In the premiere episode, American singer-songwriter Steve Earle candidly addresses many of the subjects related to his passions: songwriting, Townes Van Zandt, the elusive nature of art and love, drug addiction and the death penalty.
This episode features legendary singer and drummer from The Band, Levon Helm. Since surviving cancer of the vocal chords, he has been hosting The Midnight Ramble Sessions, an evening of music at a home studio in Woodstock, New York.
This episode features The Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart, who has flourished as a solo artist, painter, bandleader and author. He shares his thoughts about music, art, space, vibrations, percussion, the Big Bang, The Grateful Dead, painting, bonsai, and the impromptu miracle of true collaborative improvisation.
In this episode, former Eurythmics member Dave Stewart showcases his photography exhibit at the Morrison Hotel Gallery in New York's Bowery district. Dave discusses his humble origins in Sunderland, his early love for blues music and Bob Dylan, his creative output with The Eurythmics, his lifelong pursuit to capture art's vanishing "tinkerbell", his photography, and his passion for artistic collaboration.
In this episode, English musician/songwriter Billy Bragg speaks about the role of political music in society, overcoming cynicism, the death of his father, of engaging his audience politically, his profound love for all things Smokey Robinson, and the elusive alchemical art of finding a great song hidden deep, down inside.
Hot on the heels of their brilliant new album The Eternal, "Innovators in Music" caught up with alternative band Sonic Youth for interviews and a live show in mid-tour form in Kansas City, MO.
