Strong Songs

Strong Songs

Music: it's good. On each episode of Strong Songs, host Kirk Hamilton takes listeners inside a piece of music, breaking it down and figuring out what makes it work.

March 08, 2024x
2
00:56:3751.85 MB

"Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden

No one sings like you anymore.

February 23, 2024x
1
00:53:5449.35 MB

"In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel

The light, the heat.

February 09, 202400:27:4925.48 MB

Some Bonus Beatles Covers

"Strong Covers, Vol. 2" tackled three great covers of three great Beatles songs, but there are always more covers to talk about.

February 02, 202400:05:034.63 MB

Season Six Announcement!

Kirk shares some dates and details about the upcoming season of Strong Songs.

January 26, 202400:22:5320.96 MB

The Genius of Sonny Rollins (and Max Roach)

There's always more to say about Sonny Rollins, and there's always more to say about Max Roach.

January 12, 202400:19:3417.91 MB

Weird Al For Nothin' And Your Jokes For Free

Talking about "Weird Al" Yankovic is kinda like talking about the entire last four decades of pop music.

December 29, 202300:22:0920.28 MB

How Clyde Stubblefield Evolved Funk Drumming

It's time to give the drummer some... more.

December 15, 2023x
11
01:05:3960.12 MB

The Band: The Last Waltz

Let's end Season Five with one of the greatest musical goodbyes of all time.

December 01, 2023x
10
00:59:0354.07 MB

Phish, Evanescence, and a Taylor Swift Dispute

Dear Strong Songs: How do you count... to mailbag?

November 17, 2023x
9
01:04:0358.64 MB

Strong Solos, Vol. 2: Electric Guitar-aloo

Four solos; four decades of the electric guitar.