This Song

This Song episodes:

• 04.30.2020

  This Song: Beth Ditto (Rerun)

  In this rerun from 2018, Beth Ditto, former lead singer of the band Gossip, talks about how Nina Simone's "Mississippi Goddam" helped her grapple with complex feelings about her home state, Arkansas. She also talks about returning home after heartbreak...

  
• 04.16.2020

  This Song: Liz Phair (Rerun)

  In this rerun from 2018, Liz Phair talks about hearing The Soft Boys "I Wanna Destroy You," revisiting her 1991 Girly-Sound Tapes and 1993 debut album, and parenting realities.

  
• 04.02.2020

  This Song: John Prine (Rerun)

  John Prine explains how Bob Dylan's "The Lonsesome Death of Hattie Carroll" changed his life and goes in depth about his own songwriting process for his album "The Tree of Forgiveness."

  
• 03.26.2020

  This Song: Thao and The Get Down Stay Down

  Thao Nguyen from Thao and the Get Down Stay Down talks to host Elizabeth McQueen about the inspiration behind her new song "Temple," and about what it was like to release music during a pandemic. She also shares how...

  
• 03.19.2020

  This Song: Kathy Valentine

  Kathy Valentine, bass player in the seminal 80s all-girl rock group the Go-Go's, recently wrote a memoir titled All I Ever Wanted. In this episode of, Kathy explains what "Sunshine of Your Love" by Cream taught her about herself...

  
• 03.02.2020

  This Song: St. Vincent (Rerun)

  In this episode, St. Vincent explores how music from early Disney films helped her lay the foundation for beauty and wonder in her life and work. She also explains why she approached the songs on Masseduction with a Disney-esque lack...

  
• 03.02.2020

  This Song: Metric

  Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw from  Metric talk about  hearing "Teardrop" by Massive Attack early in their musical partnership and how it inspired them, terrified them and helped them find a collaborative way of making music that still works for...

  
• 03.02.2020

  This Song: Jackie Venson (Rerun)

  In this episode of This Song, originally published last February, Jackie Venson talks about how "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from Evita changed the way she listened to music and thought about herself.

  
• 12.12.2019

  This Song: Introducing The Song Confessional Podcast!

  This week we have a special treat for you! A full episode of the new Song Confessional Podcast! In  this episode you'll hear a tale of family, weed and secrets, the song it inspired written by Brooklyn based Vlad Holiday,...

  
• 11.21.2019

  This Song: Devendra Banhart

  Devendra Bahnart talks about how hearing "Just Another Diamond Day" by Vashti Bunyan  when he was busking on the streets of Paris comforted him  with a feeling of motherly love that he still turns to today and how themes of...

  
• 11.14.2019

  This Song: King Princess

  King Princess describes how  listening to "Cosmic Dancer" by T. Rex as a kid made her feel seen, helped her understand her gender and  showed her how music could transport the listener to another place and time.

  
• 11.07.2019

  This Song: Matt and Kim

  Indie electronic duo Matt and Kim talk about how "The Mullet Burden" by The Dillinger Escape Plan showed them how intense music could be.

  
• 10.31.2019

  This Song: La Marisoul from La Santa Cecilia

  La Marisoul, lead singer and songwriter for the band La Santa Cecilia explains how  Mercedes Sosa's version of "Yo vengo a ofrecer mi corazon" by Fito Páez helped her understand what a powerful tool music could be for connection and...

  
• 10.24.2019

  This Song: Shura

  British singer, songwriter and producer Shura explains why My Bloody Valentine terrified her and intrigued her she she heard it for the first time, what it's like to write an entire album of love songs and why she felt like...

  
• 10.22.2019

  Introducing The Breaks!

  This Song host Elizabeth McQueen has been helping produce a new podcast called The Breaks.  Every Saturday from 10pm-1am, Confucius and Fresh host a hip-hop show on KUTX called The Breaks. And now every Monday at 2pm the world can hear...

  
• 10.17.2019

  This Song: FINNEAS

  Singer, songwriter and producer Finneas O'Connell not only writes and produces music with his sister Billie Eilish, but also makes his own music under the name FINNEAS. Listen as he explains why he loved "Holy Sh*t" by Father John Misty...

  
• 10.10.2019

  This Song: Carrie Brownstein from Sleater-Kinney

  Carrie Brownstein explains how "Stay" by Rhianna inspired her to write the last track on Sleater-Kinney's latest record,"Broken."

  
• 08.29.2019

  This Song: Ezra Koenig from Vampire Weekend

  Ezra Koenig, lead singer and songwriter for the band Vampire Weekend, explains why he recently became obsessed with  "I Don't Think Much About Her No More" by country singer and songwriter Mickey Newbury and explores what it was like to...

  
• 06.26.2019

  This Song: Krissy Teegerstrom on “Mojo Pin” by Jeff Buckley

  On the last episode of This Song until the fall, Krissy Teegerstrom, a self-made artist, creative consultant, podcaster, and designer at Featherweight Studio talks about how listening to "Mojo Pin" by Jeff Buckley transported her to a place beyond the...

  
• 06.18.2019

  Black Pumas’ Eric Burton on “(Sittin’ On)The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding

  On this episode of This Song, Elizabeth McQueen sits down with Eric Burton, the lead singer of Black Pumas to talk about what he learned about honesty an connection from Otis Redding's "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay" and...

  
• 06.12.2019

  This Song: Tiarra Girls on “Just a Girl” by No Doubt

  Austin based sisters Tori, Tiffany and Sofia Baltierra have been playing as the Tiarra Girls since they were in elementary and middle school. Listen as they describe how seeing the video for No Doubt's "Just a Girl" influenced them all...

  
• 06.05.2019

  This Song: Rhett Miller (rerun)

  Musician, writer, and frontman for Old 97’s Rhett Miller launched his own podcast “Wheel’s Off With Rhett Miller” earlier this year.  In it, he talks to artists about what it’s really like to live a creative life. In this 2017...

  
• 06.05.2019

  This Song: Strand of Oaks on “Lazarus” by David Bowie

  Timothy Showalter, who leads the folk-rock band Strand of Oaks describes how hearing David Bowie's "Lazarus" at the end of the recording process helped him see how powerful documenting dark times could be.

  
• 05.29.2019

  This Song: The Bishops on “Soundtrack to My Life” by Kid Cudi

  Our May Artist of the Month- The Bishops explain that hearing "Soundtrack to My Life" by Kid Cudi for the first time as middle schoolers changed what they thought hip-hop music could be.

  
• 05.22.2019

  This Song: Thea Wood on “Bad Reputation” by Joan Jett

  Writer and entrepreneur Thea Wood describes how hearing Joan Jett's "Bad Reputation" while watching the documentary of the same name  reignited her passion for music and inspired her to create the "Backstage Chats With Women in Music" podcast as well as...

  
• 05.08.2019

  This Song: The Teeta on “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen

  Austin rapper The Teeta breaks down all the reasons he loves "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen and how it influenced the direction he took on "Rain" from his latest record  Teeta World.

  
• 05.01.2019

  This Song: Pocket Sounds

  Austin's Pocket Sounds is the solo project of singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and arranger Mike St Clair. Listen as he describes how hearing Dionne Warwick's version of the Burt Bacharach/Hal David classic "Do You Know the Way to San Jose"  at...

  
• 04.26.2019

  This Song: Citizen Cope

  Citizen Cope details how his emotional connections to legends such as Randy Newman and Trouble Funk aided his understanding of the powerful energy that music can have. Cope then goes on to discusses how his experiences of the last seven...

  
• 04.24.2019

  This Song: GRiZ on Disney’s “Fantasia”

  Producer and multi-instrumentalist GRiZ explains how seeing Disney's "Fanstasia"as a child helped him understand music's ability to take the listener on an emotional journey and piqued his interest in making music on the computer. The listen as he explains why...

  
• 04.17.2019

  This Song: Ian Graham from The Well on “Ocean Size” by Jane’s Addiction

  Ian Graham,  guitarist, songwriter and singer for the Austin psych metal band The Well, describes how hearing "Ocean Size" by Jane's Addiction when he was a kid showed him how powerfully music could convey a feeling by  transporting him "to...

  
• 04.10.2019

  This Song: Cautious Clay On “B.O.B” by Outkast

  Cautious Clay explains how the video for Outkast's "B.O.B" blew his mind as a 7 year old and tells us how that experience continues to have a profound impact on his own work, especially on his new project "Table of...

  
• 04.03.2019

  This Song: Patty Griffin on “Secret World” by Peter Gabriel

  Patty Griffin latest record "Patty Griffin" is a gorgeous acoustic exercise in vulnerability.  Listen as she explores all the ways that Peter Gabriel's  "Secret World" impacted her life and her music.

  
• 03.29.2019

  This Song: Jenny Lewis on “Govinda Jai Jai” by Alice Coltrane

  Jenny Lewis' describes the effect that hearing  "Govinda Jai Jai" by Alice Coltrane while on a road trip across California with Jim James and Gary Burden had on her spirit and on her approach to her new record "On the...

  
• 03.27.2019

  This Song: Warren Hood on “High Hill” by Uncle Walt’s Band

  Warren Hood describes how hearing the song "High Hill" gave him a deep appreciation for the music of Uncle Walt's band while helping him process his grief around the loss of his father.

  
• 03.20.2019

  This Song: Amanda Palmer on Nick Cave’s “Magneto”

  Amanda Palmer explores how seeing Nick Cave's performance of "Magneto" in the documentary "On More Time With Feeling" showed her how powerful inviting an audience into deeply personal experiences could be. "The ability too walk into the...

  
• 03.06.2019

  This Song: Moving Panoramas Return

  Cara Tillman, vocalist and instrumentalist from Moving Panoramas, describes the joy that Elton John's "Burn Down the Mission" brings her, followed by guitarist Rosie Castoe exploring her life long love of Peter Gabriel's "Steam." And lead singer and songwriter...

  
• 03.02.2019

  This Song: Allison Moorer

  Allison Moorer Moorer describes how "Every Breath You Take"  by the Police gave her a window into an entire other world of music, and helped her define herself apart from her family.

  
• 03.02.2019

  This Song: Meredith Goldstein

  Meredith Goldstein is host of the Love Letters podcast, the love advice columnist and entertainment writer for the Boston Globe and one of host Elizabeth McQueen's oldest and dearest friends.  In this episode she explores all the reasons she loves...

  
• 02.27.2019

  This Song: Jungle

  On this episode, Josh Lloyd-Watson and Tom McFarland of British electronic pop outfit Jungle, tell us about the Jai Paul's "Jasmine," and how it helped their band get comfortable with sonic experimentation.

  
• 02.20.2019

  This Song: Bayonne (rerun)

  Bayonne, KUTX's Artist of the Month, explains how "God Only Knows" by the Beach Boys taught him the power of vulnerability and openness and how to embrace it in his own music.

  
• 02.13.2019

  This Song: Jackie Venson

  Jackie Venson explains how seeing "Don't Cry For Me Argentina," from the movie Evita, changed the way she listened to music and the way she saw herself.

  
• 02.06.2019

  This Song: Sahana Srinivasan of Brainchild

  Sahana Srinivasan, host of the popular Netflix science show for kids Brainchild explains how listening to "Where Will I Go" by Sweet Valley helped her find her voice a young artist. She also tells us about the artistic journey that...

  
• 01.30.2019

  This Song: Dana Falconberry (rerun)

  Dana Falconberry talks about the profound impact being in the band "Peter and the Wolf" when she first moved to Austin. It's two Austin musicians, talking how Austin Music changed their lives. Enjoy!

  
• 01.23.2019

  This Song: Shy Beast

  Shy Beast front woman Mariclaire Glaeser describes how the music of the Cardigans helped her navigate a difficult childhood, bond with her older brother and find her musical way.

  
• 01.16.2019

  This Song: Sharon Van Etten

  Sharon Van Etten explores how how listening to Neil Young's "Harvest" as a kid helped her connect with her father. She also shares how her own experiences with parenthood pushed her to pursue her own music again after a long...

  
• 01.09.2019

  This Song: KT Tunstall

  Scottish singer/songwriter KT Tunstall tells us how seeing Beck's Loser on MTV as a kid pushed her to pursue her own music and how his willingness to experiment with styles and genres continues to inspire her.

  
• 12.26.2018

  This Song: Hrishikesh Hirway // Thao Nguyen

  Hrishikesh Hirway describes how hearing Asha Bhosle’s “Yeh Hai Reshmi Zulfon Ka Andhera,” at the age of 6 helped him understand a feeling that he would be able to draw inspiration from for his entire life. Then Thao Nguyen explains...

  
• 12.19.2018

  This Song: Nik Ewing, aka Chewing, of Local Natives

  Nik Ewing, leader of the band Chewing and bass player and vocalist for Local Natives, explains why he chose to cover Dennis Wilson's solo album "Pacific Ocean Blue" in it's entirety. This project is part of Turntable Kitchen's Sounds Delicious...

  
• 12.12.2018

  This Song: Charlie Faye

  Austin based singer and songwriter Charlie Faye describes how her childhood love of "Be My Baby" by the Ronettes helped her find her musical way and how it inspired the band's new single "I Don't Need No Baby."

  
• 12.05.2018

  This Song: Parquet Courts

  Andrew Savage from Parquet Courts loves karaoke. Hear from whence that love springs, how that love led him to Roxy Music and why he love that band's song "Re-Make / Re-Model."