because the voice is the only instrument that can produce words, it usually has a predefined role in most ensembles. While this is an awesome ability to have, I think we owe it to ourselves as musicians to make sure we don’t only play the way we do because we think that’s the only way.
Melanie Shore – pianist, composer, MD, and podcaster – functions in two worlds. She’s the happiest person in the room and the poster child for trauma and grief. She shares not only how to function with trauma and grief, but how to best support people living in that reality.
Robert Stevens “goes in” on Polystyism and how it manifests in the music of Poppy, Deafheaven, Frank Zappa, and Kate Bush.
Brendan Keller-Tuberg sharing his favorite new music released this month. Thoughts on the latest from Really From, Floating Points, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and Iglooghost.
Abby Lannan, aka the Goofy Euph, and I talk through healthy listening habits and what it means to play “serious music”. Abby is a classically-trained euphonium player with a masters degree, and she plays video game music. Why are musicians so hung up on what art counts as “serious”? How do university programs contribute to …
Our resident Canberra native walks us through some hometown favorites including Ben Marston, Hugh Barrett, Paint Store, Moaning Lisa, Ashleigh Hazel, and Genesis Owusu.
Celebrating the music the got me through pandemic: year one. Sonic magic from Joni Mitchell, Caroline Shaw, Fiona Apple, and serpentwithfeet.
Sarah Thawer – drum sensation and creative tidal wave – joins me to talk about cultivating a healthy, authentic relationship with social media. We also laugh about living with our parents, the connection between happiness and growth, and Sarah shares the secret to losing 500 followers in a day.
Hayden Fritzlaff: There’s this idea that for a song to be ‘real’ it has to be able to exist in this pure, acoustic guitar/vocal form. I call bullshit. Instead of relying on chords or lyrics to carry the idea of ‘songness’, these tracks use sounds themselves as building blocks.
Iconic drummer and community treasure Matt Wilson joins me to talk about sharing human moments, finding joy, lessons he’s learned from his heroes, and being present for the music.