Music Makes Us

“Prince. Period.” - Chaka Khan Explore the origins of Prince’s iconic Cloud guitar, created by Dave Rusan for the Purple Rain movie and tour, now on display at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Rusan join...

Chaka Khan on Joni Mitchell, Prince, & good music goddammitt. Chaka and Kathleen talk about the healing power of music, who is worthy to create jazz, and dining & dashing with songwriting greats. Shop...

“[St. Vincent] is the smartest cookie out there.” - Olivia Rodrigo Discover the stories behind St. Vincent’s guitar with our VP of Curatorial Operations, Shelby Morrison, on this week’s minisode. Hear...

Olivia Rodrigo on the White Stripes, Nirvana, and girl jealousy. Olivia and Kathleen talk about One Direction fanfic, mantras on stage, and *not* getting recognized in public. Shop the episode: https:...

“We wanted to sound like the B-52s.” - Amy Taylor of Amyl and the Sniffers. Dive deep into the history and sound of the B-52s with our VP of Curatorial Operations, Shelby Morrison, on this week’s mini...

Amyl and the Sniffers on Cher, AC/DC, & chatting our t**s off. Amy and Kathleen talk about releasing rage, the benefits of journaling, and pissing yourself when you sing. Shop the episode: https://sho...

Dive deep into the history of the Talking Heads and their groundbreaking concert film “Stop Making Sense” with our VP of Curatorial Operations, Shelby Morrison. Plus - get a behind the scenes look at ...

Hayley Williams on Talking Heads, The Cure, & being "iconic". Hayley and Kathleen discuss dreaming about Robert Smith, communing with the dead through punk music, and how to pronounce Lil Wayne. This ...

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s new podcast Music Makes Us gives listeners a backstage pass to artist on artist conversations about the things artists *really* want to talk about - perfect lyrics, unforget...