Words: Legendary Music Editor Craig Marks

07/12/19 • 43 min

Orange Juice for the Ears with Beatie Wolfe

Beatie Wolfe interviews current LA Times Music Editor and former top Editor at Billboard/Spin/Blender Craig Marks about being at the helm of Spin for the rise of Nirvana and the importance of meaningful music journalism and curation in this age of metrics. Listen to this dublab radio show that takes you from suburbia to MTV via the thread of Dirty Mind.

Orange Juice for the Ears with “musical weirdo and visionary” (Vice) Beatie Wolfe explores the power of music across Space, Science, Art, Health, Film & Technology by talking to the leading luminaries in each field from Nobel Prize winners to multi-platinum producers and hearing the music that has most impacted them, their “Orange Juice for the Ears”. Beatie Wolfe is an artist who has beamed her music into space, been appointed a UN Women role model for innovation, and held an acclaimed solo exhibition at the V&A Museum.

Craig Marks’ Orange Juice for the Ears

First song that imprinted? "Hello, Goodbye" by The Beatles
First album that shaped who you are? Dirty Mind by Prince - track played "When You Were Mine"
The music you would send into Space? "Love is Strange" by Mickey and Sylvia
The song you would have at your memorial? "Enjoy Yourself" by The Specials
The album you would pass onto your kids? The B-52's by The B-52's – track played "Dance This Mess Around"

The show opens with “Stumblin In” by Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman, a track Beatie Wolfe most associates with Craig Marks after their reunion karaoke duet at Montero's in Brooklyn.

This show first aired live on LA’s dublab radio. The podcast was mastered by Dean Hovey. For rights reasons, the music in this podcast version is shorter than in the original broadcast.

Craig Marks’ Orange Juice for the Ears

First song that imprinted? "Hello, Goodbye" by The Beatles
First album that shaped who you are? Dirty Mind by Prince - track played "When You Were Mine"
The music you would send into Space? "Love is Strange" by Mickey and Sylvia
The song you would have at your memorial? "Enjoy Yourself" by The Specials
The album you would pass onto your kids? The B-52's by The B-52's – track played "Dance This Mess Around"

The show opens with “Stumblin In” by Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman, a track Beatie Wolfe most associates with Craig Marks after their reunion karaoke duet at Montero's in Brooklyn.

This show first aired live on LA’s dublab radio. The podcast was mastered by Dean Hovey. For rights reasons, the music in this podcast version is shorter than in the original broadcast.

Previous Episode

Space: Nobel Laureate Dr Robert Wilson

Beatie Wolfe interviews Nobel Laureate Dr Robert Wilson about capturing the sound at the birth of our universe (Cosmic Microwave Background) via the Holmdel Horn Antenna and proving the validity of the "Big Bang" theory. Listen to this dublab radio show that takes you from sound to astronomy via the thread of curiosity.

Orange Juice for the Ears with “musical weirdo and visionary” (Vice) Beatie Wolfe explores the power of music across Space, Science, Art, Health, Film & Technology by talking to the leading luminaries in each field from Nobel Prize winners to multi-platinum producers and hearing the music that has most impacted them, their “Orange Juice for the Ears”. Beatie Wolfe is an artist who has beamed her music into space (with Robert Wilson via the “Big Bang” Horn Antenna), been appointed a UN Women role model for innovation, and held an acclaimed solo exhibition at the V&A Museum.

Robert Wilson’s Orange Juice for the Ears

First song that imprinted? Puccini's Madama Butterfly by the Metropolitan Opera
First album that shaped who you are? Graceland by Paul Simon - track played "Graceland"
The music you would send into Space? Already done this with Beatie Wolfe's Raw Space
The song that you most associate with a loved one? “Can't Help Falling In Love” by Elvis Presley
The album you would pass onto your kids? Hobo's Lullaby by Arlo Guthrie - track played "City of New Orleans"

The show opens with “Starman" by David Bowie, a track Beatie Wolfe most associates with Dr Robert Wilson as he is the ultimate star man.

This show first aired live on LA’s dublab radio. The podcast was mastered by Dean Hovey. For rights reasons, the music in this podcast version is shorter than in the original broadcast.

Next Episode

Film: LA’s Indie Director Ross Harris

Beatie Wolfe interviews Ross Harris AKA "rossangeles" (Stones Throw/Elliott Smith filmmaker) about capturing the west coast music scene, some of its unlikely heroes, and the art of storytelling. Listen to this dublab radio show that takes you from Airplane! to Gary Wilson via the thread of family and friendship.

Orange Juice for the Ears with “musical weirdo and visionary” (Vice) Beatie Wolfe explores the power of music across Space, Science, Art, Health, Film & Technology by talking to the leading luminaries in each field from Nobel Prize winners to multi-platinum producers and hearing the music that has most impacted them, their “Orange Juice for the Ears”. Beatie Wolfe is an artist who has beamed her music into space, been appointed a UN Women role model for innovation and held an acclaimed solo exhibition at the V&A Museum. The Barbican is commissioning a new documentary about Beatie's work which will be directed by Ross Harris.

Ross Harris’ Orange Juice for the Ears

First song that imprinted? “Ruby Don’t Take Your Love to Town” by Kenny Rogers
First album that shaped who you are? Revolver by The Beatles - track played “Taxman”
The music you would send into Space? “Starman” by David Bowie
The song you would have at your memorial? “Please Don’t Bury Me" by John Prine
The album you would pass onto your kids? Salad Days by Mac DeMarco - track played “Let Her Go”

The show opens with “Coming Up Roses” by Elliott Smith, a track Beatie Wolfe most associates with Ross Harris as Ross made the “Coming Up Roses” music video for Elliott, in addition to the Oscar-nominated “Miss Misery” and “Plainclothes Man.”

This show first aired live on LA’s dublab radio. The podcast was mastered by Dean Hovey. For rights reasons, the music in this podcast version is shorter than in the original broadcast.