Tuner
Tuner is a podcast about music hosted by Brian Barone and John Lagomarsino. They go inside your favorite pop songs to find out what makes them tick, and why we really like them. New episodes released every other Monday.
- Update frequency
- every 21 days
- Average duration
- 16 minutes
- Episodes
- 13
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2016
#13: Same Old Song and Dancehall
When Rihanna released her song “Work,” one publication described its style as “tropical house-flavored.” That didn’t sit well with today’s special guest, music writer Bianca Gracie, who argued that t…
00:17:55 |
Fri 29 Jul 2016
#12: House of the Rising Hanson
Hanson’s “MMMBop”—one version of it, anyway—turned twenty years old this March. While discussing the anniversary in a recent interview, the Hanson brothers revealed that we’ve all been singing it wro…
00:16:23 |
Mon 16 May 2016
#11: With a Little Helper from My Friends
More often than not, April Fools’ jokes just aren’t that funny. Especially when they’re part of a company’s branding strategy. But this year General Mills bucked that trend with the release of a five…
00:13:12 |
Mon 04 Apr 2016
#10: Here, There, and Everywhere You Look
The opening of ABC’s “Full House” is full of memorable moments: the Golden Gate Bridge, the beautiful old house, the family out on a picnic. But most memorable of all is the show’s theme song, “Every…
00:15:30 |
Fri 04 Mar 2016
#9: Can You Seal the Love Tonight
Fans love to debate musical genres: which ones we like, which ones we don’t, which songs fit into which genres—you know the drill. But, it turns out, genre is really hard to define. This week, we use…
00:16:44 |
Mon 08 Feb 2016
#8: Ain't No Valli Low Enough
In the pantheon of pop classics, Frankie Valli’s “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” has to rank near the top. A funny thing about classics, though, is that their fame and reputation can lull us into thinki…
00:17:59 |
Mon 25 Jan 2016
Tiny Tuner: Frankincense, Gold, and Mariah
Twenty-one years after its debut, Mariah Carey’s Christmas anthem “All I Want For Christmas Is You” finally broke into the Billboard Top Twenty for the first time this year. In this special Tiny Tune…
00:12:14 |
Fri 25 Dec 2015
#6: Bat Out Adele
Adele is setting insane records with her new album. Everyone is talking about her, and it seems like everyone loves her. Well, almost everyone. On today’s show, we look at Adele’s “Hello” to try to g…
00:13:46 |
Mon 14 Dec 2015
#5: If I Needed Some One Direction
Boy bands come and boy bands go. But the Beatles seem like they might stick around forever. This week, we listen to “Olivia,” a track off of One Direction’s new (and probably last) album to hear how …
00:14:27 |
Mon 23 Nov 2015
#4: Hamiltuner
The musical “Hamilton” and its cast album have become something of a sensation. Today, we look at the song “My Shot” to explore how it uses musical tactics both old and new to introduce us to an ambi…
00:18:02 |
Mon 09 Nov 2015
#3: Thrill Crazy After All These Years
Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” is arguably the greatest pop song ever. And it’s definitely the scariest. This Halloween, we thought we’d take a crack at finding out what makes it so spooky, and why we …
00:17:23 |
Mon 26 Oct 2015
#2: Sittin' on the Dock of the Bey
If there's one pop song practically everybody loves, it'd have to be "Single Ladies." In this episode, we listen for what makes that song so great. As we find out, "Single Ladies" might be more about…
00:17:01 |
Mon 12 Oct 2015
#1: Shut Up and Podcast
On this, our first episode, we take apart Walk The Moon’s “Shut Up and Dance” to try to find out why we like it so much. That search takes us through music history, theory, and nostalgia to get at wh…
00:17:29 |
Mon 28 Sep 2015
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