Stagedive -5- Weekend's Kevin Johnson

05/11/12 • 4 min

Stagedive is a podcast where musicians tell their stories, and their music brings them to life. Kevin Johnson from the band Weekend thought that their tour bus breaking down in the middle of New Jersey was going to completely crumple their career. But instead, thanks to the mischievous Young Prisms, their breakdown achieved the exact opposite. Thanks so much to Weekend and to Kevin! Check out Weekend's new EP, Red--it's awesome.

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Stagedive -4- Thao Nguyen

Stagedive is a podcast where musicians tell their stories, and their music brings them to life. In Thao's family, nobody really talked about anything significant besides what they were going to eat for dinner. And so she was shocked to hear that her grandmother had a dark relationship with her grandfather. So she went back home to interview her grandma and find out more. Thanks so much to Thao Nguyen, who composed the music used here specifically for this piece! Catch more of her genius at Radiolab's live show, where she is performs the live score. She's currently working on a new album, but in the meantime, check out her album, We Brave Bee Stings and All. Thanks also to Snap Judgment, who originally ran this piece.

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Stagedive -6- Justice

Stagedive is a podcast where musicians tell their stories, and their music brings them to life. Justice is now an international sensation, with a Grammy, a gold record and sold-out epic shows across the world. But before they were superstars, they were just a couple of weird kids making strange glitchy noises that nobody could stand. Stagedive tracks their evolution by going behind the scenes of their hit single Waters of Nazareth. Thanks so much to Justice for the interview and for their music. We also used remixes of Waters of Nazareth by Erol Alkan, Pocketvince and TA DA.