Marcia Pally

373. Des Rocs on Elvis Presley 'Prince From Another Planet' (1972)

372. Joe Pug on Weezer 'Pinkerton' (1996)

Top 10 James Bond Theme Songs with Empire's Chris Hewitt (repost)

371. Ben Lee on Smudge 'Manilow' (1994)

370. Spencer White (COLLAR, Morning Harvey) on The Dandy Warhols 'Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia' (2000)

Max Weinberg on Maxwell Davis and his All Stars 'Persistent Percussion' (repost)

Jack River on MGMT 'Oracular Spectacular' (repost)

369. Johnny Mackay (Children Collide, Fascinator) on Beck 'Odelay' (1996) and 'Sea Change' (2002)

368. Gretta Ray on Taylor Swift 'Fearless' (2008)

367. Girlpuppy on Best Coast 'Crazy For You' (2010)

366. Elroy Finn on Shuggie Otis 'Inspiration Information' (1974)

365. McCartney III with Davey Lane (You Am I) and Seja Vogel

364. Shiny Joe Ryan on Pink Floyd 'Meddle' (1971)

363. Annie Zaleski wrote the book on Duran Duran's 'Rio'

362. Charley on Julia Michaels 'Nervous System' (2017)

361. Crowded House's Mitchell Froom goes behind the scenes on their new album 'Dreamers Are Waiting'

John Oates on Joni Mitchell 'Blue' (repost)

Melody Pool on Joni Mitchell 'Blue' (repost)

360. Ashwarya on Drake 'Take Care' (2011)

359. Max Quinn on Fountains of Wayne 'Welcome Interstate Managers' (2003)

358. Steven Hyden wrote the book on Radiohead's KID A

357. Jeremiah Craft on Jaden Smith 'Erys' (2019)

356. Stan Grant on Jonathan Wilson 'Gentle Spirit' (2011)

355. JP Saxe on Keith Jarrett 'The Köln Concert' (1975)

354. Women vs Hollywood author Helen O'Hara on the struggles and unsung heroes of women in film

353. Dominic Monaghan on The Beatles 'White Album' (1968)

352. Hannah Joy (Middle Kids) on The National 'Trouble Will Find Me' (2013)

351. Murray Cook on David Bowie 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars' (1972)

Best Of - Bob Odenkirk on The Replacements 'Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash' (1981)

Best Of - Gretta Ray on Blake Mills 'Break Mirrors' (2010)

Best Of - Hannah Joy (Middle Kids) on My Brightest Diamond 'Bring Me The Workhorse' (2006)

350. Sarah Assbring (El Perro del Mar) on Spiritualized 'Let It Come Down' (2001)

349. Gordi on Bon Iver '22, A Million' (2016)

348. Colin Lane on Elton John 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' (1973)

347. Mo'Ju on Tom Waits 'Blue Valentine' (1978)

346. Jordan Runtagh on The Beach Boys 'Pet Sounds' (1966)

345. Nicole Kang on Patsy Cline 'Sentimentally Yours' (1962)

344. Jillette Johnson on Patty Griffin 'Flaming Red' (1998)

343. Dan Wilson on Joni Mitchell 'Hejira' (1976)

342. Daniel Lanois on The Jimi Hendrix Experience 'Are You Experienced?' (1967)

Best Of: Amanda Shires on Leonard Cohen 'Songs of Love and Hate' (1971)

Best Of: What the Fuck 2016? w/ Emma Swift, Brian Koppelman, Alex Lahey, Lisa Mitchell, Jeff Greenstein and more

341. Chris Hewitt (Empire) on The Hunt for Red October (1990)

340. Music jokes with Fred Armisen, Stella Mozgawa, Edith Bowman and more

339. Kim Richey on Joni Mitchell 'Miles of Aisles' (1974)

338. Nick Lowe breaks down his live show

337. Sodajerker on Paul Simon 'Still Crazy After All These Years' (1975)

Natalie Prass on Dionne Warwick 'Presenting Dionne Warwick' 1963 (repost)

336. L-Fresh the Lion on J Cole '4 Your Eyez Only' (2016)

335. Edith Bowman on Midlake 'The Trials of Van Occupanther' (2006)

334. Fred Armisen on El Perro Del Mar 'From the Valley to the Stars' (2008)

333. Tia Gostelow on Melody Pool 'The Hurting Scene' (2013)

332. James Bond vs. Mission Impossible with Light the Fuse hosts Charles Hood and Drew Taylor

331. Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint) on Brian Eno 'Before and After Science' (1977)

330. Brian Koppelman on Lou Reed 'New York' (1989)

329. Essie Holt on Washington 'I Believe You Liar' (2010)

328. Paul Kelly biographer Stuart Coupe on excavating the legendary artist's early years for his new book

327. Seja Vogel on Paul McCartney & Wings 'Band on the Run' (1973)

326. Legendary director Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy, Double Jeopardy) on six songs that have influenced and inspired him, from Leonard Cohen to Willie Nelson

325. Sarah Stiles on Cyndi Lauper 'She's So Unusual' (1983)

324. Emmy-winner Jeff Greenstein on All The President's Men (1976)

Lilly Hiatt on Pearl Jam 'No Code' (repost)

323. David Hirschfelder on Weather Report 'Heavy Weather' (1977)

322. Emma Swift breaks down her Bob Dylan tribute album 'Blonde on the Tracks'

321. Joe Satriani on The Jimi Hendrix Experience 'Electric Ladyland' (1968) (

320. Sarah Jarosz on Shawn Colvin 'A Few Small Repairs' (1996)

319. Shawn Ryan on The Beautiful South 'Welcome to the Beautiful South' (1989)

318. Jasmine Rae on The Chicks 'Taking the Long Way' (2006)

317. Peter Howitt on The Beatles 'Abbey Road' (1969)

316. Cassadee Pope on Shania Twain 'The Woman in Me' (1995)

315. Jimmie Allen on Darius Rucker 'Learn to Live' (2008)

314. Katie Noonan on Crowded House 'Crowded House' (1986)

313. David Cross on Firehose 'Live Totem Pole' (1992)

312. Emma Watkins (The Wiggles) on East Pointers 'Yours to Break' (2019)

311. Thomas Schnauz on Pink Floyd 'The Wall' (1979)

310. Kate Miller-Heidke on Joni Mitchell 'Hejira' (1976)

309. Mitchell Froom on Ray Charles 'The Genius of Ray Charles' (1959)

308. Alex Lahey on Paramore 'Riot!' (2007)

307. David Arnold on Stevie Wonder 'Songs in the Key of Life' (1976)

306. Rose McGowan on Cocteau Twins 'Heaven or Las Vegas' (1990)

305. Paul Dempsey on Fugazi 'In on the Kill Taker' (1993)

304. Maya Hawke on Joni Mitchell 'Blue' (1971)

303. Bob Odenkirk on The Replacements 'Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash' (1981)

302. Liz Hannah (The Post, Long Shot, All the Bright Places) on Van Morrison 'Astral Weeks' (1968)

301. Best of the Decade Pt 2

Remembering John Prine - Kacey Musgraves on John Prine from 2016

The Bitter Script Reader on Tom Hanks' classic rock'n'roll movie 'That Thing You Do' (repost)

300th Episode Spectacular (pt 1) - Best Albums of the Decade ft Gang of Youths, Margaret Glaspy and Dan Kelly

299. Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich (Camp Cope, Kelso) on Fleetwood Mac 'Rumours' (1977)

A Recommendation

298. Hayley Mary on Cyndi Lauper 'She's So Unusual' (1983)

297. Jonathan Wilson takes us on a journey through his influences, from Hank Williams to Funkadelic and much more

296. Inside David Byrne's American Utopia with percussionist Jacquelene Acevedo

Amanda Shires on Leonard Cohen 'Songs of Love and Hate' (repost)

Hrishikesh Hirway on Bjork 'Homogenic' (repost)

Stella Donnelly on Broadcast 'Tender Buttons' (repost)

Neil Innes (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, The Rutles) on Mothers of Invention 'We're Only In It For the Money' (repost)

Steve Jordan on his biggest influences and playing with James Brown, Keith Richards and Neil Young (repost)

Stephen Tobolowsky on David Bowie 'Ziggy Stardust' (repost)

295. Ben Lee on Jonathan Richman 'Modern Lovers Live' (1977)

294. John Leventhal on Ry Cooder 'Paradise and Lunch' (1974)

I want your help on episode 300

293. Kira Puru on Amy Winehouse 'Back to Black' (2006)

292. Tom Ballard on Midlake 'The Trials of Van Occupanther' (2006)

291. Empire's Helen O'Hara on the musical evolution of superhero cinema

290. Dr. Mark Kermode on his life of musical misadventures and new memoir 'How Does It Feel?'

289. Rolling Stone's Brian Hiatt on 'Bruce Springsteen: The Stories Behind the Songs'

288. Nick Lowe biographer Will Birch on the twists and turns of Nick's life and career

287. Colin Hay on Chris Whitley 'Dirt Floor' (1998)

286. Max Weinberg on Maxwell Davis and his All Stars 'Persistent Percussion' (1960)

285. Jack River on MGMT 'Oracular Spectacular' (2007)

284. Not A Boy's Name on Weezer 'Pinkerton' (1996)

283. Kristina Murray on Lucinda Williams 'Lucinda Williams' (1988)

282. Don Was on Wayne Shorter 'Speak No Evil' (1966)

281. Urthboy on A Tribe Called Quest 'The Low End Theory' (1991)

280. Zan Rowe on Talking Heads 'More Songs About Buildings and Food' (1978)

279. Briggs on Snoop Dogg 'Doggystyle' (1993)

278. Gretta Ray on Blake Mills 'Break Mirrors' (2010)

Brian Koppelman on History of the Eagles (repost)

277. Five decades of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE with Light the Fuse's Drew Taylor and Charles Hood

Bitter Script Reader on That Thing You Do, Tom Hanks' classic rock'n'roll movie (repost)

276. Top 10 James Bond Theme Songs with Empire's Chris Hewitt

275. Charlie Collins on The War on Drugs 'A Deeper Understanding' (2017)

Julia Jacklin on Fiona Apple 'Extraordinary Machine' (repost)

Alex Lahey on The Killers 'Hot Fuss' (repost)

Nick Allbrook (Pond) on Outkast 'The Love Below' (repost)

Natalie Prass on Dionne Warwick 'Presenting Dionne Warwick' (repost)

274. Christian Lee Hutson on Elliott Smith 'XO' (1998)

273. Leslie Stevens on Neutral Milk Hotel 'In The Aeroplane Over the Sea' (1998)

272. Hrishikesh Hirway on Björk 'Homogenic' (1997)

271. Zack Stentz (Thor, X-Men: First Class, The Flash) on David Bowie 'Scary Monsters...and Super Creeps' (1980)

270. David Friendly (Queen of the South, Little Miss Sunshine) on Steely Dan 'Aja' (1977)

Kacey Musgraves on John Prine (repost)

269. Rolling Stone's Brittany Spanos on Patti Smith 'Horses' (1975)

268. Tom Champion on Neil Young 'Tonight's the Night' (1975)

Steve Jordan on his biggest inspirations and working with Neil Young, Keith Richards, James Brown and more (repost)

Revisiting Pegi Young on Otis, Janis, Joni, JJ Cale, Clapton, the Dead and more

267. Kirby Brown on Randy Newman 'Good Old Boys' (1974)

Gretchen Peters on Bob Dylan 'Blood on the Tracks' (repost)

What makes a good Christmas song? ft Kristian Bush, Lee Brice, Corb Lund and more (repost)

Phoebe Bridgers on Bright Eyes 'I'm Wide Awake It's Morning' (2005)

266. Scott Sharrard (Gregg Allman Band) on Miles Davis 'Kind of Blue' (1959)

265. Drew Pearce (Hotel Artemis, Iron Man 3) on Pixies 'Doolittle' (1989)

264. Angie McMahon on KD Lang 'Hyms of the 49th Parallel' (2004)

263. BILLIONS creator Brian Koppelman on the music of the show, from Dylan to Sinatra to Isbell and beyond

262. Rolling Stone's Rob Sheffield on new The Beatles White Album box set, why Paul won't stop, Taylor Swift and more

261. Stella Donnelly on Broadcast 'Tender Buttons' (2005)

260. Jess Kent on Gorillaz 'Demon Days' (2005)

259. Ali Barter on Hole 'Live Through This' (1994)

Should you see the new Fleetwood Mac? A post-show verdict with Emma Swift

258. Bill Wyman on The Clash 'London Calling' (1979)

257. Eves Karydas on Sufjan Steves 'Carrie and Lowell' (2015)

256. Ainslie Wills on Jeff Buckley 'Grace' (1994)

255. Gretchen Peters on Bob Dylan 'Blood on the Tracks' (1975)

254. Georgia Maq (Camp Cope) on Lady Gaga 'Joanne' (2016), depression, the Dixie Chicks and more

253. 'Her Sound Her Story' filmmakers shining a spotlight on gender equality in music

252. Amanda Shires on Leonard Cohen 'Songs of Love and Hate' (1971)

251. Steve Jordan on his biggest influences and playing with James Brown, Keith Richards and Neil Young

250. The Beatles 'Help!' with guest host Jeff Greenstein and Jeremy Dylan, plus the untold history of My Favorite Album

249. Lindsay Ell re-recorded John Mayer's 'Continuum' in full. This is how she did it and what it taught her.

248. Augie March on Dire Straits 'Dire Straits' (1978)

247. Trainwreck author Sady Doyle on Tori Amos 'Boys for Pele' (1996)

246. Terra Lightfoot on Jackson Browne 'Running on Empty' (1977)

245. The Replacements biographer Bob Mehr on 'Tim' (1985) and writing 'Trouble Boys'

244. Bebe Buell on Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers 'Damn the Torpedoes' (1979)

243. Sarah Blasko on Bjork 'Homogenic' (1997), bad hero encounters, the joy of loneliness and more

242. Phoebe Bridgers on Bright Eyes 'I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning' (2005)

Drummer Dave Mudie (Courtney Barnett) on Nirvana 'Nevermind' (1991)

241. Jay Watson (GUM, Pond, Tame Impala) on Sly & the Family Stone 'There's A Riot Going On' (1971)

240. 7 Aussie artists you should be listening to right now (with co-host Eilish Gilligan)

Kacey Musgraves on John Prine 'John Prine' (repost)

239. Oh Mercy on The Go-Betweens 'Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express'

238. The 50 Songs that Made Australia, with Andrew P Street, author of 'The Long and Winding Way to the Top'

237. Adam Eckersley and Brooke McClymont on James McMurtry 'Too Long in the Wasteland' (1989)

International Women's Day - Melody Pool on Joni Mitchell 'Blue'

236. Sticky Fingers author Joe Hagan on The Specials 'The Specials' (1979)

235. Sticky Fingers author Joe Hagan on interviewing Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan, the future of Rolling Stone and the Jann Wenner / Trump parallels

234. Olympia on Betty Davis 'They Say I'm Different' (1974)

233. Hanif Abdurraqib on My Chemical Romance 'The Black Parade' (2006), grief, emo music and Springsteen

232. Becca Mancari on Big Thief 'Capacity' (2017)

231. Lo Carmen on Dolly Parton 'Jolene' (1974)

Tashaki Miyaki on Sparklehorse 'It's A Wonderful Life' (2001)

229. Tristen on Kate Bush 'Hounds of Love' (1985), opinions on opinions, Ryan Gosling and more

Top 5 of 2017 - Robyn Hitchcock on Bob Dylan 'Blonde on Blonde'

Top 5 of 2017 - Brian Koppelman on Bruce Springsteen 'Nebraska' and empathy and hope in dark times

Top 5 of 2017 - Heartbreaker Benmont Tench on playing with Ringo, the Beatles RnB roots, the genius of 'No Reply' and why 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand' scared him

Top 5 of 2017 - Lizzy Goodman on Yeah Yeah Yeahs 'Fever to Tell' and her epic book 'Meet Me in the Bathroom'

Top 5 of 2017 - Harper Simon on the Beatles 'White Album'

228. Old Crow Medicine Show on Bob Dylan 'Infidels' (1983)

Brian Koppelman on The History of the Eagles, rock docs and justified hubris (REPOST)

Billions creator Brian Koppleman on Bruce Springsteen 'Nebraska' and empathy in the time of Trump (REPOST)

There will be reruns

227. Elizabeth Cook on Neil Young 'Zuma' (1975)

226. Steven Hyden on Led Zeppelin IV, Zeppelin's influence and losing our classic rock gods

Happy Birthday John Lennon - Robyn Hitchcock on 'Plastic Ono Band' (REPOST)

225. David Ryan Harris on Sly & the Family Stone 'There's A Riot Going On' (1971)

Dr Warren Zanes on Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (REPOST)

224. Lilly Hiatt on Pearl Jam 'No Code'

223. Sarah Lewitinn (Ultragrrrl) on Interpol 'Our Love to Admire' and why they should have been 'the' band of the 2000s

222. Whispertown on Sugar Pie DeSanto 'Down in the Basement: The Chess Years'

221. Aaron Lee Tasjan on The Beatles 'Revolver' (1966)

220. Jon Cryer on Radiohead 'OK Computer' (1997)

219. Neil Innes (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, The Rutles) on Mothers of Invention 'We're Only In It For the Money' (1968)

218. Gold Class on Dirty Three 'Ocean Songs' (1998)

217. Julian Velard on Billy Joel 'Turnstiles' (1976)

216. Courtney Marie Andrews on Bob Dylan 'Blood on the Tracks' (1975)

215. Anita Lester on Leonard Cohen 'Songs of Love and Hate', Cohen's sexuality and heavy Jewish themes

214. Meet Me In The Bathroom author Lizzy Goodman on Yeah Yeah Yeahs 'Fever to Tell', why Karen O is a true rock star, the magic of 'Maps' and more

213. JAY-Z biographer Zack O'Malley Greenburg on JAY-Z 'Reasonable Doubt' (1996)

212. #BeatlesMonth Wall Street Journal's Allan Kozinn on how 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' broke the Beatles in America and the anatomy of why it's a classic

211. #BeatlesMonth Conan's Jimmy Vivino on the new Sgt Pepper mixes and recreating the Beatles albums live with the Fab Faux

210. #BeatlesMonth Heartbreaker Benmont Tench on playing with Ringo, the Beatles RnB roots, the genius of 'No Reply' and why 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand' scared him

#BeatlesMonth Drum legend Kenny Aronoff on playing Beatles songs with Ringo Starr

#BeatlesMonth Davey Lane breaks down 'Abbey Road', armed with the multitracks and a bottle of Lagavulin

209. #BeatlesMonth - TV legend Ken Levine on 50 years of 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'

208. All Our Exes Live In Texas on Rufus Wainwright 'Want' (2004), sex and genre-blending in Rufus songs, and how musical taste can end romantic relationships

207. Eilish Gilligan on Counting Crows 'August and Everything After' (1993), introversion and mental illness in musicians, proper nouns and why Gang of Youths are the new Counting Crows

10 years of Rilo Kiley 'Under the Blacklight' with Katie Brianna

205. Pegi Young on Otis, Janis, Joni, JJ Cale, Clapton, the Dead and her new album RAW

Megan Washington on Rufus Wainwright 'Poses', being out of your era, cattiness and Blacula (REPOST)

204. Margaret Glaspy on Bjork 'Vespertine' (2001), how to cover Bjork and what it's like making an album three times.mp3

203. Iluka on Marvin Gaye 'What's Going On' (1971) and why it's relevant again today

202. Veronica Milsom (triple j) on The Shins 'Wincing the Night Away' (2007)

201. Charles Esten on Bruce Springsteen 'Born to Run' (1975)

200. Fave Aussie music of Benmont Tench, Sam Palladio, Duglas T Stewart, Natalie Prass and Jeff Greenstein

Kacey Musgraves on John Prine, illegal smiles, weed and more (REPOST)

Lydia Loveless on The Replacements 'Pleased to Meet Me' (REPOST)

Guy Pratt (Pink Floyd) on The Who's 'Quadrophenia', playing the Olympics with Jimmy Page and awkward moments with Pete Townshend (REPOST)

199. Showrunner Jeff Lieber on Gregory Alan Isakov 'The Weatherman' and how music fuels his writing process

198. Jack Colwell on Tori Amos 'Boys for Pele' (1996)

197. Benmont Tench on playing with Dylan, Jenny Lewis, Ryan Adams and what he's learned

196. Ella Thompson (GL, Dorsal Fins) on Renee Geyer 'Moving Along' (1977) and the lessons Renee taught her

195. The Shires on Lady Antebellum 'Own the Night' (2011)

194. Duglas T Stewart (BMX Bandits) on Beach Boys 'Love You' (1977)

193. Dan Soder on Queens on the Stone Age 'Like Clockwork' (2013)

192. Kingswood on The Beatles 'Magical Mystery Tour' (1967)

191. Comedian Becky Lucas on Michael Jackson 'Bad' (1987)

189. PVT on Brian Eno 'Another Green World' and how you can use his oblique strategies to fire the creative process

189. Middle Kids on My Brightest Diamond 'Bring Me The Workhorse' (2006) and the debt MK owe to Bach and Chopin

188. Bitter Script Reader on 'That Thing You Do', Tom Hanks' classic rock film and soundtrack

187. Carly Rae Jepsen 'Emotion' (2015) with CRJ Dream Team Jess Gleeson, Adam Lewis and Geordie Gray

Legendary rock photographer Danny Clinch on Bruce Springsteen 'Greetings from Ashbury Park NJ' (1973) and how he became Bruce's go to photographer (REPOST)

Jake Clemons on Sarah McLachlan 'Surfacing', Springsteen songwriting advice and balancing his solo work with the E Street Band (REPOST)

186. Sarah Belkner on Peter Gabriel 'So' (1986)

Neil Finn (Crowded House) on Beatles, Bowie, Neil Young & Radiohead (REPOST)

185. Mark Hart (Crowded House) on XTC 'Drums & Wires' (1979)

184. Emma Swift on Marianne Faithfull 'Broken English' (1979)

183. Owen Rabbit on Kate Bush 'Hounds of Love'

182. Robyn Hitchcock on Bob Dylan 'Blonde on Blonde' (1966)

181. Dave Mudie (Courtney Barnett) on Nirvana 'Nevermind' (1991)

180. Brian Koppelman on Bruce Springsteen 'Nebraska' (1982)

179. Nick Allbrook (POND) on Outkast 'Love Below' (2003)

2016: What the fuck? ft Brian Koppelman, Lisa Mitchell, Mark Hart (Crowded House), Jeff Greenstein, Emma Swift, Davey Lane, Alex Lahey, Melody Pool, Cookin on 3 Burners and more

177. Harper Simon on The Beatles 'White Album' (1968)

176. Andrew P Street on Models 'Pleasure of Your Company' (1983)

RIP George Michael - Rob Draper on 'Faith' (1987) - repost

How do you write a good Xmas song? ft Kristian Bush, Lee Brice, Corb Lund and Tim Byron (REPOST)

175. Matt Farley on Beach Boys 'Love You' (1977)

174. Lisa Mitchell on Regina Spektor 'Being to Hope' (2016)

REPOST - Crowded House 'Temple of Low Men' with producer Matt Fell

173. Peter Bibby on Sleep 'Dopesmoker' (2003)

172. Slate's Jack Hamilton on Stevie Wonder 'Innvervisions' (1973)

Blake Masters on Drive-By Truckers 'The Dirty South' (2004)

170. Dawes' Taylor Goldsmith on their new album 'We're All Gonna Die', loving LA and the albums that inspire him

169. Sadler Vaden on Rolling Stones 'Goats Head Soup' (1973)

168. Guy Clark biographer Tamara Saviano on 'Dublin Blues' and Guy's legacy

167. What does Trump mean for music?

166. The 5th Beatle Sir George Martin - A tribute with Davey Lane and Brett Wolfie

REPOST - Rose Elinor Dougall on Broadcast 'Tender Buttons' (2005)

165. John Oates on Joni Mitchell 'Blue' (1971)

164. Jimmy Vivino on 23 years with Conan O'Brien, country music today and the future of rock'n'roll

REPOST - Jason Isbell on The Rolling Stones 'Sticky Fingers', what he misses about the Drive By Truckers and meeting the Boss

163. DJ Alix Brown on Lou Reed's 'Transformer' (1972)

REPOST - Emma Swift on Lucinda Williams 'Car Wheels on a Gravel Road'

REPOST - Tim Rogers (You Am I) on John Hiatt 'Bring the Family' (1986)

162. Taylor Locke on The Pixies 'Doolittle', the album that inspired the 90s alt rock movement

161. Harts on Prince 'Around the World In A Day' and his time at Paisley Park with the Purple One

REPOST - Robyn Hitchcock on John Lennon 'Plastic Ono Band'

160. Mark McKinnon on Kris Kristofferson, music vs politics & programming the President's iPod

159. Alan Brough on masculinity, punk and how The Blue Nile got him through a difficult teenage

158. Jim Lauderdale and why we need Americana (w/ Peter Cooper of the Country Music Hall of Fame)

Katy Perry's 'One of the Boys' - androgyny, feminism and teenage bangers (w Hedge Fund's Will Colvin)

156. Julia Jacklin on Fiona Apple 'Extraordinary Machine'

155. Japanese Wallpaper on Tame Impala 'Currents' (2015)

154. Montaigne - 'Glorious Heights' inspirations, asexuality and hating 'cute'

The Beatles #RevolverTurns50 with producer Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton)

153. Alex Lahey on The Killers 'Hot Fuss' (2004)

152. The Preatures' Jack Moffitt on Led Zeppelin 'Physical Grafitti' (1975)

151. Mike Bloom on Jimi Hendrix 'Axis: Bold as Love' (1968)

150. Hey Geronimo on Dan Kelly 'Drowning in the Fountain of Youth'

149. Mickey Raphael on Willie Nelson 'Teatro' (1998)

148. Jack Ladder on Suicide 'Suicide'

147. Rusty Anderson on Frank Zappa 'Hot Rats'

146. Kenny Aronoff on The Beatles

#AUSPOL - Anthony Albanese MP on Nick Cave 'The Good Son'

145. Bob Evans on The Streets 'A Grand Don't Come For Free'

144. Chris Hewitt (Empire) on REM 'New Aventures in Hi-Fi'

143. Dr Warren Zanes on Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers 'Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers'

142. Mark Kermode on Comsat Angels 'Sleep No More'

141. Van Dyke Parks on Randy Newman 'Randy Newman'

140. Imogen Clark on Ryan Adams 'Heartbreaker'

139. Jesse Thorn on Sly & the Family Stone 'Fresh'

138. Stephen Tobolowsky on David Bowie 'Ziggy Stardust'

REPOST - Homer Steinweiss on Shuggie Otis 'Inspiration Information'

REPOST - Ella Hooper on PJ Harvey 'Let England Shake'

REPOST - Robyn Hitchcock on John Lennon 'Plastic Ono Band'

137. Ben Blacker on Elvis Costello 'Blood & Chocolate'

136. Jonny Fritz on Lucinda Williams 'West'

135. Adam Busch on Smog 'A River Ain't Too Much To Love'

134. Kelsea Ballerini on Troye Sivan 'Blue Neighbourhood'

133. Natalie Prass on Dionne Warwick 'Presenting Dionne Warwick'

132. Josh Pyke on Soundgarden 'Badmotorfinger'

131. Kip Moore on Bruce Springsteen 'Born to Run'

130. Koi Child on D'Angelo 'Voodoo'

129. The Cadillac Three on Tom Petty 'Wildflowers'

128. Julian McCullough on Guns n Roses 'Appetite for Destruction'

127. Danny Clinch on Bruce Springsteen 'Greetings from Ashbury Park NJ'

126. Sam Palladio (Nashville) on James Taylor 'October Road'

125. Steve Mandel on Elvis Costello 'Blood and Chocolate'

124. Brian Koppelman on History of the Eagles

123. Benmont Tench on Rolling Stones 'Beggars Banquets'

122. Jimmy Vivino on Al Kooper 'Super Session w Mike Bloomfield & Stephen Stills'

121. Holiday Sidewinder on Bob Dylan 'Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid'

120. Ben Blacker on David Bowie 'Aladdin Sane'

119. EZTV on The Toms 'The Toms'

118. Jess Ribeiro on Lou Reed 'Transformer'

117. Whitney Rose on Keith Whitley 'Greatest Hits'

Best Albums of 2015 ft. Jason Isbell, Tim Rogers, Will Hoge, Dan Kelly, Shane Nicholson & Julien Barbagallo (Tame Impala)

115. Phil Spector's 'A Christmas Gift for You' with Jaime Lewis

114. Xmas Music ft. Kristian Bush, Lee Brice, Corb Lund and Tim Byron

113. Sam Outlaw on Emmylou Harris 'Pieces of the Sky'

REPOST - Jason Isbell 'Southeastern' with Brian Koppelman

112. Jason Isbell on The Rolling Stones 'Sticky Fingers'

111. Ash Naylor (Even) on Led Zeppelin 'Houses of the Holy'

110. Burke Reid (Gerling) on Sonic Youth 'Dirty'

109. Lance Ferguson (Bamboos) on Miles Davis 'Kind of Blue'

108. Lindsay 'The Dr' McDougall (Frenzal Rhomb) on Future of the Left 'Curses'

107. Julien Barbagallo (Tame Impala) on April March 'Chrominance Decoder'

106. Melody Pool on Joni Mitchell 'Blue'

105. Rusty Hopkinson (You Am I) on 'Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era'

104. Jeff Greenstein on The Who 'A Quick One'

103. Dave Cobb on The Beatles 'Revolver'

102. Justin Melkmann on Lou Reed 'Coney Island Baby'

101. Kacey Musgraves on John Prine

100. Does The Album Have A Future? (ft. Davey Lane, Kacey Musgraves, Neil Finn and more)

99. Corb Lund on Marty Robbins 'Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs'

98. Bad Dreems on Joy Division 'Unknown Pleasures'

97. Davey Lane (You Am I) on The Beatles 'Abbey Road'

96. Dan Kelly on Sly & The Family Stone 'There's A Riot Goin' On'

95. Ash Grunwald on Tom Waits 'Mule Variations'

94. Stella Angelico on The Shangri-Las

93. Eves the Behavior on Joni Mitchell 'Blue'

92. Troy Cassar-Daley on Willie Nelson 'Greatest Hits'

91. Lydia Loveless on The Replacements 'Pleased to Meet Me'

90. Gena Rose Bruce on Nick Cave 'The Boatman's Call'

89. Kitty Daisy & Lewis on Bert Kaempfert 'A Swingin Safari'

88. Will Hoge on Ray Charles 'Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music'

87. Shane Nicholson on Billy Joel '52nd St'

86. Tired Lion on Sigur Rós 'Takk...'

85. Whispering Bob Harris on Love 'Forever Changes'

84. Jake Stone (Bluejuice) on Ben Folds Five

83. Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello) on Jimi Hendrix "Are You Experienced?"

82. Dom Alessio on Radiohead 'OK Computer'

81. Anthony Albanese MP on Nick Cave "The Good Son"

80. John Waters on Jimi Hendrix 'Electric Ladyland'

79. Jim DeRogatis (Sound Opinions) on Flaming Lips 'Clouds Taste Metallics'

78. Montaigne on Bat For Lashes 'The Haunted Man'

77. Guy Pratt (Pink Floyd) on The Who 'Quadrophenia'

76. Homer Steinweiss (Dap Kings) on Shuggie Otis 'Inspiration Information'

75. Best of 2015 ft Danny Yau, Montaigne, Harts, Joelistics & Rose Elinor Dougall

74. Motern Media on Paul McCartney 'Ram'

Neil Finn on The Beatles, Neil Young, Bowie + Radiohead (Bonus Reposted Episode)

73. Grace Farriss (Burn Antares) on George Harrison 'All Things Must Pass'

72. Katie Noonan on Joni Mitchell "Blue"

71. Harts on Jimi Hendrix 'Band of Gypsys"

70. Tim Rogers (You Am I) on John Hiatt "Bring the Family"

69. Mark Seymour on Bruce Springsteen "The Ghost of Tom Joad"

68. Jeremy Neale on Paul Simon "Graceland"

67. Joelistics on Paul Simon "Graceland"

66. Brian Nankervis (RocKwiz) on Van Morrison "Astral Weeks"

65. Iluka on Nina Simone "Pastel Blues"

64. Rose Elinor Dougall on Broadcast "Tender Buttons"

63. Sarah McLeod (The Superjesus) on The Smashing Pumpkins "Siamese Dream"

62. Keyone Starr on Lauryn Hill "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill"

61. Chase Bryant on Keith Urban "Defying Gravity"

60. Brian Koppelman on Jason Isbell "Southeastern"

59. Michael Carpenter on The Beatles "White Album" Side 4

58. Pete Kilroy (Hey Geronimo) on The Beatles "White Album" Side 3

57. Mark Wells on The Beatles "White Album" Side 2

56. Jeff Greenstein on Young Marble Giants "Colossal Youth"

55. Laura Bell Bundy on Shania Twain, Otis Redding and Bright Eyes

54. Jake Clemons on Sarah McLachlan "Surfacing"

53. Kristian Bush (Sugarland) on U2 "The Joshua Tree"

52. Kevin Bennett (The Flood) on Willis Alan Ramsey

51. Lee Brice on Bruno Mars "Unorthodox Jukebox"

50. Davey Lane (You Am I) on The Beatles "White Album" Side 1

49. Joe Camilleri on The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

48. Russell Morris on The Rolling Stones "The Rolling Stones"

47. Mike Rudd (Spectrum) on The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

Preview: #50 Beatles White Album Special with Davey Lane (You Am I)