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Lost Notes Returns with the True Story of ‘Tainted Love’
‘Lost Notes’ returns for Season 4 with a special preview episode about the song “Tainted Love,” and its lesser-known origins as a forgotten ‘60s soul ...
Jonathan Demme: 'Stop Making Sense' interview and guest DJ set (1984)
Talking Heads’ 1984 film, Stop Making Sense, has long been regarded by critics and fans alike as one of the greatest concert films ever made. A new A24 restoration of the fil...
Bent By Nature - Ep. 10: Rollins
Throughout “Bent By Nature,” you’ve heard many stories of the lifelong connections set in motion by Deirdre O’Donoghue. But none were quite as surprising as...
Bent By Nature - Ep. 9: Promised Land (with Julian Cope)
The artist has got to be not like the historian.The historian’s got hindsight. He can go back and go, “That was a great moment.” But the artist’s got to go,...
Bent By Nature - Ep. 8: Half A World Away (with Michael Stipe)
It’s September of 1984. And Deirdre is head over heels for a fast-rising quartet from Athens, Georgia called R.E.M. In just a few years, the band’s music will be inescapable on com...
Bent By Nature - Ep. 7: Ages of You
In the mid-1980s, two young women are coming of age in the San Fernando Valley. In a few years, when they’re teenagers, they’ll both latch onto DJ Deirdre O’Donog...
Bent By Nature - Ep. 6: Crossing Over (with David Lowery)
It’s New Year’s Eve, 1986. Deirdre is talking with the LA Times’ music critic, Robert Hilburn, about the musical trends of 1985. Deirdre O’Donoghue: I don'...
Bent By Nature - Ep. 5: Haywire (with Kathy McCarty & Brian Beattie)
It’s Independence Day Weekend, 1988. And Deirdre is celebrating the return of Glass Eye, her favorite independent act from Austin, Texas. They’ve just released their th...
Bent By Nature - Ep. 4: Almost Magic (with Syd Straw)
It’s September 4, 1986. And Deirdre has just met a kindred spirit in singer Syd Straw. Like Deirdre, Syd traveled in good company. You could pick out her voice on records by ...
Bent By Nature - Ep. 3: Inside Out (with David and Bekki Newton)
In 1988, while most of the music world was fawning over Morrissey’s solo debut, Deirdre O’Donoghue was all-in on a new record from a lesser-known English band: The Migh...
Bent By Nature - Ep. 2: Music Could Be Your Whole Life
Illustration by Meredith Schomburg In episode two of Bent By Nature, co-producer Bob Carlson explores the life of influential and enigmatic DJ Deirdre O’Donoghue beh...
Bent By Nature - Ep. 1: This Is 'SNAP!'
Before Soundcloud and Bandcamp, there was Deirdre O'Donoghue and "SNAP!," the LA DJ and radio show that served as a waypoint for underground music, artists, and its fans — an...
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