Musical Moments: Recent Episodes
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Carly Rae Jepsen released her third album, Emotion, in 2015. The closing track on the record is When I Needed You. In this episode, Carly tells the story of how the song was made. You’ll hear the first demo for the song, a version she co-wrote with her longtime collaborator Tavish Crowe. And you’ll hear how that led to the album version. Plus, producer Ariel Rechtshaid breaks down some of the parts that he created for the recording.
Modulation is a beautiful and powerful way for songwriters to move from one musical key to another. It may sound like spontaneous creativity, but rather, it’s an intentional emotional manipulation affect your experience while listening to music.
Marilyn Monroe captivated audiences until her death at 36. Our fascination with her mythic projection prompted impersonators and the penning of books juxtaposing and merging her image and her intelligence.
Common fronts an all-star band at the White House during South by South Lawn. Common’s choice of songs dealt with incarceration as the new slavery, imagined a time where women rule the world and honored the man he looked up to all his life, his father. The performance is a convergence of art and soul, mixing politics with heart.
As he preps for a 2017 tour with the Heartbreakers, Tom Petty chats with Rolling Stone senior writer Andy Greene about what still drives him, his plans for an expanded version of Wildflowers and much more.
How have artist-fan relationships changed in the age of social media? Reinforcing the connections between stars and audiences come in the form of music exclusives, more intimate moments at live shows, and of course, opportunities for monetization.