The stories behind the songs

Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 9:42 PM
Logan Molen in Music, NPR, Neko Case, Tony Visconti, audio

Passing along a couple of cool music-production podcasts that caught my fancy:

• A "Record Producers" overview of Tony Visconti, the famed producer behind hits from David Bowie, T Rex, Thin Lizzy, Morrissey and Paul McCartney.  "The Record Producers" was a British series that profiled famous producers, but this Visconti installment is the only one I can find (I'm open to any help in finding others, or even the original series). The podcast goes by quickly but is loads of fun, including a bit on Visconti hiring him to do an orchestral score but refusing to let him know any other details about the song (turned out to be "Band on the Run"). 
• NPR is following Neko Case as she pieces together her new album. Based on the first installment, this could be a long process because we learn Case doesn't come to the studio with ideas in hand. Instead, she patches things together over time, stitching with her mood. And based on where her head is at now, this may be an enlightening look into one of alternative music's most engaging artists. 

Article originally appeared on LoganMolen.com (https://www.loganmolen.com/).