Shane Nicholson is one of Australia’s finest Americana singer-songwriters and producers, an ARIA and Golden Guitar winner whose new album ‘Hell Breaks Loose’ is one of the most memed record covers of 2015. He’s also an out and proud Billy Joel fan, and today he and I gush and defend the great man’s 1978 album “52nd Street”.

We talk about how listening to Billy Joel brings back Shane’s treasured childhood memories, why Billy Joel is to NYC what Springsteen is to New Jersey, the song “Honesty” and why it’s really about the difficulty of accepting praise, Joel’s talent as a mimic of other artists and how one of Shane’s new songs almost ended up sound a bit too much like BJ.

My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album’s influence on their own music.

Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and photographer from Sydney, Australia who has worked in the music industry since 2007. He directed the the feature music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts (out now!) and the feature film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins, in addition to many commercials and music videos.

If you’ve got any feedback or suggestions, drop us a line at myfavoritealbumpodcast@gmail.com.

My Favorite Album #87 - Shane Nicholson On Billy Joel '52nd St'

‘Whispering’ Bob Harris is one of the most iconic voices in British rock broadcasting, with an incredible career over four decades including ‘Sounds of the Seventies’, ‘The Old Grey Whistle Test’ and his current home at ‘Bob Harris Country’ on BBC Radio 2. Today he joins host Jeremy Dylan to reveal why Love’s seminal 1967 album ‘Forever Changes’ is his favorite of all time.

How did the legendary John Peel introduce Bob to the album? Why did Arthur Lee elude Bob as an interview subject for decades? How did confronting lyrical content of the album make it stand out from the other records of the Summer of Love? Was 1967 the greatest ever year for pop music? Was Love really a band or was it all about frontman Arthur Lee? And what does Lee have in common with modern country superstar Kacey Musgraves?

Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes here or in other podcasting apps by copying/pasting our RSS feed - http://myfavoritealbum.libsyn.com/rss

My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album’s influence on their own music.

Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and photographer from Sydney, Australia who has worked in the music industry since 2007. He directed the the feature music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts (out now!) and the feature film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins, in addition to many commercials and music videos.

If you’ve got any feedback or suggestions, drop us a line at myfavoritealbumpodcast@gmail.com.

My Favorite Album #85 Whispering Bob Harris On Love 'Forever Changes'

Grammy winning singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves talks her love iconic iconoclast John Prine and his self-titled debut album. Kacey talks about performing with Prine, playing him the song she wrote about him, how his approach to lyric writing inspired her own songs, why she put her Grammy in a Prine exhibit in the Country Music Hall of Fame, and wonders why people keep thinking her and Prine’s songs are about weed.

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Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes here or in other podcasting apps by copying/pasting our RSS feed - http://myfavoritealbum.libsyn.com/rss

My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album’s influence on their own music.

Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and photographer from Sydney, Australia who has worked in the music industry since 2007. He directed the the feature music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts (out now!) and the feature film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins, in addition to many commercials and music videos.

If you’ve got any feedback or suggestions, drop us a line at myfavoritealbumpodcast@gmail.com

My Favorite Album #101. Kacey Musgraves On John Prine

Best known as the French drummer for West Australian psychedelic-disco-rockers Tame Impala, Julien Barbagallo is also a skilful singer/songwriter who creates his own form of what he calls ‘manicured pop’ music.

We talk about how April March’s 1999 album ‘Chrominance Decoder’ turned him from a Britpop fan into an appreciator of French creativity, how to appreciate music when you can’t understand the music, his love for intricate production and arrangements, why he moved to Melbourne but still writes about France, why Tame Impala’s “Currents” is such a unique and terrific album, how much freedom he has to be creative with the drum parts Kevin Parker wrote and how he got the rarest of all things - an apology from Oasis.

Listen in the player above or download the episode by clicking here.

Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes here or in other podcasting apps by copying/pasting our RSS feed - http://myfavoritealbum.libsyn.com/rss

My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album’s influence on their own music.

Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and photographer from Sydney, Australia who has worked in the music industry since 2007. He directed the the feature music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts (out now!) and the feature film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins, in addition to many commercials and music videos.

If you’ve got any feedback or suggestions, drop us a line at myfavoritealbumpodcast@gmail.com.

My Favorite Album #107 - Julien Barbagallo (Tame Impala) On April March 'Chrominance Decoder'

Americana super-producer Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson, Chris Isaak, Corb Lund, Chris Stapleton) talks about the innovation and inspiration of The Beatles ‘Revolver’, the greatest album of all time.

Why was listening to the Beatles Dave’s way of rebelling? How did the closing track 'Tomorrow Never Knows’ influence 90s British music? How did Dave first turn from band member to producer? Why can’t he ever replicate his collaboration with Jason Isbell on ‘Southeastern’? How did the production techniques of 'Revolver’ influence Dave’s production of Sturgill Simpson? And what would Dave do if he got the chance to produce Paul McCartney?

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Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes here or in other podcasting apps by copying/pasting our RSS feed - http://myfavoritealbum.libsyn.com/rss

My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album’s influence on their own music.

Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and photographer from Sydney, Australia who has worked in the music industry since 2007. He directed the the feature music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts (out now!) and the feature film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins, in addition to many commercials and music videos.

If you’ve got any feedback or suggestions, drop us a line at myfavoritealbumpodcast@gmail.com.

My Favorite Album #103. Producer Dave Cobb On The Beatles 'Revolver'

G'day I'm Craig Mazin, welcome to Scriptnotes

Gday Im Craig Mazin

Filmmaker based in Sydney, Australia. Writer/director and reluctant producer behind the documentary "Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts" and "Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins". Host of podcast 'My Favorite Album with Jeremy Dylan'.
Also involved in the Australian music industry for seven years, as Multimedia Marketing Manager at concert promoters and artist management company Entertainment Edge.