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Janelle Monáe&Nate Wonder from 2023-12-12T10:00
Janelle Monáe has had a lot to smile about this year. After a run of successful albums over the last decade, in June she released her fourth album, The Age of Pl...
ListenToo Many People from 2023-12-06T05:00
Many observers have tried to pinpoint the specific events that lead to Lennon-McCartney, the formidable songwriting partnership, transitioning to Lennon v. McCartney. But the fact is there is no...
ListenCorinne Bailey Rae from 2023-12-05T10:00
Corinne Bailey Rae is an English singer/songwriter whose career started with a bang. In 2006 her debut album topped UK charts and was certified triple platinum with the help of her first hit sin...
ListenDavid Paich from 2023-11-28T10:00
David Paich is a prolific musician and songwriter who’s perhaps most well known for writing and co-producing Toto's classic song, “Africa.” Before David co-founded Toto with drummer Jeff Porcaro...
ListenSusanna Hoffs from 2023-11-21T10:00
As a founding member of the iconic all-girl band The Bangles, Susanna Hoffs is perhaps most associated with 80s hits like “Manic Monday,” “Eternal Flame,” and “Walk Like An Egyptian.” After rele...
ListenMarty Stuart from 2023-11-14T10:00
Marty Stuart has dedicated his life to playing and preserving old country music. During his 40-plus years as a solo artist, Marty has released more than 20 albums and racked up numerous honors, ...
ListenLol Tolhurst from 2023-11-07T10:00
Lol Tolhurst, drummer and co-founder of The Cure, first met lead singer Robert Smith when they were just five years-old. Together with their other Catholic school friend Michael Dempsey, they wo...
ListenMark Mothersbaugh from 2023-10-31T09:00
The lead singer and keyboardist for Devo, Mark Mothersbaugh, is an avant-garde, new wave pioneer. Although critics sometimes classify Devo as a joke band, the Akron, Ohio art-punks’ ethos was cr...
ListenHermanos Gutiérrez from 2023-10-17T09:00
Hermanos Gutiérrez may be an instrumental guitar band, but they have zero interest in shredding. Instead the Swiss-Ecuadorian brothers, Estevan and Alejandro Gutiérrez, take a minimalist approac...
ListenPete Townshend from 2023-10-10T09:00
Pete Townshend, the legendary guitarist and songwriter for The Who, is one of the most decorated rock stars alive. He’s been inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, received Kennedy Center H...
ListenIntroducing: McCartney: A Life in Lyrics from 2023-10-04T09:00
Today we are sharing a very special project we've been working on at Pushkin, a new podcast with the one and only, Sir Paul McCartney. The show’s called McCartney: A Life in Lyrics and it's full...
ListenAmanda Shires from 2023-09-26T09:00
Amanda Shires is a Texas-born singer/songwriter who got her start at 15 when she joined Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys on fiddle. After starting her solo career in 2005, Shires continued to ...
ListenIntroducing: Ludwig Göransson on Talk Easy from 2023-09-19T09:00
Today we are sharing an episode of one of our favorite shows on the Pushkin network, Talk Easy, hosted by Sam Fragoso. In this episode Sam talks to the reno...
ListenDJ Drama from 2023-09-12T09:00
DJ Drama is one of the most iconic mixtape DJs of all time. His legendary Gangsta Grillz tapes helped propel artists like T.I. and Young Jeezy to stardom. His classic Listen
Johnny Marr from 2023-09-05T09:00
Johnny Marr is an acclaimed British guitarist who’s played with a ton of bands including, most famously, The Smiths. Marr started playing guitar as a young teenager growing up in Manchester. Whe...
ListenIntroducing: Norah Jones is Playing Along from 2023-08-29T09:00
Today we are sharing an episode from one of our favorite podcasts, Norah Jones is Playing Along. Norah is a multi-grammy winning artist who loves to collaborate with other musicians, so she star...
ListenChad Smith from 2022-04-19T07:00
Today we have the final interview in our month-long series with the Red Hot Chili Peppers in celebration of their new album, Unlimited Love, produced by Rick Rubin. There’s only one Chili Pepper le...
ListenJohn Frusciante and Anthony Kiedis from 2022-04-05T07:00
We’re continuing our run of episodes celebrating the release of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ new album, Unlimited Love, produced by Rick Rubin. We left off our episode last week with Anthony Kiedis p...
ListenJohn Frusciante from 2022-04-01T07:00
Today is the start of a month-long run of episodes in celebration of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ newest album, Unlimited Love. We kick things off with Rick Rubin in conversation with the Chili Peppe...
ListenMissy Elliott from 2022-03-29T12:00
Missy Elliott is one of popular music's greatest innovators. This year is the 25th anniversary of Missy’s classic debut album, Supa Dupa Fly. When that album dropped, Missy’s unconventional rhyme s...
ListenPatti Smith from 2022-03-22T12:00
Today we have the one and only Patti Smith on the show. Patti is the prototypical downtown, New York City artist. Her 1975 debut album Horses is credited as one of the masterpieces of its time. It ...
ListenBonnie Raitt from 2022-03-15T12:00
Bonnie Raitt is many things—a Rock ‘n Roll Hall-of-Famer, an incredible blues guitarist, an underrated songwriter, and a fierce advocate for social justice. Bonnie was offered her first record deal...
ListenBeach House from 2022-03-08T13:00
Beach House is a psych-pop band with a die-hard cult following. Since their 2006 debut album, their lush, cinematic sound has been sampled by artists like Kendrick Lamar and The Weeknd. And Kanye r...
ListenJudy Collins from 2022-03-01T13:00
To kick off our month long celebration of Women's History Month, today we are featuring an interview with the great Judy Collins. At 82 years-old, Collins is in the midst of a creative shift. She f...
ListenRobert Plant from 2022-02-22T13:00
Robert Plant is arguably the most iconic rock vocalist of all time. As the frontman for Led Zeppelin, his dynamic, soaring vocal style was the perfect lead for the band’s unparalleled musicianship....
ListenJon Batiste from 2022-02-15T13:00
Jon Batiste is an overachiever. Batiste is the bandleader on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert andan Oscar-winning composer for the Pixar animated movie, Soul. He also received the highest number ...
ListenStevie Van Zandt from 2022-02-08T13:00
Stevie Van Zandt is the ultimate underboss. His first big break came in the mid-70s as Bruce Springsteen’s right-hand man, guitarist, and occasional co-producer in the E Street Band. Later he seaml...
ListenTodd Rundgren from 2022-02-01T13:00
Todd Rundgren is a multi-talented musician who has made a name for himself both as a solo artist and a visionary music producer. Rundgren’s crowning achievement though was producing Meatloaf’s albu...
ListenJackson Browne from 2022-01-25T13:00
In the 1970’s Jackson Browne was known as one of the originators of the carefree, California classic rock sound with hits like “Doctor My Eyes” and “Running on Empty.” As his career progressed, Jac...
ListenYusuf/Cat Stevens from 2022-01-18T22:16
Since debuting in the late ‘60s, Yusuf/Cat Stevens has made a sizable contribution to the folk canon with tender, contemplative songs like “Wild World,” “Moon Shadow,” and “The Wind.” Stevens recen...
ListenSam Sanders on Janet Jackson's Legacy from 2022-01-11T13:00
Today we're sharing an episode from our friend Sam Sanders over at NPR’s It's Been a Minute podcast. This year marks the 35th anniversary of Janet Jackson's classic album, Control. That album was h...
ListenPino Palladino and Blake Mills from 2021-12-30T13:00
Pino Palladino and Blake Mills are renowned session musicians who recently collaborated on their own album, Notes With Attachments. It’s an experimental, jazz-leaning project that blew Rick Rubin’s...
ListenNeil Young, Part Two from 2021-12-28T10:00
Welcome to part two of Rick Rubin’s conversation with Neil Young. Today we'll hear how Neil's song “I Believe In You” from his 1970 masterpiece After the Gold Rush inspired a mystical experience fo...
ListenNeil Young, Part One from 2021-12-21T10:00
When we first talked about making Broken Record, we had a short list of absolute dream guests for the podcast and Neil Young was at the top of that list. So when Neil’s new record, Barn, was announ...
ListenFaye Webster Takes Off from 2021-12-14T10:00
24 year-old singer/songwriter Faye Webster stopped by Shangri-La earlier this month in between stops on her tour opening for Wilco to chat with Justin Richmond and play some songs off of her latest...
ListenAmanda Shires For Christmas from 2021-12-07T10:00
Today we have a special Broken Record Holiday episode with Nashville singer Amanda Shires. Shires’ new holiday album, For Christmas, isn’t meant to make you feel merry and bright. Instead it’s an a...
ListenMary Gauthier: Saved By A Song from 2021-11-30T10:00
Mary Gauthier is a folk singer/songwriter whose songs have quite literally saved her life. Writing music did not come easily to Gauthier. She began abusing drugs and alcohol as a young girl growing...
ListenMichelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast from 2021-11-23T10:00
Michelle Zauner is the lead singer and creative force behind the indie, dream pop band, Japanese Breakfast. This year Zauner released a series of career-defining projects that propelled her band to...
ListenAn Excerpt from Miracle And Wonder: Conversations With Paul Simon from 2021-11-16T13:00
Justin Richmond shares the first chapter of a new book he's been working on with Malcolm Gladwell and Bruce Headlam. It’s called Miracle And Wonder, Conversations with Paul Simon. Download the audi...
ListenAngelique Kidjo: Africa’s Premier Diva from 2021-11-09T10:00
According to Time Magazine, singer Angelique Kidjo is “Africa’s premier diva.” Kidjo started out singing traditional music in her native Benin, West Africa when she was a teenager. In 1983, she esc...
ListenPastor T.L. Barrett’s Gospel from 2021-11-02T09:00
Pastor T.L. Barrett has been known on Chicago’s South side as a religious and community leader for 50 years. But it wasn’t until recently that people started to uncover Barrett’s trove of gospel mu...
ListenSinging Secrets of the Stars with Backstage Pass from 2021-10-27T12:00
Today we are sharing an episode of Pushkin’s newest show, Backstage Pass, hosted by Eric Vetro, the voice coach to the stars. From Camila Cabello, to Shawn Mendes, to John Legend, Eric Vetro has gu...
ListenDiane Warren: Songwriter Extraordinaire from 2021-10-26T09:00
If you’ve sung along to a power ballad in the last 30 years, chances are you’re already intimately familiar with Diane Warren’s songs. Some of her biggest hits include Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back ...
ListenAmythyst Kiah Sings Her Truth from 2021-10-19T09:00
On her intimate new album Wary + Strange, Amythyst Kiah sings her heart out about losing her mom to suicide, and what it’s like being the only black person in the room at country gigs. She created ...
ListenScarface: The Reunion from 2021-10-12T09:00
Houston rapper Scarface is one of the most recognizable, respected voices in hip-hop. When he was just 17 years-old, Scarface was recruited to join Bushwik Bill and Willie D in the Geto Boys. The g...
ListenWhite Lotus Composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer from 2021-10-05T09:00
Cristobal Tapia de Veer is the composer and musician behind Mike White’s HBO show, White Lotus. The sounds in the score range from percussive African and Latin American instruments to guttural huma...
ListenLindsey Buckingham: Going His Own Way from 2021-09-28T09:00
Lindsey Buckingham’s signature finger-style guitar is perhaps as recognizable as the countless classic songs he wrote while he was in Fleetwood Mac. Buckingham is a self-taught guitar virtuoso and ...
ListenRingo Starr: Peace and Love from 2021-09-21T09:00
Ringo Starr is one of the most iconic musicians living today. Famed drummer for The Beatles and a prolific songwriter in his own right, at 81, Ringo’s gearing up to release his latest EP, Change Th...
ListenJohn Hiatt and Jerry Douglas from 2021-09-14T09:00
John Hiatt is a Nashville-based singer/songwriter whose songs have been covered by a wide range of popular artists including Iggy Pop, Paula Abdul and Jimmy Buffet. Hiatt recorded his latest album,...
ListenHenry Rollins from 2021-09-07T09:00
Henry Rollins speaks with Rick Rubin from Shangri-La pre-pandemic and in full Rollins fashion, the stories just poured out of him. Henry talks about the time he was christened a lead singer by H.R....
ListenJaden Smith Gets Trippy from 2021-08-31T09:00
Jaden Smith has proved to be much more than just the sum of his famous parents. At 23 he’s spent more than half of his life working as an actor, a musician, and an entrepreneur. Since the release o...
ListenLukas Nelson: A Star Is Born from 2021-08-24T09:00
Growing up in a family full of musicians, Lukas Nelson was basically raised on stage. He started playing guitar in his dad Willie Nelson’s band when he was just 11 years-old. In 2008, Lukas formed ...
ListenExtended Cut: Brian Eno and Rick Rubin from 2021-08-17T12:00
The Broken Record team has been revisiting some of our favorite episodes and releasing new extended cuts via PushNik, our Apple Podcasts subscription program. Today we’re giving you a taste of what...
ListenRevisionist History vs. The Little Mermaid from 2021-08-10T09:00
This week, we're presenting something fun from Malcolm Gladwell, co-founder of Pushkin. In a special series from his podcast, Revisionist History, Malcolm is launching a massive frontal assault on ...
ListenDaryl Hall The Hit Man from 2021-08-03T09:00
Daryl Hall and John Oates are the definition of Blue-Eyed Soul. After a string of monster hits that stretched from the 70’s into the mid-80s, the RIAA named Hall and Oates the number-one selling du...
ListenJeff Goldblum Gets Jazzy from 2021-07-27T09:00
Over Jeff Goldblum's 50-year acting career, he’s played dozens of unforgettable roles. Off-camera, Jeff Goldblum is also a surprisingly dedicated Jazz pianist who has been playing in clubs and bars...
ListenCheap Trick's Rick Nielsen from 2021-07-20T09:00
Rick Nielsen is best known as Cheap Trick’s lead guitarist and main songwriter. In the late '70s, Cheap Trick helped popularize power pop with their songs “Surrender” and “I Want You To Want Me," w...
ListenMark Ronson Finds The Perfect Sound from 2021-07-13T09:00
Mark Ronson's big break as a producer came from working with Amy Winehouse to find the perfect sound for her career defining album, Back To Black. Since then, Ronson has gone on to win an Oscar, a ...
ListenBROCKHAMPTON's Kevin Abstract from 2021-07-06T09:00
BROCKHAMPTON's original members formed after posting on a Kanye West fan message board in 2010, and then started making music in The Woodlands, Texas. Since then, they’ve turned the idea of a boy b...
ListenArchie Shepp: Activist of the Avant-Garde from 2021-06-29T09:00
Archie Shepp is a tenor saxophonist and composer who's spent over half a century contributing to the evolution of Black music. Shepp has long fought for Black musicians to get their fair share of c...
ListenCraig Finn Holds Steady from 2021-06-22T09:00
Craig Finn, the lead singer and songwriter of The Hold Steady, is known for his vivid, literary-style songwriting. He often writes about characters going through an existential crisis. The Hold Ste...
ListenPushkin Honors Juneteenth from 2021-06-17T09:00
At Pushkin, we think of Juneteenth as an opportunity to reflect on the past and think about the future: How do we build a more just and equitable society? We strive to make podcasts that help answe...
ListenMoby Reprised from 2021-06-15T13:02
Moby may be one of the most highly recognizable dance-music artists of all time, but he’s also a talented multi-hyphenate whose unconventional 30-year career includes massive success as a producer ...
ListenBrian Eno: The Innovator from 2021-06-08T09:00
Brian Eno’s 50-year career is teeming with innovation. He started out playing synths in the early ‘70s as a member of the UK glam-rock band Roxy Music and went on to create an entirely new musical ...
ListenLiz Phair's Soberish from 2021-06-01T09:00
Liz Phair helped lay the foundation for a generation of fierce, independent artists on her gritty 1993 debut album, Exile In Guyville. Early in her career, she pushed for freedom and creative contr...
ListenRhiannon Giddens Comes Home from 2021-05-25T09:00
Rhiannon Giddens is a brilliant fiddle and banjo player who’s one of the few musicians alive today trained in the centuries-old black string band tradition. Giddens is a North Carolina native but n...
ListenSuperwolves: Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Matt Sweeney from 2021-05-18T09:00
In 2005 singer Bonnie "Prince" Billy a.k.a. Will Oldham and guitarist Matt Sweeney released the Superwolf album, which has developed a cult following that includes Rick Rubin who absolutely fell in...
ListenPresenting: An Excerpt from The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell from 2021-04-29T09:00
The Bomber Mafia is the new audiobook by Revisionist History host (and Pushkin co-founder) Malcolm Gladwell. It examines the rise of air power, which created one of the greatest moral challenges of...
ListenPeter Frampton Forgets the Words from 2021-04-27T09:00
Peter Frampton is a classic rock guitar god who rose to international fame in the late ‘70s with his chart-topping double album, Frampton Comes Alive! Justin Richmond caught up with Frampton recent...
ListenSerj Tankian Talks Toxicity and Activism from 2021-04-20T09:00
System of a Down’s classic Rick Rubin-produced album, Toxicity, turns 20 this year. Released in 2001 one week before 9/11, thepolitically charged and wildly bizarre album provided the perfect sound...
ListenAndrew Bird + Jimbo Mathus from 2021-04-13T09:00
Listening to Jimbo Mathus and Andrew Bird’s new album, These 13, is like taking a trip down South … a century ago. It’s new territory for Andrew Bird, a classically trained multi-instrumentalist fr...
ListenBarry Gibb's Wild Ride from 2021-04-06T09:00
Few bands have experienced such extreme highs and lows as the Bee Gees. Throughout their decades-long career, the band of brothers managed to be both grossly underrated and one of the best-selling ...
ListenMerry Clayton Finds Redemption from 2021-03-30T09:00
Merry Clayton is a legendary backup singer who has managed to consistently steal the spotlight. Merry’s journey from a renowned backup singer to a solo artist was documented in the Oscar-winning do...
ListenMarianne Faithfull Fights Back from 2021-03-23T09:00
Marianne Faithfull has been many things throughout her half a century in music—a close confidant of the Rolling Stones, a pop star, a homeless drug addict and a critically acclaimed comeback artist...
ListenValerie June Shines Bright from 2021-03-16T09:00
Valerie June has helped widen the scope of contemporary Americana music. She’s one of few African American women in the category and her unique combination of gospel and Appalachian folk is a shimm...
ListenZiggy Marley Reminisces About Jamaica and His Father from 2021-03-09T10:00
Malcolm Gladwell recently spoke with Ziggy Marley as part of the Live Talks Los Angeles series. Their conversation centers around a book of photographs Ziggy curated called Bob Marley: Portrait of ...
ListenMike Shinoda on Beats, Rhymes and Linkin Park from 2021-03-02T10:00
Since forming in 1996, Linkin Park has sold over 100 million records worldwide. Their enormous success mixing genres like hip-hop, metal and anthemic pop was spearheaded by the band’s ultra-talente...
ListenKenny Beats + Rick Rubin, Part 2 from 2021-02-23T10:00
Since his first conversation with Rick, Kenny Beats’ star has continued to rise. In the past couple of years he has produced songs with Ed Sheeran, Da Baby and Vince Staples. He’s also taken severa...
ListenKenny Beats on the Regional Sounds of Hip Hop from 2021-02-16T10:00
There’s a reason Kenny Beats is one of the great young producers in Hip Hop. Because he has a vast understanding of the regional sounds and histories of cities to pull from when making beats for an...
ListenRivers Cuomo on Weezer's New Approach and a Wild Nirvana Conspiracy from 2021-02-02T10:00
Most people know Rivers Cuomo as Weezer’s brilliant, quirky lead singer. But one thing people may not know, is that several years ago, a bizarre conspiracy theory made its way around the Web that R...
ListenNas In Conversation with Rick Rubin from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Nas dropped one of the most universally loved rap albums of all time in 1994 with Illmatic. Few legends in Hip Hop have been able to maintain their relevance over several decades based on their ski...
ListenLegendary Music Journalist Lisa Robinson from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rick Rubin speaks with friend, pioneering rock journalist, Lisa Robinson about her over 40 year career that's seen her interview everyone from John Lennon to Lady Gaga, from Jay Z to Eminem, and ev...
ListenBroken Record Presents: A Musical Episode of Solvable from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Mike Dickey is co-founder and chairman of the JackTrip Foundation and the creator of Virtual Studio. The awkward and disjointed experience of making music over the internet is a solvable problem. V...
ListenDave Cobb: Nashville's Super Producer from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Nashville producer Dave Cobb has earned six Grammys for his standout work with artists like Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile and Chris Stapleton. Over the past 15 years Dave's managed to inject some mu...
ListenMy Morning Jacket's Jim James from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Jim James talks about and performs some songs off My Morning Jacket's The Waterfall 2. The album of holdovers from the band's 2015 album came out in July. Jim explains to Bruce Headlam why these so...
ListenJames Blake from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
James Blake speaks with Rick Rubin about his new Covers EP. Since his debut album in 2011, the British-born James Blake has gone on to win England's top musical honor, the Mercury Prize, and a Gram...
ListenPharrell Williams from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rick Rubin connected with Pharrell Williams over Zoom recently to talk through and listen to some of the biggest hits from Pharrell’s illustrious career. They chat about what Pharrell is currently ...
ListenAndrew Watt: Producer on the Rise from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It’s hard to believe Andrew Watt is only 30 years old. He's built up an impressive and diverse roster of collaborators over the last five years including Ozzy Osbourne, Miley Cyrus, Sam Smith, and ...
ListenBlack Pumas from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The runway to success was short for Black Pumas. Five months after releasing their debut album in 2019, the Austin-based band was nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammys. And now, one year lat...
ListenJeff Tweedy's Songwriting Master Class from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy is a prolific songwriter and he's ready to share his secrets. They're all in his new book, How to Write One Song. On today's episode, Tweedy shares some of his techniques with M...
ListenLeslie Odom Jr. of Hamilton from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Leslie Odom Jr., best known for playing Aaron Burr in Hamilton, speaks to Bruce Headlam about his career on stage and in music and also his new Christmas album. The Christmas Album is Leslie's seco...
ListenMike Campbell On First Album Post Heartbreakers from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Mike Campbell, guitarist, co-writer and original Heartbreaker talks to Rick Rubin about growing up with Tom Petty, working on Wildflowers and about his new album, Wreckless Abandon, with band The D...
ListenDeep Sea Diver from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
There’s no playbook for successfully releasing music during a pandemic. Especially if you’re an indie artist, the stakes really couldn’t be higher. But Deep Sea Diver has managed to put all that as...
ListenSturgill Simpson from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Kentucky singer/songwriter Sturgill Simpson was in his mid-30s when he found fame as a country artist in Nashville. He had already lived a full life including a stint in the Navy, and years spent w...
ListenLenny Kravitz from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In the opening lines of his New York Times bestselling memoir, Let Love Rule, Lenny Kravitz writes that he is deeply two-sided. His young life was all about opposites and extremes—black and white. ...
ListenS.G. Goodman from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
S.G. Goodman turns traditional Southern storytelling on its head with songs that present a deeper, more complex look at life below the Mason-Dixon line. As a queer person who lives with mental illn...
ListenMaya Hawke from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Maya Hawke has managed to escape the long shadow of her very famous parents, Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke. She’s made a name for herself, first as an actor in Stranger Things, Little Women, and Tara...
ListenCarlos Santana & Cindy Blackman from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Carlos Santana, along with his wife and drummer, Cindy Blackman got together with Rick Rubin to discuss the 2019 album they recorded together, Africa Speaks, and also to talk about Santana's early ...
ListenBruce Springsteen from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Bruce Springsteen is a national treasure. Since his debut album nearly 50 years ago, Springsteen has helped define the American working-class psyche through a collection of world-renowned hit songs...
ListenWin Butler from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rick Rubin talks to Arcade Fire's Win Butler on the occasion of the The Suburb's tenth anniversary. The band's third record was their first number one album in the US. Subscribe to Broken Record's...
ListenBenmont Tench on life with Tom Petty from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
To celebrate the release of Tom Petty's Wildflowers & All The Rest box set, Rick Rubin connected with Heartbreakers keyboardist, Benmont Tench for a conversation. Benmont started playing with Tom b...
ListenTom Petty's Wildflowers II with Adria Petty from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Tom Petty crafted another of his many perfect albums back in 1994, this time with Rick Rubin producing. Wildflowers was released as a single disc, Petty's first for Warner Brothers. But Petty had a...
ListenKhruangbin from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Khruangbin will tell you they did everything wrong. Gave their band a Thai name, play mostly instrumental music, two members wear wigs, they record in barn ... and yet, they've had a charmed existe...
ListenBurt Bacharach & Daniel Tashian from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Burt Bacharach is a living legend. He's written hits sung by Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Costello, Dusty Springfield and so many more. With that kind of a resume, he doesn't need to stil...
ListenBuffy Sainte-Marie from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Buffy Sainte-Marie tells Rick Rubin there's a reason she isn’t a household name in the U.S. A pioneering artist in the Greenwich Village folk scene, she could've been Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell or Pa...
ListenFlying Lotus from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Flying Lotus is one of those producers who creates an entire aesthetic world with the music he makes. Over the past 13 years he’s released four solo albums, and produced tracks for a ton of artists...
ListenBroken Record Presents: Into the Zone from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Into the Zone is a podcast about opposites, and how borders are never as clear as we think. Country? Rap? Lil Nas X’s chart-topping “Old Town Road” revived a long debate about borders and boundarie...
ListenEmma Louise: Fresh Find from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In a bonus Fresh Find episode, Bruce Headlam interviews Australian singer-songwriter Emma Louise about having an accidental overseas hit and pitching her voice down so that it's unrecognizable on h...
ListenBrandi Carlile from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Brandi Carlile came by Shangri La last year to talk to Rick Rubin with Tanya Tucker about the album they made together, While I'm Livin'. After Tanya left, Brandi stayed behind to talk about her lo...
ListenJustin Townes Earle: In Memoriam from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our episode with Justin Townes Earle was scheduled to run next month. But after we heard about Earle's passing over the weekend, we decided to put it out sooner. It's a deeply sad conversation in s...
ListenVagabon: Fresh Find from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week’s Fresh Find, Vagabon, is a self taught, Cameroonian-born musician whose haunting voice and genre defying style has won over critics at both The New Yorker and Pitchfork. In this episode ...
ListenRun The Jewels Return! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
***Run the Jewels are raw and so is the language in this episode*** Killer Mike and El-P return to Broken Record to discuss the creation of their fourth album, RTJ4, and the tumultuous world it was...
ListenBerhana: Fresh Find from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Broken Record is bringing you a Fresh Find this week. We discovered Berhana after a key placement in Donald Glover’s show Atlanta. In this episode, Berhana talks about growing up in the real Atlan...
ListenMargo Price from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A tornado raged through Margo Price's home-base of Nashville right as she was preparing to release her third album in March. A month later Margo’s husband and longtime collaborator, Jeremy Ivey, te...
ListenBroken Record Presents: Questlove Supreme with Rick Rubin from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rick Rubin joins Questlove and crew on their Questlove Supreme podcast. They discuss Rick's early Def Jam days, working with the Geto Boys, his process for taking on production work and so much mor...
ListenBroken Record Presents: Aim Higher from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Broken Record Presents: Aim Higher — the last episode of Against the Rules Season 2. Can everyone be coached — or are some people beyond help? The transformative power of coaching is put to the tes...
ListenHuey Lewis from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Back to the Future is turning 35 and there's no better way to celebrate than a conversation with Huey Lewis who turned in one of the more memorable movie themes of all time: "The Power of Love." Th...
ListenBeastie Boys and Spike Jonze from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's been nearly 35 years since the Beastie Boys released their classic debut album, Licensed To Ill. In this candid conversation, Rick Rubin, who started out as the Beastie's DJ, reconnects with M...
ListenLucinda Williams from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Lucinda Williams is defying convention. While most of her peers have settled into a well worn groove, the alt-country icon just released an album that's way more punk than country. She spoke with B...
ListenRZA Talks Wu-Tang and Creativity In Quarantine from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rick Rubin checks in with RZA on Zoom and finds out he's been peaking creatively while in quarantine. Their wide-ranging conversation covers RZA's first experiences with Hip Hop, ODB's parkour-like...
ListenBroken Record Presents: The Limits of Power from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Malcolm has been writing about race and policing for a very long time, going back to the killing of Amadou Diallo in 1999. Sometimes, it is useful to take a step back and consider policing in a bro...
ListenJason Isbell from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Jason Isbell is one of the most important Southern voices in music today. He started writing and releasing his own songs in 2007, after a stint with the Drive By Truckers. Since then has slowly bui...
ListenPREVIEW: Against the Rules Season 2 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Previewing the first episode of Against the Rules Season 2 by Michael Lewis (Moneyball, The Big Short, The Blind Side): It wasn’t that long ago that coaches were confined to sports. Now they’re eve...
ListenTame Impala from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rick Rubin talks to Tame Impala's Kevin Parker about his newest release, The Slow Rush, and his creative process. Kevin shares key influences on some Tame Impala songs and also plays Rick a demo fo...
ListenDrive-By Truckers from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Drive-By Truckers play music from and talk about their twelfth album, The Unraveling. The band of Alabamans—represented here by Mike Cooley and Patterson Hood—discuss how the political climate shap...
ListenRichard Russell on Building the Greatest Indie Label Ever from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
XL Recordings has released music from Adele, Tyler the Creator, MIA, Dizzee Rascal, Radiohead, The White Stripes, King Krule and many other beloved, boundary-pushing artists. Richard Russell has be...
ListenBONUS: David Blaine with Rick Rubin from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rick Rubin, like all of us, has been thinking a lot about fear lately. And few people on the planet understand fear in the same way that Rick's good friend, David Blaine, does. David has made a car...
ListenBONUS: Guided Meditation with Jack Kornfield from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rick Rubin talks with his friend, world-renowned Buddhist and meditation teacher, Jack Kornfield. He's long been one of the most influential figures in American Buddhism. He connects with Rick by Z...
ListenGlen Hansard from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, and star of the movie Once, talks to Bruce Headlam about his newest solo album, "This Wild Willing" and how he nearly sampled a Queen and David Bowie jam unwit...
ListenJohn Legend from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
During these tough times, Rick Rubin wanted to have a chat with an artist he finds inspiring. Top of mind was John Legend. So he called him up via Zoom, while both were sheltering in place, for a q...
ListenNathaniel Rateliff from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Nathaniel Rateliff talks to Bruce Headlam about his new solo album, And It’s Still Alright, a deeply intimate project that reflects on the loss of his former producer and good friend Richard Swift....
ListenBob Weir of the Grateful Dead from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir talks to Rick Rubin about why the legendary band was never focused on their studio recordings, and how they were always more interested in seeing where their live shows...
ListenEsperanza Spalding from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Bassist, songwriter, and composer Esperanza Spalding sits with Bruce Headlam to discuss her latest work and the opera she’s writing with the legendary saxophonist Wayne Shorter. They also discuss w...
ListenRun The Jewels from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Run the Jewels recently took a (smoke) break while working on their fourth album at Shangri-La and taped this podcast with Rick Rubin. Killer Mike and El-P tell Rick about the music that first caug...
ListenJames Taylor Comes Clean from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
James Taylor's voice sounds sweet and carefree. It's a gift that hides the darker side to his lyrics and life. He and Malcolm Gladwell sat and uncovered some of the more troubling moments from his ...
ListenDarryl "DMC" McDaniels: The King of Rock from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
RUN DMC were the first rap group on the cover of Rolling Stone. The first to go gold, platinum and multi-platinum. They were true pioneers of Hip Hop in the 80’s, releasing classic albums like “Rai...
ListenRobbie Robertson: Leader of The Band and Architect of Shangri La from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
When Robbie Robertson turned a house perched above a Malibu beach into a home studio in the 1970's, he had no idea it'd remain a refuge for artists decades later. In this episode, Robbie returns to...
ListenOzzy & Sharon Osbourne from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Just before the release of his first solo album in over a decade, Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon sat with Rick Rubin to talk about his tumultuous career that's spanned five decades. Friends sinc...
ListenBooker T of the MG's: Time Is Tight from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Booker T. Jones—as leader of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Stax record's house band—helped popularize the sound of Southern soul music. Working alongside Stax legends like Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, Carl...
ListenBroken Record Presents: Slow Burn - Biggie and Tupac from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Broken Record brings you Season 3, Episode 2 of the podcast Slow Burn. Season 3 is focused on the murders of rap legends Tupac and Biggie. This episode of the series dissects a time in the 1990s wh...
ListenBroken Record Presents: Cautionary Tales - Bowie, Jazz and the Unplayable Piano from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Broken Record presents an episode of "Cautionary Tales": Bowie, Jazz and the Unplayable Piano It was the biggest concert of Keith Jarrett's career - but the pianist was in for a shock when he enter...
ListenBrittany Howard Goes Solo from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Lead singer of the Alabama Shakes, Brittany Howard, talks to Rick Rubin about making her first solo album, Jamie. She shares a never before heard demo from the album and talks about her high school...
ListenAndre 3000 and Rick Rubin In Conversation from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Andre 3000 opens up to Rick Rubin in one of his most candid interviews ever. He talks about the early days of OutKast, how he first found his voice, how his mental health diagnosis has been both a ...
ListenBon Iver's Past and Present from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Justin Vernon and producer Chris Messina from Bon Iver, discuss the new album "i,i" with Rick Rubin. Listen as they bond over their love for remote recording spaces, the importance of self care whi...
ListenFKA Twigs Heals with Magdalene from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
FKA Twigs and Rick Rubin dive deep into the creative journey that lead to Twigs’ stunning new album, Magdalene. They cover the physical and emotional trauma that inspired the album, how she found s...
ListenFlea: Acid For the Children from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Flea sat with Malcolm Gladwell to discuss his newly released memoir, "Acid For the Children," for the very first live taping of Broken Record! The book is a journey through Flea's childhood: from A...
ListenNorah Jones Begins Again from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Norah Jones sits with Malcolm Gladwell and Bruce Headlam at The Bridge Studio in New York to talk about — and play through — her latest album, Begin Again. The album is the result of a new way of w...
ListenThe Black Keys: Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney join Rick Rubin at Shangri La to talk about their first tour in five years, scalpers screwing fans out of tickets, their new album—"Let's Rock"—and play some never b...
ListenBrandi Carlile & Tanya Tucker from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Brandi Carlile grew up adoring Tanya Tucker for her rebellious spirit. But it's that same nature that almost derailed Tanya's comeback album, "While I'm Livin," co-produced by Brandi. Tanya quit th...
ListenRex Orange County Is Major from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rick Rubin sits with 21 year old British songwriter Rex Orange County to discuss his major label debut, "Pony." While Rex is still mostly performs solo on the record (aside from some expert bass pl...
ListenWyclef Jean Goes Back To School from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Wyclef Jean, who's had solo hits and with the Fugees, and produced hits for Destiny's Child, Shakira, and Carlos Santana came back this year with a new project, "Wyclef Goes Back To School." Every ...
ListenYola's Walk Through Fire from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
After years honing her craft in the UK Yola finally lands with her beautiful album, "Walk Through Fire." Produced by the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, the album combines classic country, soul and rock ...
ListenTyler the Creator Talks Igor from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Tyler, the Creator spent three days this summer in Italy with Rick Rubin. At the end of the three days they sat down to record a conversation about Tyler's new album, "Igor". They play through some...
ListenJack White & Brendan Benson of the Raconteurs from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Jack White and Brendan Benson of the Raconteurs play through some songs off their new record, "Help Me Stranger" and talk with Malcolm Gladwell from Jack's Detroit home. Rick Rubin joins by phone. ...
ListenBroken Record Season 3 ... Is Coming! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
From Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell and Bruce Headlam: Conversations. Stories. Remembering old music. Discovering new music. Broken Record Season 3: Coming to your podcast feed on October 1st. Featur...
ListenIn a Metal Mood: A Broken Record and Revisionist History Crossover Episode from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A Broken Record/Revisionist History crossover episode on cultural appropriation. The case study is Taco Bell. Oh, and Pat Boone is involved. And so is our old friend, Dave Hill. Learn more about y...
ListenVampire Weekend Returns: Ezra Koenig with Ariel Rechtshaid from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Vampire Weekend returned this month with their first record in six years, "Father of the Bride". And long before it sat on top of the Billboard album chart, the band's leader, Ezra Koenig and produ...
ListenJ.S. Ondara: Knockin' on America's Door from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Bruce Headlam discovered J.S. Ondara listening to his car radio late last year. And with a great showing at South By Southwest and a spot opening for Neil Young this summer, it seems like the rest ...
ListenLinda Perry: Making Hits Her Way from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Linda Perry is one of the only women considered a go-to producer in the music industry. After finding success with her band 4 Non Blondes and their ubiquitous single, "What's Up?" (1992) Perry went...
ListenT Bone Burnett: Perfection Is Second-Rate from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
T Bone Burnett helped launch the careers of Los Lobos, Counting Crows, Gillian Welch; revive the careers of Roy Orbison and Robert Plant; course-correct Elvis Costello’s career in the mid-eighties ...
ListenPentatonix: The Art of A Cappella from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Malcolm Gladwell, along with guest-host, Daisy Rosario, talks with the five members of Pentatonix from GSI Studios in NYC. The quintet, who got their start on YouTube, discuss their approach to arr...
ListenHow To Write A Hit Song: The Love Junkies from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Lori McKenna, Liz Rose and Hillary Lidnsey—known as the Love Junkies—write some of the best songs in Nashville today. Between the three of them, they've helped launch Taylor Swift, pushed Lady Gaga...
ListenMary Gauthier from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Mary Gauthier is one of the most unique songwriters in Nashville. Forgoing the city's often conventional pop sound, Gauthier's songs are unafraid to probe into what she calls "the extremely persona...
ListenDavid Byrne from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rick Rubin and Malcolm Gladwell talk with David Byrne (formerly of Talking Heads) about protest music: some of his favorite protest songs, the earliest ones he heard, how they affected his songwrit...
ListenQuestlove Part 2 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Questlove talks about how he got involved with D’Angelo’s Voodoo record, the evolution of his drumming style, how he approaches DJ’ing, and tells the best Obama story ever. Part 2 of 2. Learn more...
ListenQuestlove Part 1 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Questlove talks about how he got involved with D’Angelo’s Voodoo record, the evolution of his drumming style, how he approaches DJ’ing, and tells the best Obama story ever. Part 1 of 2. Learn more...
ListenIntroducing Broken Record Season 2 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
From Malcolm Gladwell, Rick Rubin, and Bruce Headlam: Conversations. Arguments. Stories. Remembering old music. Discovering new music. Broken Record: Coming to your podcast feed on March 26th. Lea...
ListenTom Petty and the Creation of “Wildflowers” from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
For the season one finale of Broken Record, Malcolm Gladwell talks with Rick Rubin about Tom Petty, who died in October 2017 at the age of 66. Rubin and Petty worked together for two years on his ...
ListenDave Hill and the Epistemology of Norwegian Black Metal from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Malcolm Gladwell sits down with comedian, guitarist, and legendary metalhead Dave Hill, as he recounts how an email exchange between his alter ego Lance and a Norwegian black metal impresario named...
ListenRosanne Cash from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
“She Remembers Everything” is the name of the latest Rosanne Cash album, the 14th of her amazing career. Rosanne and her husband and musical collaborator, John Leventhal, sit down with Broken Recor...
ListenNashville Revolution: Bobby Braddock, Don Schlitz, and Don Henry from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Malcolm Gladwell talks to three songwriters who helped transform country music in the 1970s. Gone were cowboy hats, train whistles and church suppers. In came songs about desperation, loss, changes...
ListenRufus Wainwright from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Elton John has called Rufus Wainwright “the greatest songwriter in the world today.” Broken Record’s Bruce Headlam sits down with Rufus in Los Angeles, where Rufus performs breathtaking solo versio...
ListenNile Rodgers and Chic from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Nile Rodgers, the mastermind behind the disco band Chic and producer of artists like David Bowie, Daft Punk and Madonna, plays live with his band and talks about his life and long musical career in...
ListenRick Rubin from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our introductory episode is a conversation between Rick Rubin and Malcolm Gladwell, covering everything from Rick’s role in the very beginning of hip-hop to his role in introducing Johnny Cash to a...
ListenIntroducing Broken Record from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
From Malcolm Gladwell, Rick Rubin, and Bruce Headlam: Conversations. Arguments. Stories. Remembering old music. Discovering new music. Broken Record: Liner notes for the digital age. Coming to your...
ListenPilot: Walk on Water from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In the fall of 2017, Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, and Bruce Headlam sat down with Eminem and talked about his song 'Walk on Water', featuring Beyonce. That interview became the pilot episode of B...
ListenLeonard Cohen's Legacy with Adam Cohen: Thanks for the Dance from 2019-11-19T10:00
Leonard Cohen died three weeks after releasing his last record, You Want It Darker, in 2016. It was the first album he worked on this son, Adam. In mourning, Adam turned his attention to poem's of ...
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In the fall of 2017, Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, and Bruce Headlam sat down with Eminem and talked about his song 'Walk on Water', featuring Beyonce. That interview became the pilot episode of Br...
ListenPilot: Walk on Water from 2017-11-10T16:40
In the fall of 2017, Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, and Bruce Headlam sat down with Eminem and talked about his song 'Walk on Water', featuring Beyonce. That interview became the pilot episode of Br...
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