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This Song: Beth Ditto (Rerun) Apr 30, 2020

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In this rerun from 2018, Beth Ditto, former lead singer of the band Gossip, talks about how Nina Simone’s “Mississippi Goddam” helped her grapple with complex feelings about her home state, Arkansas. She also talks about returning home after heartbreak and explores making her first record “Fake Sugar.” Every Thursday at 7pm CT, KUTX hosts a weekly Netflix Party featuring a different music…

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This Song: Liz Phair (Rerun) Apr 16, 2020

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In this rerun from 2018, Liz Phair describes how the 1980s rock song “I Wanna Destroy You” by The Soft Boys put her in touch with her youthful desire to destroy something. We also hear Phair share what it was like to revisit her early 90’s songs on the recent Girly-Sound to Guyville tour. Plus, she shares a bit of parenting wisdom with host Elizabeth McQueen. Phair has a new record, Soberish…

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This Song: John Prine (Rerun) Apr 02, 2020

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Beloved American singer-songwriter John Prine is on many people’s minds right now. He is currently in stable condition on a ventilator due to symptoms from COVID-19. Our hearts go out to him and his family. This episode, recorded live in 2018 at Waterloo records, is a testament to Prine’s creativity, kindness and generosity of spirit. In it, he explains how Bob Dylan’s “The Lonsesome Death of…

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This Song: Thao and The Get Down Stay Down Mar 26, 2020

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On March 10th, Thao and the Get Down Stay Down released a new single called, “Temple” along with an accompanying video. 6 days later residents in the San Francisco Bay Area, where lead singer, songwriter and guitar player Thao Nguyen lives, were ordered to shelter in place. In this episode, Thao talks to host Elizabeth McQueen about the inspiration behind the new song and what it was like to…

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This Song: Kathy Valentine Mar 19, 2020

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Kathy Valentine, bass player in the seminal 80s all-girl rock group the Go-Go’s, recently wrote a memoir titled All I Ever Wanted. In the book, Valentine explores her unconventional childhood, her time with the Go-Go’s, and her journey to sobriety. In this episode of, Kathy explains what “Sunshine of Your Love” by Cream taught her about herself when she was 9 years old, describes how she found…

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This Song: St. Vincent (Rerun) Mar 02, 2020

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In this episode, St. Vincent explores how music from early Disney films helped her lay the foundation for beauty and wonder in her own life and work. “All that stuff, it’s your first introduction to magic…You know I think like, every kid wishes they could be in a cartoon. Like you wish so deeply that your reality could transmutate into that world, and music is the closest you get to come to it.”…

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This Song: Metric Mar 02, 2020

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Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw from Metric talk about hearing “Teardrop” by Massive Attack early in their musical partnership and how it inspired them, terrified them and helped them find a collaborative way of making music that still works for them today. “I remember listening to that song…and just feeling like..it was sort of a mix between feeling like anything was now sonically possible…

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This Song: Jackie Venson (Rerun) Mar 02, 2020

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In this rerun of an episode originally recorded last February, Jackie Venson explains how seeing “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina,” from the movie “Evita,” changed the way she listened to music and the way she saw herself. Then she describes her journey from classical pianist to blues guitarist. It’s a tale of soul expanding love, self crushing doubt, and musical perseverance. Listen to this episode…

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This Song: Introducing The Song Confessional Podcast! Dec 12, 2019

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This week we have a special treat for you! A full episode of the new Song Confessional Podcast! The Song Confessional project began when Austin artists Walker Lukens and Zac Cantanzaro outfitted a trailer like a Catholic confessional and asked people to come in, and tell anonymous “confessions.” Then they took their favorite stories and gave them to musicians, who wrote and recorded songs based…

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This Song: Allison Moorer Interview and Book Signing at Waterloo Records Dec 04, 2019

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Come to Waterloo Records Thursday, November 21st at 4pm for a live taping of the This Song podcast! Singer, songwriter and author Allison Moorer will join host Elizabeth McQueen onstage to talk about a song that changed her life and about her new book and companion album, Blood. The event is FREE and open to the public. Find more info here! Allison Moorer plays the Cactus Cafe Thursday night at…

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