Music therapist, author and speaker Jennifer Buchanan joins me this week on NSTS to discuss her new book, entitled Wellness, Wellplayed: The Power of a Playlist. The book focuses on how music playlists can improve mental health, making Jennifer pretty much my ideal guest.

Jennifer and I talk about first concerts, being brought to tears by music, pre-Alanis Morrisette Alanis, the ultimate feelgood song of all time, and the staying power of Shaun Cassidy.  

Buchanan’s playlist:

Shaun Cassidy – Da Doo Ron Ron   

Whitney Houston – Greatest Love of All  

Alanis Morrisette – All I Really Want

Adele – Rolling in the Deep

Bob Marley – Three Little Birds

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Last year Alex Huard, host of Release Day, and I created a video series called Thursday Night Record Club, where I introduce Alex, who is a rock fan but substantially younger than I am, to some records from my day he wasn’t previously familiar with – Van Halen, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, the Stones, and others. This week, he’s my guest on NSTS to talk about the songs he discovered as we recorded TNRC that made his skin vibrate. 

Huard’s playlist:

Led Zeppelin – Your Time is Gonna Come

Van Halen – Somebody Get Me a Doctor

Aerosmith – Seasons of Wither

The Rolling Stones – Can’t You Hear Me Knocking

The Rolling Stones – Exile on Main Street (entire album)

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Happy New Year! NSTS kicks off 2022 with music biz veteran and indie act champion Darryl Hurs. 

Darryl has been a massive supporter of independent artists for decades, and he provides some fascinating insights on today’s music industry and what it means to be an indie artist in the digital age. We also chat about grunge deep cuts, Eddie Vedder being the last surviving grunge singer, how U2 took over the world, and Prince as a guitar player. 

Hurs’ playlist:

Olivia Vedder – I Am My Father’s Daughter

Glen Hansard – Falling Slowly

Prince – Purple Rain

U2 – Kite

Temple of the Dog – Times of Trouble

Harm and Ease – Cut Me Loose

Alice In Chains – Nutshell

Pearl Jam – Indifference  

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