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We’ve taken two previously-aired interviews from Leon Bridges and Gary Clark Jr. and put them together to draw a direct line of influence from one artist to another. Leon Bridges explains how hearing a Gary Clark Jr. song inspired him to pursue music, and then Gary Clark Jr. describes the impact of Tupac's "Krazy." Expect an “epic flow chart of inspiration” sometime in the future. The post This Song: Leon Bridges // Gary Clark Jr. appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Members of Brooklyn-based Sunflower Bean explore the music that inspires them -- from Brian Wilson and Devo to Beach Fossils and Tonstartssbanht -- while also talking about club scenes with a social conscience, what makes a perfect combination of art and commerce, and the attraction of listening to a musical genius’ decent into darkness. The post This Song: Sunflower Bean appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Bridie Monds-Watson, aka SOAK, explains how how Pink Floyd's "Fearless" helped influence her songwriting and allowed her to envision how expansive recording and production could be. Then songwriting duo Josh King and Jesse Hester from the Austin band Burgess Meredith explore the depth and breadth of their Beatlemania from the early pre-Beatles recordings of the Quarrymen to the good heartbreak of "Yesterday." The post This Song: SOAK // Burgess Meredith appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Andra Day begins her This Song conversation by extolling the virtues of Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit," Then Nashville-based singer-songwriter Adia Victoria talks of how her journey from a stifling small-town life to a life in the arts was inspired by Fiona Apple's "Fast As You Can." The post This Song: Andra Day // Adia Victoria appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

On this edition we talk with Austin's own Adrian Quesada about 90s hip hop and Django Django's Tommy Grace tells us about his first experience with Josh Wink's "Higher State of Consciousness". The post This Song: Tommy Grace of Django Django // Adrian Quesada appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

BØRNS talk about Electric Light Orchestra's “Turn To Stone,” Jeff Lynn’s writing style, guilty pleasures and how he approaches the songwriting process. Then Carrie Fussell from Austin’s own Calliope Musicals talks about “Tightrope” and gushes about the entire ELO album “A New World Record. Finally Calliope Musical's co-founder and drummer Josh Bickley explains how the lyrics of a very non drum centric Blind Melon song won over his very drum centric heart. The post This Song: BØRNS // Calliope Musicals appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

San Fermin bandleader Ellis Ludwig-Leone first heard Paul Simon's album Graceland when he was five years old. Listen as he describes why he loves the record and how it's stuck with him throughout his musical journey. Then John and Tracy Dell from the Austin band El Tule explain how music by bands like La Sonora Dinamita, Celso Piña, and Fruko y sus Tesos helped them find their sound as a band. The post This Song: San Fermin // El Tule appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Robert Delong explains how hearing "Stardust" on a a cassette taped version of Orson Wells "War of the Worlds" got him interested in harmony and songwriting. Then John Chao explains how inadequate record store categorization lead him to his hearing the album “Kiko” by Los Lobos and inspired some his best work. The post This Song: Robert Delong // John Chao of Misha appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Black Pistol Fire Drummer Eric Owen likes the simple grooves but he didn't know it until he heard Nirvana's "In Bloom." Hear about this revelation and how the song lead him to finally learn to play the drums. Then the owners of Austin's Modern Outsider Records, Erin and Chip Adams, talk about how Suede's "Heroine" and The Cure's "Close to Me" set them, in their own ways, on a course to loving songs that were off the beaten path, record collecting and finally starting their own record label. The post This Song: Eric Owen of Black Pistol Fire // Modern Outsider Records appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Saintseneca's Zac Little explains how Paul McCartney's "Uncle Albert" showed him what how expansive making a recording could be. Then Sons of Bill explore how songs by Woody Guthrie, John Prine and Bill Evan's Trio blew their minds and describe what it's like to play in a band with your brothers. The post This Song: Zac Little of Saintseneca // Sons of Bill appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

"Song Exploder's" Hrishikesh Hirway explains how hearing "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. Basia Bulat explains why a live version of Sam Cooke's "Bring It On Home To Me," changed her life. The post This Song: Hrishikesh Hirway // Basia Bulat appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Hear Alessia Cara explain how she's inspired by the music of Amy Winehouse and Drake and what her current creative life is like. Then lThandiwe and Niambi Sala of the New York based hip hop duo Oshun explain how songs by Outkast and Billie Holiday helped them realize what it was they wanted to do with their own music. The post This Song: Alessia Cara // OSHUN appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

John Doe talks about how hearing Lead Belly gave him a glimpse of the weirdness and darkness that lay beyond the mainstream. Then Jeff Klein from My Jerusalem talks about how a song by The Replacements took him from Neil Diamond and hair bands into the world of music that he genuinely loved and that would eventually inspire him to make music of his own. The post This Song: John Doe // Jeff Klein appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Thao Nguyen from Thao and the Get Down Stay Down talks about her love for Lucinda Williams' "Drunken Angel" and the power of the "good hurt." Then the members of the Austin band BUHU talk about everything from the importance of good headphones to the placement of Dave Grohl's drumming to the necessity of love in music. The post This Song: Thao Nguyen // BUHU appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Bob Boilen, host of NPR's All Songs Considered, talks about the Beatles "A Day in the Life" which totally opened his mind up to the expansive capabilities of music and art. Then Austin artist Mobley explores how Kanye West's "808's and Heartbreak" showed him how important emotion and vulnerability in music could be. The post This Song: Bob Boilen // Mobley appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

M. Ward explores how John Fahey's record "The Yellow Princess" showed him that an artist could say everything he wanted using only one acoustic guitar. Then Dana Falconberry explains how the songs she learned while playing with Redding Hunter in the band "Peter and the Wolf" changed her approach to music. The post This Song: M. Ward // Dana Falconberry appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

White Denim's James Petralli explains how the Grateful Dead's "That's It For the Other One" helped him realize how he wanted to approach both the guitar and the recording studio. Then Bayonne explores how The Beach Boys' "God Only Knows" showed him how powerful openness and vulnerability in music could be. The post This Song: James Petralli of White Denim // Bayonne appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Eugene Mirman explains why he chose to incorporate music into his latest release and stage show and talks about the music that inspires him...or doesn't. Then Elliot Frazier and Daniel Corborn of Ringo Deathstarr talk about how hearing Nirvana and Rage Against the Machine when they were kids helped them see that they could make music that was discordant, distorted and totally satisfying. The post This Song: Eugene Mirman // Ringo Deathstarr appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Butch Vig talks about how seeing the Who perform "My Generation" on the Smothers Brothers made him want to be become a drummer, and showed him the kind of energy he would later help others capture in the studio. Along the way talks about what it means to be a producer and about his new documentary "The Smart Studios Story." The post This Song: SXSW Extra! Butch Vig appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Mark Mothersbaugh describes in vivid detail what is was like to see the Beatles for the first time on Ed Sullivan. Then Sabrina Ellis and Andrew Cashen from A Giant Dog and Sweet Spirit talk about the the riffs and raw power of Iggy Pop, the songwriting of Regina Spektor how they came to write songs together. The post This Song: Mark Mothersbaugh // Sabrina Ellis and Andrew Cashen appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.