In case you missed it, Mark Ronson has been hosting a regular podcast with The Fader, known as The Uncovered Podcast.
Over the course of the series, Ronson interviews many talented individuals or as Ronson describes them: “some of the most influential and groundbreaking musicians in the world, from genre defining stars to avant garde trailblazers”, on their lives and careers.
During each episode, Ronson chats to his guests on the past, present and future, guiding them as they take a little (or not so little) trip down memory lane. He also touches on his guests’ Fader magazine covers and what life was like when the magazine was released.
Ronson begins, “Today I’m talking to one of my heroes, the legendary David Byrne. Byrne graced the cover of the Fader issue 61, in the summer of 2009, almost two decades after his pioneering band Talking Heads had broken up.”
He added, “Today Byrne is still on the cutting edge of music and culture. His incredible concert performance American Utopia was one of the most visceral incredible sounding musicals I’ve ever experienced, it’s already the subject of a film by Spike Lee and set to return to Broadway before the end of the year.”
While introducing Byrne, Ronson also cites the wide and continued influence Byrne has had on current artists and the music landscape. He said, “His influence can be felt as keenly in popular music now, as it has been in any of the past four decades, with artists like Vampire Weekend, St. Vincent, Danny Brown, The 1975 and The Weeknd – all citing Byrne as an inspiration.”
Here’s hoping that Byrne’s American Utopia will hit Australian shores in the very near future. That would definitely be one for the books.
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Listen to the podcast interview below.
