Lifestyle Portugal The Man’s John Gourley grew up in the Alaskan wilderness listening to his parents’ Motown records. His first musical memory is hearing The Beatles ‘Here Comes The Sun’, The Aphex Twin will get him dancing & his favorite live band is Pantera. Read More » Spark Editor June 22, 2023
Lifestyle Lucinda Williams talks about her memoir ‘Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You’, and shares the music that inspired her. From Peter, Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan & Joan Baez to John Coltrane, James Brown & Prince. Read More » Spark Editor June 9, 2023
Lifestyle Film maker and Academy Award® winning documentarian Alex Gibney’s first ’45 was Herman’s Hermits ‘Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter’, his first concert experience was seeing the Jimi Hendrix Experience at age 14 and Prince will get him dancing. Read More » Spark Editor May 26, 2023
Lifestyle Judy Greer’s first musical memory is listening to The Doobie Brothers with her dad, the first single she bought was “Eye Of The Tiger” by Survivor, and Chicago house music is her dance jam. Read More » Spark Editor May 4, 2023
Lifestyle Robert Hilburn’s first assignment for the LA Times was covering Johnny Cash’s Folsom Prison concerts. His first record purchase was Bill Haley’s ‘Rock Around the Clock’, his favorite artist is John Prine, and his musical guilty pleasure is ABBA! Read More » Spark Editor April 12, 2023
Lifestyle Zach Braff’s dad loved movies, it was perhaps inevitable that after the success of his TV series ‘Scrubs’ that he’d turn to film. His debut, ‘Garden State’ had a killer soundtrack. His first album was by Sheena Easton; his first concert? Rush at MSG. Read More » Spark Editor March 22, 2023
Lifestyle Steve Kilbey talks about playing in cover bands before forming and finding international success with The Church. A life derailed by a brutal heroin addiction, and the music of his life including his favorite song The Beatles’ ‘Strawberry Fields’ Read More » Spark Editor March 16, 2023
Music Author Susan Orlean On New Book “On Animals” and Why Neil Diamond Deserves a Shot Read More » Spark Editor April 1, 2022
Markets And Investment Mainstay L.A. Radio DJ Nic Harcourt On the Art of the Interview Read More » Spark Editor March 17, 2022
Music Spark Radio by Nic Harcourt: New Music from Diane Coffee, Girlpool and More Read More » Nic Harcourt February 26, 2022
