September 30, 2008
Episode 1 - September 30, 2008
BUBBLING UNDER - A weekly look at one standout track making its way up the iTunes charts. This week, we riff on Kings of Leon and "Sex is On Fire" from their newest album, Only By the Night.
THE PRIMETIME EMMYS - In a memorable segment of the televised 60th Primetime Emmy Awards, Josh Groban covered an amazing 40 years of TV theme songs with his hilarious medley. Featuring everything from the sounds of South Park to Love Boat crooning, Josh's performance had us talking about how many great TV theme songs have become stuck in our heads over the years.
BANDS ON TOUR - Each week, we spotlight a great artist currently out on tour. This week, we talk about Brooklyn's TV on the Radio and their art rock forefathers. The band is touring behind their brand-new release, Dear Science, and they just appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman on Friday night.
GENIUS - Every week, we pick one track to run through iTunes' brand new Genius program, which then gives us a playlist of songs that go great together. This week, we dig deeper into TV on the Radio with "Province" a song from their new album.
THE MOTOWN SOUND - Sadly, one of the great pioneers of the Motown sound - Norman Whitfield - passed away this week. We explore the legacy of a man whose contributions to music history have been sampled by artists like the Beastie Boys and Lil Wayne, and covered by everyone from Mary J. Blige to Madonna.
