This Song – KUTX

Leslie Sisson, Karen Skloss and Rozie Castoe of Moving Panoramas all talk about songs that changed them and contributed to the sound of Moving Panoramas.

Holly Miranda talks about how a song she heard as a teenager opened her up to being open. Musician and "how did I get here" host, Johnny Goudie, discusses a song from his teens that made him long for longing. And KUTX David Ramirez tells about a song he fell in love with in 4th grade that still inspires him today.

Max Frost and Nakia talk about songs that helped them find their artistic voices.

Laura Marling and photographer Todd Wolfson talk about songs that gave them a greater understanding of freedom and transcendence.

Crooks' guitar player Ryan Goebel, trumpet and percussion player Doug Day, accordion player Anthony Ortiz Junior, drummer Joey Bybee and songwriter/guitar player Josh Mazor all talk about all the various influences they bring to their raucous mix of country, rock and conjunto.

Country music collaborators Brennen Leigh and Noel McKay talk about musical experiences they had as kids that are still influencing their lives today. Drummer, Lisa Pankratz, describes how a classic song that inspires the way she approaches her music.

John Flansburgh and John Linnell from They Might Be Giants tell about the impact of the Batman theme and a evolving charm of a song from a record inspired by the Pogo cartoon. Along the way, they also chat about kid record collections and the power of riffs and lyrics.

Chaz Bundick, aka Toro y Moi aka Les Sins, and Gordon Moakes, who played bass with Bloc Party and now plays with Young Legionnaire spoke about songs and records that showed them the possibilities of where they could take their music.

Hal Ketchum discusses how the music of Van Morrison has inspired him since his days as a teenage drummer playing rowdy clubs. And Pokey LaFarge talks about how Lefty Frizzel's imperfect yet compelling singing influenced his own music.

Members of Magna Carda talk about each of their important songs--everything from the Soulquarians to Sir Duke.

Brian Beattie talks about a song that blew him away and made a shelf in his brain, Kathy McCarty talks about a song that opened her up to the possibility that songwriting wasn't just for people from the olden times, and Ray Benson explores a song that showed him the power of one note played with emotion.

Welcome to the first ever “This Song” podcast! Mojo Nixon talks about why “Sweet Soul Music” by Arthur Conley is the song that still makes him feel like an exuberant 10-year-old. Kat Edmonson dicusses how Henry Mancini’s “Peter Gunn” inspired her recording of “Rainy Day Woman.” Aaron Behrens, the former Ghostland Observatory singer, talks about how when he was a kid, Curtis Mayfield’s “We People Darker Than Blue” from the Dead Presidents Volume 2 soundtrack opened his eyes to the possibilities of music.