After being apart two long, difficult weeks, Jeff and Lesley reunite to talk about Selena Gomez and her new album, "Rare," and some stand-out tracks. Melodies on melodies. Acoustic instruments and synth leads. Dance beats and slow ballads. Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter and a team of Swedes. Rhythm, Music. My man. Who could ask for anything more?! Join us for the journey of Season 2 on Pop Kitchen.

- Katy Perry

- Lady Gage

- Justin Bieber

- Billie Eilish

A New year, a new decade, a new season of Pop Kitchen. And we are kicking things off with Jeff's birthday special. Take a trip with us back to 1983 to talk about a few hit songs that found their way into Jeff's DNA.  And we will, of course, dive into a couple other memorable tunes that burrowed their way into Jeff's musical psyche.  37 years of random musical obsessions...there's a lot to discuss.

- Celine Dion

- David Foster

- Max Martin

- Boyz II Men

- Toto

- Billy Joel

- Peter Cetera

- Mariah Carey (always)

This. Is. The. End...of the year...of the decade...of the inaugural season of Pop Kitchen. Jeff and Lesley take time out of their New Year Celebration to recap and recount some of the best pop songs of this past decade. Who mattered? What did we love? Why did we love it? What songs made a lasting impact on the climate of pop music? We talk about the biggest hits, biggest artists of the past ten years and what made them stand out. So much to cover in just an hour... Katy Perry, Taylor Swift (do you think an episode would go by without a TayTay shout-out?) Lorde, Robyn, Maroon 5, Bruno Mars, Lizzo, Post Malone.  Who else can we name drop in 65 minutes? Oh don't even challenge us...Lady Antebellum, Drake, Mumford and Sons, Justin Timberlake, Max Martin, CHVRCHES, Ke$ha, Mark Ronson, Rihanna, Calvin Harris, Hozier, Avicii, Fun, Jack Antonoff, The Lumineers, Carly Rae Jepsen. And of course, Jeff even finds a way to get in some solid Mariah time. All hail Queen Mimi! Yes, all these things and more! That's what the decade-end special means to us, my loves. 

The Data is in and theres no denying it. Jeff and Lesley talk about the songs, artists and genres that occupied their headphones this past year. In preparation for their year-end and decade-end episode, we face the music and share our most listened to tracks of 2019. Some surprises along with our obvious favorites.... what did you stream in 2019 ?

Also Discussed

- Katy Perry

- Taylor Swift

-Arizona

- Mansionair

- Kelly Clarkson

-Pink

- SYML

- Gregory Alan Isakov

- Ben Platt

- Marren Morris

- The 1975

- Gryffin

AND so many more .......!!!!! 

As great as Maggie's new track " Love You For A Long Time " is, it reminded us of the pop greatness of her biggest hit to date , " Light On " 

At first listen, you might not recognize the similarities with Harry Styles " Lights Up ",  but more than the similar titles among other things, the tracks share a co-writer and some west coast synth undertones. Lesley and Jeff break down the lyrical context and speculate wildly at what the artists are singing about. Synthesizers, acoustic guitars, and great melodies are interwoven for a couple stand out tracks in 2019. 

Also Discussed ;

- Journey

- Ellie Goulding 

- Haim 

- Halsey

- Britney Spears

- Rostam

- Kid Harpoon

- Pharrell Williams

- Taylor Swift

Reminder ;

Pop Kitchen Christmas Show Dec 8th / 7pm @ The Gray Mare, East Village, NYC . Tix $15 in advance / $20 at the door 

It is finally time. Time to get into the history of Max Martin, from Ace of Base, to his new musical & Juliet, and everything in between. Time to talk about the pop genius who helped launched the careers of Britney Spears & Katy Perry, to name a few.  Time to discuss the music master that is responsible for some of the greatest songs of our time. And its finally time to hear the story of Lesley Roy. Pop Kitchen gets real as Lesley shares her own journey navigating the ups and downs of the music industry... what she learned from Max, what is still a mystery and how all that has impacted her.

It's funny, it's real, it's honest, it's not always what you expect, but it's Pop Kitchen.

DECEMBER 8th, 2019 | 7:00pm | The Gray Mare | East Village, NYC | 

Pop Kitchen's First Annual Christmas Party. 

Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pop-kitchen-presents-a-very-poppy-christmas-tickets-82019692107?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=escb&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing

Also discussed in this episode

- NYSNC

- Backstreet Boys

- Avril Lavigne

- Kelly Clarkson

- Pink

- Justin Timberlake

- Robyn

- Ellie Goulding

- Rent

- Jive Records 

As Taylor releases a new version of her single, Lover, with megastar Shawn Mendes, Lesley and Jeff are led to discuss duets and collaborations like Ed Sheeran and Beyonce's "Perfect ." Is Camilla Cabello jealous that Shawn is Taylor's Lover?? Is this a better collaboration than Billie Eilish and Justin Bieber? Are we just living in a cross marketing music world? Did Freaky Friday create an entire movie genre? (WAIT! what? that has nothing to do with Taylor ??!! ) All this and sooooo much more ......

Also Discussed 

- Scott Harris 

- Elton John 

- Whitney

- Katy Perry

-Britney Spears 

POP KITCHEN CHRISTMAS PARTY. Dec 8th, THE GREY MARE, NYC  !!! SAVE THE DATE ! DETAILS COMING SOON !!!

Omg, we're back again....!!!!! On our first Halloween episode, Lesley and Jeff try to figure out how a song like the Backstreet Boys'  "Everybody" can be so strongly associated with Halloween. But can you discuss Halloween music without talking about "Thriller?"  We think not!!! We talk chromatics, dissonance and using simple bass lines as key features in creating a leading "scary sound."  Other chilling examples include John Carpenter's "Halloween main theme song" Hitchcock's "Psycho" and we might still throw in some Katy Perry. Terrifying!!!!!  Also Discussed  - Clive Caulder - Barry Weiss - Jive Records - Denniz PoP - Marilyn Manson - Alanis Morrisette  - Hitchcock - John Carpenter - 787 Coffee ( East village )

This week, the Gods of Pop demanded we talk about Katy Perry. Lesley and Jeff mystically connect on a mutual favorite Katy track just days before Katy release a surprise new song "Harleys in Hawaii." 

Lesley shares stories of writing and recording with Katy for her own album, Unbeautiful, while Jeff dives into their shared Christian upbringing and its musical influence on Katy’s early writing. They had to talk about it, they had no choice!!!

Also Discussed ;

- Justin Bieber

- Shawn Mendez

- Camila Cabello

- Hillsong Worship

- Daddy Yankee

- Snow 

- Jennifer Knapp 

- Lesley Roy 

- 787 Coffee !!