Joe Jackson Suffers No Fools
Combining three musical genres in your debut album may be risky, but Joe Jackson never cared about playing it safe. In 1979, his first LP Look Sharp! did just that—weaving pop, ska, and punk …
Combining three musical genres in your debut album may be risky, but Joe Jackson never cared about playing it safe. In 1979, his first LP Look Sharp! did just that—weaving pop, ska, and punk …
It’s hard, if not impossible, to imagine the 1970s without Carly Simon. After opening for Cat Stevens at LA’s Troubadour in 1971, she gained near instant fame, winning a Grammy for Best New Artist …
Good stories teach us about humankind, great ones change the way we see it. For many, S-Town — a seven episode series about an eccentric Alabama horologist named John B. McLemore — has done just …
British born comedian, actor, and writer Tony Hendra knows a thing or two about mocking politicians. As one of the first editors of the American humor magazine the National Lampoon, he helped …
Here’s The Thing listeners are used to hearing Alec ask the questions, but for this bonus episode, he’s the guest! To mark the publication of his new memoir, Nevertheless, Alec talk about money, …
In 1969, Grand Funk Railroad was an unknown rock band. Two years later, they sold out Shea Stadium faster than the Beatles. Mark Farner — the group’s lead vocalist and principle songwriter — is …
Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman are famous for creating iconic TV characters on two beloved sitcoms, “Will & Grace” and “Parks and Recreation.” But they also have a life together off screen. …
These days, legendary fashion editor Grace Coddington tends to wear black—her way of remaining a “blank slate” at the fashion shoots she runs. But it wasn’t long ago that she herself was the vessel …
Farmer, poet, and pioneer of the community farming movement, Scott Chaskey is the kind of progressive thinker that doesn’t come around often. Weaving together his passion for farming and prose, the …
Thelma Schoonmaker—with a face and demeanor like your favorite grade school teacher—may be the last person you’d imagine to helm the epic violence of Martin Scorsese’s films. Yet this earnest, soft …