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The Totally ’80s podcast: The transcendence of Kate Bush! By

It’s been 37 years in the making, but the hottest artist of 2022 is Kate Bush. In a resurgence tied to the Netflix show Stranger Things, Kate’s 1985 single “Running...

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Lyndsey Parker on AXS TV’s ‘The Top Ten Revealed’: Epic Songs of 1977 By

The spirit of ’77 lives! Join me and host Katie Daryl this week on The Top Ten Revealed as we count down the best songs of a very good year....

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Lyndsey Parker on AXS TV’s ‘The Top Ten Revealed’: Bands with Location Names By

Location, location, location! AXS TV is the place to be this week, as The Top Ten Revealed returns for an exciting new season. View this post on Instagram A post...

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Moon Zappa’s complicated relationship with ‘Valley Girl,’ 40 years later: ‘I just was trying to make my dad laugh’ By

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Frank Zappa’s SoCal anthem “Valley Girl,” Moon Zappa opens up to about how she ended up collaborating on the song with her famous father when she was...

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Michelle Branch talks new album, marital troubles: ‘In a perfect world, we’ll figure out a way to make it work’ By

Shortly after a very temporary public split from and reconciliation with her husband Patrick Carney, the singer-songwriter sits down with me for a discussion of her new album The Trouble...

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Jackie Evancho talks Joni covers album, anorexia recovery: ‘I’m not the same person I was when I was 10′ By

America’s Got talent opera prodigy Jackie Evancho speaks at length with me about her eating disorder, growing up in the public eye, why she did an album of all Joni...

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Dolly Parton talks lost Elvis song, the story behind her best ’9 to 5′ line, and navigating showbiz: ‘You gotta look like a woman and think like a man’ By

The country legend chats with me about her missed opportunity to meet Elvis Presley, her best 9 to 5 line, and how she’s handled working in the entertainment industry for...

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Julian Lennon comes to terms with family legacy with ‘Jude’ album, ‘Imagine’ cover: ‘Breaking through any fear and anxiety I used to have’ By

As the son of a Beatle, Julian Lennon was perhaps destined to go into music, launching his impressive recording career in 1984 with Valotte. That hit album yielded two top...

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Shania Twain talks feminism, sexism and breaking barriers: ‘I was always fighting my feminine curves in order to be taken seriously’ By

The country superstar chats with me about her new Netflix documentary, learning to embrace her femininity, the joys of going braless, and paving her own way in a sexist industry....

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Nelson open up about their fraught family history, their father’s plane crash, and why they were never just ‘Milli Vanilla’ By

Gunnar and Matthew Nelson open up to me about their misunderstood career and the death of their famous father, Ricky Nelson....

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