10 conversations about the highs and lows of music in 2016:
- Emmy winner Jeff Greenstein (Friends, Will & Grace) on when David Bowie guest starred on his first TV sitcom. (1:29)
- How Melbourne indie soul band Cookin’ on 3 Burners had a smash hit on the French dance charts with a seven year old song. (14:35)
- Americana singer/songwriter Melody Pool on finding her way back to her darkest emotional places to write her stellar album Deep Dark Savage Heart. (27:01)
- ARIA-nominee Lisa Mitchell on struggling with how to listen to music in the modern age. (40:49)
- Nashville-based Aussie ex-pat Emma Swift on being artistically radicalised by the election of Donald Trump. (45:34)
- Filmmaker Brian Koppelman (Billions, Rounders, Ocean’s 13) on what music to listen to to get through the Trump blues, and what to expect from music in the coming years. (57:49)
- Crowded House guitarist/keyboardist Mark Hart on the inside story of their triumphant reunion shows at the Sydney Opera House forecourt. (1:03:31)
- You Am I guitarist Davey Lane on a year of playing with his living heroes and paying tribute to his dead ones. (1:31:01)
- Singer/songwriter Alex Lahey on writing some of the year’s best songs for her debut EP and what to expect from her imminent debut album. (1:32:08)
- Host Jeremy Dylan reveals his 10 favorite albums of 2016. (1:49:24)
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My Favorite Album is a podcast on the impact great music has on our lives. Each episode features a guest on their favorite album of all time - why they love it, their history with the album and how it's influenced them.
Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist, concert promoter and photographer. He directed the the feature music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts (out now!) and the filmBenjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins.
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