Actress and activist Rosanna Arquette shares the music of her life, and talks about the importance of young people registering to vote in a post Roe v Wade America.
Actress and activist Rosanna Arquette shares the music of her life, and talks about the importance of young people registering to vote in a post Roe v Wade America.
Rosanna Arquette has a pretty impressive list of credits, moving seamlessly from movies like 'Desperately Seeking Susan'... Read more
7 Jul 2022
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24mins
On this 'Minisode' of The Sound Of Success Fred Armisen answers Nic's "21 Questions" about life and music, including his earliest musical memory, Sammy Davis Jnr's "Candyman", childhood piano lessons and his respect for the career of Mike Myers.
On this 'Minisode' of The Sound Of Success Fred Armisen answers Nic's "21 Questions" about life and music, including his earliest musical memory, Sammy Davis Jnr's "Candyman", childhood piano lessons and his respect for the career of Mike Myers.
This weeks podcast is a Minisode; occasional interviews and conversations that don’t quite fit our format but that we t... Read more
23 Jun 2022
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15mins
Bret McKenzie talks about his solo album "Songs Without Jokes", his musical contributions to 'The Simpsons' Quillougby/Morrissey episode, discovering the music of John Prine, and his love of Kiwi bands, Supergroove and The Phoenix Foundation.
Bret McKenzie talks about his solo album "Songs Without Jokes", his musical contributions to 'The Simpsons' Quillougby/Morrissey episode, discovering the music of John Prine, and his love of Kiwi bands, Supergroove and The Phoenix Foundation.
Brett McKenzie is best known as one half of the music and comedy duo 'Flight of the Conchords' and along with his partne... Read more
9 Jun 2022
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34mins
Dave Foley on the new Kids In The Hall TV reunion, going to his first concert: The Rolling Stones (with his older brother), and rediscovering ELO and new artists Phoebe Bridgers and Mitski through his daughter.
Dave Foley on the new Kids In The Hall TV reunion, going to his first concert: The Rolling Stones (with his older brother), and rediscovering ELO and new artists Phoebe Bridgers and Mitski through his daughter.
Actor, Comedian, Writer, Director and Producer, Dave Foley is a co-founder of the sketch comedy group The Kids In The Ha... Read more
26 May 2022
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45mins
Amanda Palmer on spending the pandemic in New Zealand, her early love of The Beatles, The Stray Cats and The Cure, her recent discovery of 1920's Jazz great Bix Beiderbecke and why the internet should be a public utility.
Amanda Palmer on spending the pandemic in New Zealand, her early love of The Beatles, The Stray Cats and The Cure, her recent discovery of 1920's Jazz great Bix Beiderbecke and why the internet should be a public utility.
Amanda Palmer is a best-selling author, feminist songwriter, community leader, pianist, and ukulele enthusiastic!She beg... Read more
12 May 2022
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58mins
Satirist Harry Shearer talks about his love of Nelson Riddle era Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin records, as well as the bands, Ball Park Music and Fountains Of Wayne.
Satirist Harry Shearer talks about his love of Nelson Riddle era Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin records, as well as the bands, Ball Park Music and Fountains Of Wayne.
Actor, Musician, Comedian, Director and Producer Harry Shearer, aka This Is Spinal Tap's Derek Smalls, aka The Simpsons'... Read more
28 Apr 2022
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41mins
Julieta Venegas, Multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy award winner, American-born Mexican singer, songwriter, and producer talks about moving to Buenos Aries in Argentina, acting onstage for the first time and making new music during the pandemic.
Julieta Venegas, Multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy award winner, American-born Mexican singer, songwriter, and producer talks about moving to Buenos Aries in Argentina, acting onstage for the first time and making new music during the pandemic.
Classically trained on both piano and cello and a student of music theory, Julietta Venegas horrified her parents when h... Read more
14 Apr 2022
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36mins
Paige Sara, Rock Music Photographer and Creative Director for artists such as Greta Van Fleet, on how she got her start shooting bands in Southern California & her mom's insistence that her career is a result of being taken In Utero to a Jazz Concert
Paige Sara, Rock Music Photographer and Creative Director for artists such as Greta Van Fleet, on how she got her start shooting bands in Southern California & her mom's insistence that her career is a result of being taken In Utero to a Jazz Concert
Paige Sara began her wide ranging career at age 12 when she purloined her family's point and shoot camera during summer ... Read more
31 Mar 2022
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35mins
Mike O'Malley, Actor & Writer, On Conducting a Showrunner Symphony, Friendship, LOVING His Job and Why Buffalo Tom Should Be As Big As U2!
Mike O'Malley, Actor & Writer, On Conducting a Showrunner Symphony, Friendship, LOVING His Job and Why Buffalo Tom Should Be As Big As U2!
Mike O'Malley, actor & writer, hosted the early 1990s children's game show Nickelodeon Guts before moving to Los Ang... Read more
17 Mar 2022
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49mins
Congressman Ted Lieu on Russia's Weakness, Presidential Indiscretions and Glam Hard Rock
Congressman Ted Lieu on Russia's Weakness, Presidential Indiscretions and Glam Hard Rock
Congressman Ted Lieu, Colonel in the United States Air Force Reserves, joins Nic on the latest episode of Sound of Succe... Read more
3 Mar 2022
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20mins