"Chappie" and "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" star Dev Patel attempts to torpedo his own career with a terrible joke.
Courtney Barnett’s ‘Pedestrian at Best’ is Anything But
Courtney Barnett lives in Australia, writes killer songs, and has new album coming out this month. Here's a track from it called "Pedestrian at Best." It’s much better than that.
‘The Wrecking Crew’: Legendary Music Hit-Men
If you're like most folks, you've heard "The Wrecking Crew," but you haven't heard OF them. Brendan gets the skinny on these unsung session musicians, who played on hundreds of pop hits in the '60s. They're the subject of a new documentary, out next week in theaters.
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The Sea & Cake – The Argument Aphex Twin – The Girl/Boy Song Tipsy – Liquordelic Life Range – Pavement Calvin Harris – Summer Sia – Chandelier Empire of the Sun – Alive Weezer – The British Are Coming Leonard Bernstein – Symphony No.2; Serenade after Plato’s Symposium El-P – I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead […]
DPD up for a Podcast Award – Vote!
We’re nominated for a Podcast Award in the Food and Drink category. Voting officially kicked off on March 2 and ends on March 24.
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All the music from this week's episode.
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All the music from episode 292
One Very Silly Video Along Tracee Ellis Ross’ Journey to Self-Acceptance
Actor Tracee Ellis Ross has won scads of new fans playing a mom on the hit sitcom "Black-ish." Tracee tells us a story about her real-life mother, music legend Diana Ross, and about the time when she began to find her own voice(s).
Pops Staples – ‘Somebody Was Watching’
"Don't Lose This" is a posthumous album from Pops Staples, taken from his final recording sessions with his daughter Mavis in 1999. The songs are now being released for the first time, featuring production and guitar work by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy.
Costume Designer Colleen Atwood Makes the Clothes that Make the Movie
Colleen Atwood is among the most celebrated costume designers working today, with a cabinet-full of trophies for her work in film, television, and Broadway. Among those statuettes are a trio of Academy Awards and, this Sunday, she may well make it a quartet, as she is nominated for her work on "Into the Woods"