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For episode 122 of the LSQ podcast, I had the pleasure of connecting with the up-and-coming singer-songwriter Uwade, whose beautiful debut studio album, Florilegium, arrived this spring following, truly, YEARS of anticipation from those of us who were first captivated by her voice when we heard her sing on Fleet Foxes' 2020 album Shore. As you'll hear, Uwade's musical influences since childhood span an array of genres including R&B, gospel, choir music, pop, hip-hop, indie rock and more, so it's no wonder that her own songs are so refreshingly genre agnostic. Uwade is also currently studying for her PhD in Classics, and I was fascinated to hear her talk about how her academic and musical pursuits feed each other. 

In episode 119, I catch up with Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller, the noise pop duo better known as Sleigh Bells. I have been a massive Sleigh Bells fan since their first few singles back in 2009 — brash, genre-defying bangers like “Crown on the Ground” and “Infinity Guitars” that sounded unlike anything else, combining elements of pop, metal, hardcore, hip-hop and punk. They've continued to blow my mind with the leaps they've made since then. The three of us are also old friends at this point, and though we've done shorter interviews in the past, it was great to finally get to ask them some of the classic LSQ podcast questions about all the shit they were into as kids. In this episode, Alexis talks about what she learned from her experience in a teen pop band, revelations she had at the punk and hardcore shows she frequented during her New Jersey youth, and learning to integrate the diverse parts of her musical voice. Derek describes falling in love with the soundtrack to La Bamba as a kid growing up in Florida, and then discovering 80s pop greats like Janet Jackson and Cyndi Lauper before venturing into alternative and hard rock (Nirvana, Silverchair) and then having his mind blown by ground-breaking artists such as Radiohead and Björk, and then eventually joining metal core band Poison The Well in his later teens. They also share the story of how they came together to form Sleigh Bells, and how their current approach builds on the foundational principles they established for the band more than fifteen years ago.Sleigh Bells' new sixth studio album, Bunky Becky Birthday Boy, comes out this week and it's stellar. Find out more (and get tickets for their upcoming tour) at: tornclean.com

It's a good thing ANOHNI and I decided to leave the cameras turned off for the interview included in episode 118 of the LSQ podcast, because there were moments when she was talking --about her creative process, about using her voice and her music as a survival strategy, about what it felt like to grow up as a trans femme amidst the violence of patriarchy -- that I was nearly in tears, so moved by the way she described her experience. And since crying while interviewing is as cringe as "crying in baseball," it was a relief not to be seen in those moments. It was fascinating to hear ANOHNI's story of discovering her musical spirit as a child, motivated by a desire to reveal feminine emotion and power in a way that she felt her mother was not allowed to, and to learn how she developed her creative process from there. ANOHNI talks about drawing inspiration from artists such as Kate Bush, Boy George, Marc Almond, Alison Moyet, Nina Simone, Ray Charles, Diamanda Galas and more, and how she has learned to adapt musical forms to suit her voice (both the literal voice and the symbolic voice). She also shares about her relationship with her mentor, the late Lou Reed, how greatly he encouraged her early in her career, and what it was like to recently perform some of his music live for the first time since he passed. You can keep up with ANOHNI here. This is also the first video episode of the LSQ podcast, with awesome illustrations and animation crafted by Jess Rotter and Andrew Deselm. Thanks to them for the wonderful work!

Welcome to season 8 of the LSQ podcast! I'm thrilled to kick off this season with an interview with Julien Baker & Torres, two artists whose music on their own I've admired for years: Julien, as a solo performer and member of boygenius, and Torres, which is the musical moniker of the singer-songwriter Mackenzie Scott. Last year, they revealed that they had been working together on a country project and they shared a beautiful debut single, “Sugar in the Tank” that I fell in love with instantly. Now there's an album coming and it's so good! Send A Prayer My Way, a collection of gorgeous tunes that Julien and Mackenzie collaborated on during the past couple of years, arrives on April 17th via Matador. In the interview, we talk about the inspiration for the project, as well as their respective childhoods, growing up in the South, surrounded by country music and country music culture, and how their relationship with the genre evolved over the years and how it ended up informing the album. We also delve into the other music they loved as kids: Mackenzie talks about her early obsessions with Britney Spears and Broadway musicals like The Phantom of the Opera and eventually writing songs that were country songs with “a little bit of John Mayer”  flavor, and Julien shares how she went from loving Shania Twain to “being radicalized by Green Day” after seeing them on VH1 to discovering the metal bands like Underoath and Norma Jean that inspired her to start playing music herself. 

What an incredible joy it was to spend some time talking face to face with one of my all-time favorite artists — Julian Casablancas of The Voidz and The Strokes⁠ — for episode 113 of the LSQ podcast. We met up for this interview backstage at LA's Orpheum Theater just after The Voidz played a mind-blowing set, including music from their awesome new album, Like All Before You. Although we're old friends and have done more than a few interviews over the years, this conversation allowed us to touch on subjects we'd never reached in the past. In addition to talking about both of his bands and how their goals have evolved, we discuss Julian's own development as a songwriter and musician, starting with his teenage years learning to play songs by Nirvana and Green Day on guitar as a springboard for writing his own tunes, how he gained the confidence to begin sharing his music with friends (at one point pretending that his own composition was a Rancid tune, just to see what people thought of it), and how long it took before he finally felt like his writing was on the right track (turns out it wasn't until the Strokes song “Soma,” during the bands early days). He also shares about his songwriting practice (sometimes they come to him in dreams) and about the moments when he feels most inspired by the creative process. And more! Keep up with The Voidz here!

I kind of felt like I already knew Madi Diaz, even though we'd never met before, when we connected over Zoom this summer for the conversation in episode 112 of the LSQ podcast. That's in part because we have many music friends in common, and I've heard a lot of great things about her over the years. But it's even more the case because her songs are so beautifully direct and intimate; they give you a really vivid sense of her inner world, with all of its relatable nuances.   You can hear that gift on full display on albums like her 2021 LP History of a Feeling, and even more powerfully on her latest one, Weird Faith, which came out earlier this year, and of which a deluxe edition arrives later this month. In this conversation, we talk about creative experiences that have impacted her since childhood, whether it's doing laps around her house while listening to her dad play piano, or singing along with Whitney Houston and the Beatles and The Mamas & the Papas as a kid in rural Pennsylvania, or connecting with Patti Griffin's music during a difficult time in her family life, or learning to burst out of the constraints imposed by a judgmental guitar teacher during adolescence, in particular finding her voice and artistic footing during her recent years living in Nashville.  Madi heads out on tour with Rainbow Kitten Surprise in early November - get tickets here. 

I had the best time getting to know the wonderful Gabriela Quintero of Grammy-winning psychedelic guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela for this episode of the LSQ podcast. We recently met over Zoom for a conversation exploring important moments in her personal creative evolution — things like seeing an all-girl Japanese metal band when she was 10; or discovering Metallica thanks to the mixtape her sister's boyfriend had made, as part of his romance strategy; meeting her bandmate Rodrigo Sánchez at a local culture house where they grew up in Mexico City; how their friendship and mutual love for playing guitar led them to playing together, eventually moving to Zihuatanejo and starting the band; their adventures busking in Ireland at the end of the 90s, and how that helped kickstart their career; and lots of other stuff, including their awesome latest album, In Between Thoughts… A New World. Rodrigo y Gabriela are on tour right now; get tickets here. 

Nous sommes ravies de vous présenter cet  épisode qui plonge au cœur de la réalité des personnes sourdes et malentendantes où nous abordons les enjeux quotidiens et les défis multiples auxquels font face ces individus. En préparant cet épisode nous avons entrepris un voyage extraordinaire et conscientisant des défis uniques que présente la communication avec la communauté utilisant la langue des signes. Nous n'avons pas réussi à atteindre notre objectif de départ, mais nous avons pris la décision de vous partager le processus de création de cet épisode, vous permettant ainsi de mieux comprendre les défis quotidiens auxquels font face ces personnes.Cet épisode est une invitation à la réflexion et à l'empathie, nous rappelant l'importance de créer une société plus inclusive pour tous ses membres. Nous espérons que cet épisode ouvrira vos oreilles et vos cœurs à la richesse de la diversité humaine. Restez à l'écoute pour cette exploration fascinante de la réalité des personnes sourdes et malentendantes, ici sur Onde Sociale.

Garage rock prince Ty Segall joins the LSQ podcast on the heels of his awesome fifteenth (!!!) studio album, Three Bells, to talk about the roots of his sound: how he first fell in love with rock and roll thanks to oldies radio (Beatles, Ronettes, Kinks) and a pile of vinyl records gifted by a Laguna Beach neighbor (Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Bowie), doing musical theater in high school, moving to San Francisco in search of like-minded weirdos and finding his community there, and more. We also talk about his quest to always be trying something new, and what sounds and styles he still hopes to explore. Ty and his band are on tour in North America now. Get tickets and details here.

Dans cet épisode, je reçois Isabelle Proulx, et on parle du rôle des interprètes dans le monde scolaire pour accompagner les jeunes qui ont une perte auditive.  Un peu plus sur mon invitée : Isabelle est une ancienne interprète (orale et gestuelle) en milieu scolaire. Depuis un peu plus de 3 ans, elle travaille à la Ressource régionale en déficience auditive pour la région de la Mauricie et du Centre du Québec, et elle accompagne les 5 CSS (Centre de services scolaires) de la région afin de les soutenir lorsqu'ils ont des questionnements en lien avec le service d'interprétation. Isabelle est également sollicitée par les enseignants lors de mesures d'adaptation ou de modifications à mettre en place pour soutenir la réussite des élèves qui vivent avec une surdité plus importante. Pour consulter les liens et/ou les documents mentionnés dans cet épisode, c'est par ici.

Last fall, singer-songwriter and film score composer Dhani Harrison released a dynamic new solo album called Innerstanding, which gave me the perfect opportunity to finally interview him in depth. "To innerstand is to comprehend from a place of love and detachment, where you're not forcing yourself or being forced," he explains. "If you come at things from a place of love, then you'll always end up on the right side of history."  I've known Dhani for nearly twenty years, and I was so glad to have him as a guest on the LSQ podcast, and to ask him about his personal musical evolution. We connected over Zoom late last year, and he shared memories of how he first discovered and explored his musical talents, with encouragement from his dad, George Harrison, how skateboarding with his cousin in LA as a kid sparked his obsession with the Wu-Tang Clan, why, in spite of his abiding love for Jimi Hendrix, he never wanted to be a shredder, why he was so geeked to have Blur's Graham Coxon play (both guitar and saxophone) on Innerstanding, how he started writing film scores back in 2013 with the music for Beautiful Creatures, why he returned to living in the forest in recent years, leading up to the new album, and more. Innerstanding is available on vinyl here.

In today's podcast, Craig Jeffery sits down with Vikas Shah from LSQ for a discussion on the pressing need for companies to focus on driving cost savings and improving liquidity. Vikas shares specific examples of how businesses are finding cost savings and adding scalability, along with a look into key market challenges such as increased demand, credit deterioration, and the importance of process efficiency. Learn more about LSQ here.

On the eve of Blonde Redhead's first new album in nine years, their excellent Sit Down For Dinner, the band's Kazu Makino joins the LSQ podcast for episode 95. She talks about how the experience of making her own solo album a few years ago inspired a new confidence going into this Blonde Redhead album; the influence she took from growing up in a household where classical music was playing at a soft volume at all times; the evolution of her songwriting within the band; how a good performance feels like a trance; and more. Blonde Redhead's North American tour begins in mid-October. Get tickets here.

Episode 94 features an interview with singer, songwriter and producer Andrew Wyatt, whose voice and tunes you probably know from a few different contexts: In addition to being the frontman and lead songwriter for alt-pop band Miike Snow, Wyatt keeps incredibly busy collaborating as a writer and producer with artists like Dua Lipa, Charlie XCX, Caroline Polachek, Lorde, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and many others. The New York native is also a Grammy and Academy award-winning writer of movie music, notably for A Star Is Born, and the chart-topping soundtrack for Barbie, for which he co-wrote key tracks such as “I'm Just Ken.” AND, as if that wasn't enough, Wyatt is currently on the cusp of putting out his first solo album in a decade, Someday It Won't Feel Like Dying. The album comes out this fall, but a couple of its singles are online here now Wyatt is also a pal of mine, and it was a pleasure to finally do the LSQ podcast with him!

"I always said, I felt like, when the five of us are together, the universe does something different," says Albert Hammond Jr, guitarist for The Strokes, of his band's cosmic connection. "From the moment I met them, even before we did anything, all of a sudden the world felt different. I can only explain it like in the Matrix when he sees the numbers, so then it didn't feel that weird when stuff would happen. I didn't know what was gonna happen, but it felt like something was gonna happen." I had a blast interviewing Albert for episode 92 of the LSQ podcast. I am a massive fan of The Strokes (like, Top 5 all-time favorite bands kind of thing), and feel lucky to have a long history with them. Albert and I have known each other since the band's early days, when I got to write about them a bunch for Rolling Stone, and it's been awesome to watch his solo career develop alongside his band's. His new solo LP, Melodies On Hiatus, is one of his best -- 19 tracks that explore new facets of his musical personality while still brandishing his signature sound. In this interview, we talk about his childhood influences, an era when he was a rollerskating champion, the beginning of The Strokes, his songwriting process, and hopes for the future such as this one: "I'd love to create with [The Strokes], as I'm older. Because I feel like we're so interesting at different times with each other. So even at 60, I wonder what we would create? What would the band sound like? What would we do? Would our strengths and weaknesses change and how would that make our sound change? It still feels so exciting."

The incomparable Jenny Lewis joins me for LSQ #91 and, let me tell you, THIS is one of my all-time favorite episodes. Not only is Lewis an artist whose music I've admired since her days in Rilo Kiley, but over the course of our ~15 years of friendship, I've learned what a hilarious, generous, soulful and inspiring person she is, as well. The release of her excellent new album Joy'All gave us a chance to get together at her place in Los Angeles and dig in on some topics we've never really talked about before, including her parents' old band, Love's Way, her years as a kid actor and how those experiences shaped her approach to her music career, how her love for hip-hop inspired her to start by writing raps, before she wrote melodic songs. We also talk about how her evolution through the Rilo Kiley years, and why it was important to her to forge her own path. Get tickets for her upcoming tour here.

On the occasion of their new 26th studio album, The Girl is Crying In Her Latté, the legendary Los Angeles art-pop duo Sparks (brothers Ron and Russell Mael) join the LSQ podcast to talk about the evolution of their sound; their work with producers such as Giorgio Moroder and Todd Rundgren, and why they value being able to produce their own music nowadays; growing up in LA seeing concerts by British Invasion bands they loved including The Kinks and The Who; getting to witness one of Jimi Hendrix's first LA concerts; what they're looking forward to playing during their 2023 tours, and more! 

When she started playing guitar at age seven, Sunny War saw herself as the next Slash or Angus Young, a future shredder, certain to be a rock star, and definitely NOT a folk singer. And yet, here we are, it's 2023 and thanks to her excellent latest album, Anarchist Gospel, and a Triple A-radio hit single, "No Reason," she is finally getting well-deserved recognition as one of the most exciting folk singers of her generation. In episode 89 of the LSQ podcast, get to know Sunny's story, and how she went from playing in a punk band called Anus Kings and busking on the Venice Beach boardwalk to performing her ecstatic folk anthem "No Reason" on late night television and embarking on her biggest tour, to date. Get tickets for Sunny War's current tour here.

In this episode of Esker On Air, host Scott Leahy welcomes back Dan Reeve, Director of Sales here at Esker North America, and Brian Rieber from LSQ to help explain how SCF can help in today's world and why you should take advantage of it now. Learn more by listening to the season four premiere of Esker On Air!

To celebrate the release of the paperback edition of her beautiful, best-selling memoir, Crying In H Mart, and its accompanying book tour, the author -- celebrated indie singer-songwriter Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast -- joins the LSQ podcast for a conversation that explores her early experiences in both writing and music. She also shares that her next book is already in development, as she plans to move to her native Korea for a year, to learn the language and document the experience. And an exciting scoop: She already has new Japanese Breakfast songs in the works and might even debut some of them on tour later this year!

KP, the singer-songwriter at the helm of Black Belt Eagle Scout, joins the LSQ pod to talk about their beautiful new album, The Land, The Water, The Sky, recorded as KP was transitioning back to living in their homelands in the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, in LaConner, Washington. We talk about how KP first got into playing and writing music, learning to play Für Elise by ear on the piano as a child, figuring out that their favorite guitars are the ones that sound the warmest, learning to play drums at Portland's Rock n' Roll Camp for Girls and later teaching at the camp, getting involved in the house show scene, loving post-rock, being inspired by the musical flexibility of the great Buffy Sainte-Marie, and more.

Post-punk pioneer Gina Birch (bassist and founding member of UK band The Raincoats) joins the LSQ podcast on the eve of releasing her first ever solo album, the refreshing and irreverent collection I Play My Bass Loud, produced by Youth and out this week via Third Man. In episode 85, Birch talks about important music memories from her childhood (hearing her brother's Bob Marley records through the bedroom wall, seeing The Slits in concert and realizing that girls could also play in bands, and more), the early days of The Raincoats and how embracing their inexperience and enthusiastically presenting songs that were still "in the process of becoming" was a key part of their approach. We also talk about her work in visual arts, as a music video and short film director, and more recently via large scale paintings like the one you see a portion of on the new album's cover. Get a copy of I Play My Bass Loud and check out Birch's upcoming tour dates here.

For the first episode of Season 6 of the LSQ podcast, I was honored to welcome an artist whose words and music I have admired for nearly thirty years now: the Mountain Goats' John Darnielle. In episode 84, John shares fascinating insight into his early creative inklings, the music he loved as a kid, and how he went from clinging to his Aristocats soundtrack to embracing Elton John and the Bay City Rollers and eventually unlocking a secret passion for heavy metal. He also describes his transition from writing poetry on its own to combining his verses with music, initially singing haunting melodies over the sound of static from his black & white TV, and then developing the boombox recording method he used when he started as the Mountain Goats in the mid-Nineties. And we dish about how he got involved with Rian Johnson's new mystery series, Poker Face. (He wrote the music for it with Jamey Jasta from Hatebreed, and also has a small acting role.) Darnielle and the Mountain Goats' Matt Douglas are currently on tour in the U.S. as a duo. Get dates and tickets here.

On the heels of their excellent latest LP, LA indie-pop trio MUNA (Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin and Naomi McPherson) call into the LSQ podcast from the road, to talk about their individual experiences falling in love with music as kids, how they came together to form MUNA, and how their approach has evolved over the years. The original ethos remains: “We decided to make music that made us feel good, for sure, but that also had an audience in mind, and that could be useful to an audience,” Katie says. Adds Josette: “Songs that can be used to dance to or that can be used as a mantra to say to yourself when you're at a really low place. When we say we had an audience in mind, people who need to hear those things are the audience we've always had in mind, and that's always been a guiding force. MUNA has become for the people, and I think that's why we've been able to do this for so long.” *** After releasing a single I loved earlier this year called “Blocked,” the Womack Sisters (BG, Zeimani and Kucha) shared their debut EP, Legacy, in early September. When I caught up with them this summer, they had just pushed back the release a bit, so they could add their cover of “A Change Is Gonna Come,” the song made famous by their legendary grandfather, Sam Cooke. We chatted about what it was like growing up on the road with their parents, Womack & Womack, and how they went from roadies to back-up singers to forming their own group. They plan to release a debut LP next year.

This is a special bonus episode for LSQ listeners of a podcast I had an excellent time collaborating on, as producer, with alt-J. Things Will Get Better is a five-episode podcast miniseries that explores the U.K. band's early days, and the making of their incredible, groundbreaking debut album, An Awesome Wave, in honor of its tenth anniversary. Within the series, the band revisit Ash Grove, the old college house where they played their first gig and wrote songs like "Matilda" and "Breezeblocks," as well as other favorite haunts in Leeds; they discover and listen back to long lost demos, including for the song that lends the series its name and fan favorites such as "Portrait" and "Hiroshima"; they catch up with their longtime producer, Charlie Andrew, and their former bandmate, Gwil Sainsbury; and in the episode I'm sharing, I interview the band, LSQ-style, focusing on their childhood encounters with creativity and how their music practices and passions evolved from there. If you like this one, check out the others at anchor.fm/anawesomewave

Today's episode is hosted by Betsy Peters. She is joined by Mike Fazio, Head of Marketing & Rev-Ops at LSQ. They talk about how CRM's have evolved into Systems of Action, how to get started in Rev-Ops, and how Machine Learning will push CRM's to the next level. Check out LSQ at LSQ.com

"As young, upcoming artists, we aim to be the examples we saw, but as you grow in your artistry, you realize that example was only there to show you you could do it. Now it's time for you to take that example and interpret it into who you are. So, the less I tried to be like Lauryn [Hill], the more I could be Sampa. And the more I could see what I love, the stories I love to tell, the music I grew up on and love sharing, and the more I could solidify myself as an artist," says the Zambia-born Botswana-raised poet and rapper Sampa The Great, reflecting on her creative path, in episode 79 of LSQ. "And so that journey has continued and grown within the past six years, and I think it's taken a really beautiful turn in relocating back home. Because now the context isn't me trying to represent different groups of people in a country I wasn't raised in, to bring people something different than what's shown on the mainstream. You're bringing African artists to the mainstream in a country like Australia, that's huge work, and I know it was a huge weight for me, even though we broke a lot of walls. I realize it took a huge toll on me and it was a huge weight, that, when I relocated back home [to Zambia], that full-circle moment of being in a place where the dream actually started forced me to go back to the mindset of the kid who dreamt it, and how happy I was to express the music and share music, in general, without the opinions or weight of anything else, and really forced me to take a look into representing Sampa for a change, versus everybody else. I mean, everybody else didn't even ask me to represent them, if we're being honest. And just taking a chance to look at who I am outside of my music, my own happiness, and making sure that I actually love what I do. And those all are important ingredients to the world of self-discovery, and just being transparent with myself, and aiming to be my freest self are some of the thought processes that went into As Above, So Below." Sampa The Great's awesome new sophomore studio album, As Above, So Below, is out now. Tickets to her upcoming European headlining tour are available HERE.

The young San Diego singer-songwriter Jelani Aryeh caught my attention with his awesome tune "Stella Brown" a couple years back, and I really enjoyed his debut full-length, I've Got Some Living To Do, from 2021. But I especially loved the brief interview I got to do with Jelani last year for XMU, and was left with so many more questions for him about these early days in his career as an artist. So here we are, at an episode of the LSQ podcast where Jelani and I dig in further, to talk about influences such as Toro Y Moi, Childish Gambino and The Doors, as well as where his next album is headed. He's currently in the studio, and plans to tour again in the fall and winter. Transcript at jennylsq.com

“Fill in the blanks” - that's how Grammy-nominated hip-hop, jazz and R&B artist, musician and producer Terrace Martin describes the special sauce he brings to any collaboration. What he means is that he is ready, willing and able to offer whatever tools from his well-equipped creative shed the situation calls for. Whether that's playing saxophone (which he does at a master level) or putting together players or producing beats or writing melodies, Martin explains that he just wants to work in service to the music and he can truly do whatever the situation calls for. He also talks about how he first found his own creative spark while watching his uncle DJ, and how that taught him to keep audiences completely engrossed in the music. Martin also shares insight into his creative process, and how he approached collaborations with Leon Bridges and Kendrick Lamar, as well as telling the awesome story of how he became his hero Snoop Dogg's go-to producer. Martin's new album, Drones, came out in November and his 2020 album Dinner Party: Dessert (with fellow LSQ guest Robert Glasper, Kamasi Washington & 9th Wonder) is nominated for Best Progressive R&B Album at the upcoming 64th annual Grammy Awards.

It did honestly feel like one of those Wayne's World "I'm-not-worthy" moments when I first got on the Zoom with the legendary Steven Van Zandt for the interview in episode 73 of the LSQ podcast. Was truly was an honor and pleasure to get to ask him about his creative ideas and process. Last fall, the musician, songwriter, producer, activist, DJ/radio maven, actor, and more, added "author" to his bona fides when he published his fascinating memoir, Unrequited Infatuations. You should read it. Order a *signed!* copy HERE. Anyway, in the book, he shares not just the incredible story of his life and careers, but also candid insight into what it takes to achieve mastery in music. He elaborates on some of that in episode 73, and we also get to hear about his early days with Bruce, how the E Street Band's commercial ascent felt from his perspective, his views on the evolution of rock as an art form, how he tried to “make the Sopranos into a band,” what new rock music excites him, and more.

Fontaines D.C.'s leader, Grian Chatten, joins LSQ to talk about the Irish post-punk band's newly announced third studio album, Skinty Fia, which is f*cking excellent, btw. (It's not out until April, but I was lucky enough to hear an advance, in preparation for the interview.) Of course we also delve into his formative creative experiences — from setting up a makeshift drum kit with boxes and pots and pans to recreate a drum fill in Bad Religion's “American Jesus” (“There was something so symmetrical about it — it reminded me of a dolphin jumping out of the water and creating an arc in the air…”) to memorizing poems in exchange for football cards (an inspired parenting idea from his dad), to playing in a group that actually won their local battle of the bands, to realizing during early gigs as a frontman that he felt an uncanny sense of calm while performing. Skinty Fia comes out April 22nd via Partisan Records and you can pre-save or pre-order it HERE.

Have you heard the song “Chaise Longue” by U.K. duo Wet Leg? Are you as obsessed with it — and with them — as I am? Great! In episode 70, get to know Wet Leg's Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers, who talk about how they overcame their own shyness to become fearless leaders of one of the most exciting young punk bands in years. (Their self-titled debut album comes out April 8 via Domino.) Episode 70 also features an on-the-road catch-up with LSQ alumni Hamilton Leithauser and Kevin Morby, during their co-headlining “Fall Mixer” tour. Hear them talk about what they view as each other's strengths as a performer, and share news about the music they're working on currently.

Business leaders are being challenged to find funding and the financial wherewithal required to fuel their growth in ‘The New Abnormal.' And while most discussions about the impact of a cash crunch focus on small and medium-sized businesses, larger enterprises are having to get creative as well. Decades' old commercial lending practices are ripe for disruption, and the current business environment may create just the circumstances that would be required to usher in a new, better way. In this episode, guests Dan Reeve with Esker & Vikas Shah from LSQ talk about tackling a different kind of supply chain – the financial supply chain. Instead of being worried about materials and merchandise getting caught up in a congested port, they are helping leaders explore innovative ways to increase access to working capital, such as through supply chain financing and dynamic discounting. In this livestream-based interview, Dan and Vikas join co-hosts Scott Luton and Allison Giddens to share some of their industry observations and discuss some of the solutions organizations are using to increase supply chain resilience: - Truly partnering with other companies in the supply chain may require them to identify ways they can add value to their counterparties, and access to cash is always on the table - Understanding that visibility into the working capital situation is just as important as having a transparent supply chain - Why access to working capital may determine which small, or diverse-owned suppliers are able to seize this moment to grow their business Additional Links & Resources: Learn more about Supply Chain Now:https://supplychainnow.com/program/supply-chain-now ( https://supplychainnow.com/program/supply-chain-now) Subscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other Supply Chain Now programs:https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe ( https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe) Webinar- Practical Strategies for Adapting to Demand and Supply Uncertainty: https://bit.ly/3o45snN (https://bit.ly/3o45snN) Webinar- Adapt or Die: Your Survival Guide to Modern Warehouse Automation: https://bit.ly/33NJ1f1 (https://bit.ly/33NJ1f1) What's Your Logistics Maturity? https://bit.ly/3pA86Bc (https://bit.ly/3pA86Bc) Guy Courtin's Top 10 Supply Chain Predictions for 2022:https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.tecsys.com_supplychainpredictions2022&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=L_A4Yq8QMa0puQfD-qv4YrQT3JVMsbwTNi6SyXRNp3A&m=DrDiy5TXvReK0CohdCu_XfU0gZfpTgxqnArmJ7X_Xtc&s=_OUi0it7G3d_btFe1L__P0kk_Cl-7pmel4V1mAR2N0E&e= ( www.tecsys.com/supplychainpredictions2022) Port X Enlists Turvo to Differentiate and Grow Revenue:https://info.turvo.com/port-x-turvo-case-study ( https://info.turvo.com/port-x-turvo-case-study) 2021 State of Supplier Diversity Report: https://info.cvmsolutions.com/download-the-2021-state-of-supplier-diversity-reports-2 (https://info.cvmsolutions.com/download-the-2021-state-of-supplier-diversity-reports-2) U.S. Bank 2021 Q3 Freight Payment Index: https://bit.ly/3pwmWKC (https://bit.ly/3pwmWKC) This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/creative-ways-working-capital-esker-lsq-793

Courtney Barnett, on the unpredictability of inspiration: “Sometimes I just sit down on the couch, and I'm watching TV, and a whole idea will come to me in one. I never know what's gonna happen, and that keeps it really exciting. It's sometimes very frustrating, when I feel like I don't know the answer, and I feel like I'll never be able to write another song again. And then a week later, I just accidentally write a song I love. There's inspiration in everything, that's the most important lesson I've ever learned. You can't just sit down at a desk and bang your head against a wall for six hours and assume some grand idea will come, because the greatest ideas do come when you're getting a blood test at the local medical center, and you're sitting in the waiting room reading a magazine — that's when the best ideas come.” We talk about the poetry of Hendrix's lyrics, covering Foo Fighters at a high school talent show, the Australian singer-songwriter's awesome new album, Things Take Time, Take Time, and more, in episode 69 of the LSQ podcast. Courtney is on tour extensively during the coming months. Get tickets here. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jennylsq/support

The War On Drugs' Adam Granduciel remembers feeling the electricity through the floor and the house shaking, the very first time he played an electric guitar. It was at his friend Jeff's house, on a rig he admits he's been chasing ever since, and it ignited an obsession whose evolution he discusses in episode 68 of the LSQ podcast. We talk about Nirvana and Bob Dylan and songwriting and being a perfectionist in the studio, and his band's brilliant new album, I Don't Live Here Anymore. (There's a fascinating story about an epic mixing session he and producer Shawn Everett undertook in the album's eleventh hour; he describes it as one of the best creative experiences of his life.) The War On Drugs tour extensively next year. Get tickets here. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jennylsq/support

Today's podcast guest heads up a – relatively – small but highly effective Brisbane-based manufacturer, Bioproton. Its main competitors, though, are large, multinational companies with deep pockets.  Size, though – says Bioproton's manager Juhani Von Hellens – isn't everything when it comes to producing successful, high-quality products that meet market needs … but agility is. 

Dans cet épisode de podcast, Lorianne discute avec François Gosselin, qui a été diagnostiqué avec un trouble développemental du langage (TDL) lorsqu'il était enfant. Un peu plus sur mon invité :  François a 29 ans. À l'âge préscolaire, il a reçu un diagnostic de trouble développemental du langage (TDL, anciennement connu sous le nom de « dysphasie »). Ce diagnostic a eu un grand impact dans sa vie. Depuis plusieurs années, il fait du bénévolat pour sensibiliser les gens sur le TDL et pour aider ceux qui, comme lui, ont ce trouble. Il a appris le langage des signes québécois (LSQ) et travaille fort pour obtenir son diplôme d'études secondaires (DES). Pour suivre Lorianne sur Instagram : @lorianne_orthophoniste Pour consulter le site web de Parlons Dysphasie, cliquez ici.  Pour consulter la page Facebook de Parlons Dysphasie, c'est ici ! Pour consulter le site web de RADLD, cliquez ici. 

Substantial experience in medical research, research management and research strategy development have prepared today's podcast guest, Dr Claudia Giurgiuman for her role as CEO of Wesley Medical Research.With more than two decades in medical research, Claudia has developed executive-level skills in collaborative development, strategic implementation and change facilitation.Since 2019, her diverse role has seen her primarily responsible for delivering the organisation's strategic goals and providing strong academic and research leadership.Claudia is also steering the development and growth of the Wesley Medical Research's clinical trials and overseeing its core grant and philanthropic investment portfolio.

Our podcast guest today makes things happen in the field of life sciences … literally.  More than a venture capitalist, Sarah Meibusch uses her extensive global management and development expertise … plus her entrepreneurial passion … to nurture success in life sciences organisations looking to take their business to the next level.  As a principal at OneVentures, Sarah is an expert in start-ups and specialises in commercialising new technologies as well as in managing significant, successful business transitions. 

Joining us today is one of Australia's best-known manufacturing industry expert, engineering consultant and keynote speaker, Shay Chalmers. Having gained her Bachelor of Engineering followed by a Master of Engineering Management, Shay initially worked overseas … and her global career has spanned a variety of manufacturing environments, from steel to medical devices. Today Shay owns and runs Strategic Engineering Australia. She also contributes her knowledge and expertise to six high-level industry, government and not-for-profit boards, including the prestigious World Economic Forum Expert Network. 

Joining us today is Professor Fabienne Mackay, the Director and CEO of QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Queensland.Professor Mackay studied Medicine and Biomedical Engineering before obtaining her PhD in Molecular Biology and Immunology from Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg, France, and commencing her international research career.Among her awards is a trophy from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris for outstanding contribution in education and research as an expatriate.

Joining us today is Advance Queensland's Deputy Director-General* for Innovation, Sarah Pearson. Across her career, Sarah has had a significant impact on innovation ecosystems in Australia and overseas. She has also led the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to: ·         build start-up ecosystems ·         empower entrepreneurs in the Indo-Pacific region ·         encourage women in STEM ·         engage globally in economic and commercial diplomacy based on innovation.  An innovation powerhouse, Sarah is an experienced board director, advisor & executive, scientist and change agent who revels in driving economic, social, environmental and diversity improvements. *Postion at time of recording.

Joining us today is distinguished molecular virologist Professor Paul Young who heads the University of Queensland's School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, including the team working on a potential vaccine for COVID-19. Having gained his Bachelor of Science with honours at UQ and his PhD at the University of London, Professor Young has since built a career as a successful researcher, educator and administrator. He is also involved in research that concentrates on several infectious viruses including ·         the dengue virus – a serious mosquito-borne disease that is endemic in many tropical countries ·         and West Nile virus 

Join us on this podcast series as we meet the icons of the biotechnology industry, exploring the current state of innovation in Queensland and what the future holds for our best and brightest. Hosted by Anthony Frangi, each episode will feature a new guest sharing their unique angle on the capabilities of the industry in Queensland.

In our final episode of this COVID-19 mini-series, Iain, a friend and former staff member of LSQ, talks with Matt, who's a member of LSQ and serves on staff at The Bowery Mission — an organization that faithfully provides care to our homeless neighbors in and around the city. We hope you'll listen to learn more about ways to engage with this mercy and outreach work during a time when there is great need and opportunity to share love and tangible care.

The dude behind the King Tuff moniker, Kyle Thomas, talks about the punk music he discovered as a kid, growing up in Brattleboro, Vermont; learning to shred by studying Jimi Hendrix; playing in the band Witch with one of his heroes, Dinosaur Jr.'s J. Mascis; how his songwriting has developed since he started King Tuff; the ways that learning a new instrument inspires new song ideas, and more! Support the LSQ podcast at anchor.fm/jennylsq --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jennylsq/support

In this LSQ Convo, Iain, a friend and former staff member at LSQ, sits down with Cassidy, who joined LSQ's team on the first day we started working remotely due to the pandemic. They discuss aspects of integrating faith and work, and a cheesecake analogy gets woven in too. We hope you'll give it a listen and, if you haven't already, subscribe to our podcast.

Thanks for listening to our second episode of this four-part series that Iain, a friend of LSQ, put together with members of the LSQ community during the early months of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, Steve Hoppe shares his story, his writings and ongoing counseling work and much more. Steve is a member of LSQ, a CG leader with his wife Abby, a published author and a licensed counselor.

In April, Iain Coston, a member of the LSQ staff, sat down (virtually!) with a few members of our LSQ community to see how they were handling what was then still the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York. In this episode (the first of four), Zeidee Pineda shares about balancing the everyday office place with her faith and commitment to church.

Lettres romandes No. 19, entretien avec Fanny Meyer, directrice du festival Le livre sur les quais.  Au sommaire de cet épisode : Présentation Le livre sur les quais, un festival populaire et apprécié Crise de croissance du LSQ, ambitions et jeux de pouvoir La question de la rémunération des auteurs Gratuité ou non des débats et animations Histoire du LSQ Prochaine édition marquée par la covid-19: concept Un festival-off, la rançon du succès ? Écrivains d'ici et stars d'ailleurs Avenir du Livre sur les quais Recommandation de lecture: Thomas Flahaut Soutiens culturels. Nous remercions les organisations et collectivités suivantes de leur soutien:  

Episode 16 of the All Spoiler Recap spoils the 2019 Netflix docuseries DON'T F**K WITH CATS ... I watch so you don't have to watch cats get killed. I will walk you through the true story of one of Canada's most infamous murderers and the manhunt that began on the internet. Journalist, radio host and podcaster Jenny Eliscu is my guest! I highly recommend her incredible podcast called LSQ to hear laid-back but in-depth discussions, with music-makers and music-lovers. 

Natasha Khan, the U.K.-born artist who records under the moniker Bat for Lashes, talks about major musical moments in her life (the Michael Jackson concert her mom took her to, the feeling of laying on her patio in a green mohair sweater, dreaming of Kurt Cobain, her earliest attempts at making her own art, etc.) and how they have shaped her creative approach. She also explains how she came to the 80s-tinged sound on her new album, Lost Girls. Plus, in honor of a new LP by Best Coast, the episode includes an excerpt from LSQ #13 with the band’s Bethany Cosentino.

Hearing loss can have many emotional and social consequences including social isolation, depression, safety issues, mobility limitations and reduced income and employment opportunities. In children and youth, there is evidence that hearing loss negatively affects academic performance and language development needed for classroom learning and vocational achievement. In older adults, hearing loss has also been shown to be associated with poor quality of life and functional limitations. Among seniors, loneliness and social isolation are common problems which are unfortunately only exacerbated by hearing loss. Many seniors become frustrated with their efforts to hear and understand, especially in noisy environments. As a result they avoid activities, people and places they once enjoyed. With an aging society, the number of persons with hearing loss will grow, increasing the demand for related services. Laura Prong of the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) works as a case manager in supportive housing for people who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Oral Deaf, and have mental health issues. Veronica Bickle is a General Support Services Counsellor for the CHS. In this video, they explain the mission of the Canadian Hearing Society to remove barriers to communication for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Oral Deaf and Deafened people in our communities. They introduce the various support services offered and provide an understanding of the tools and strategies available for communicating with the Deaf. Questions for Further Consideration: 1. What is the proper terminology to use with reference to difficulties with hearing? According to the Canadian Hearing Society, the following guidelines are provided regarding terminology: Avoid: Use: Hearing impaired Deaf Deaf & dumb oral deaf Deaf mute hard of hearing Hearing disabilities deafened people with hearing loss How do the Deaf develop their own community and culture? The single fact of being Deaf usually entails a whole set of shared experiences among deaf people. With reference to those who have been deaf since childhood, the vast majority attend residential schools where the students eat, sleep, study and play together. Throughout their school and adult years, deaf people are also drawn together by sport activities and social events for deaf people. Special tours, newsletters, school reunions, and conventions are other means of drawing deaf people together. The result of this continuous contact in academic, social, and job-related situations is that deaf people have formed a cohesive and mutually supportive community. Approximately 90% of deaf people have hearing parents. Those parents use a verbal language (English), a language that the deaf child cannot hear or learn with ease. It is at school, with peers, that most personal and social information-sharing occurs and where close relationships are established through a language especially shaped for the eyes rather than the ears - language passed on by deaf parents whose children then teach it to other deaf children. At the heart of every community is language. This language embodies the thoughts and experiences of its users who, in turn, learn about their culture and share it with their peers. Thus, deaf people learn about their own culture and share their experience with each other through American Sign Language (ASL). Reference: NL Association of the Deaf What is the Deaf community? (http://www.nlad.org/what-is-the-deaf-community) What technologies are used to assist in communication with the Deaf? Access to a variety of Technologies has greatly enhanced the communication with and among those who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. TTY: A Telecommunications device used when phoning; place the telephone handset on the TTY coupler. You and the caller who has the TTY will type back and forth, using GA (go ahead) to signal to the other person to type, and SKSK (stop keying) to end the conversation. Aliant Relay Services (ARS): Enable TTY users to place calls to or receive calls from non-TTY users, with the assistance of a relay service communicator. TTY to voice: 711 Cell Phone: allows telephone calls that support a wide variety of services such as text messaging, email and internet access. Computer: personal computers have connections to the Internet, allowing access to the World Wide Web (www) and a wide range of other resources such as YouTube and Skype where you can see Deaf people signing ASL in video. Closed Captioning: Process of displaying text on a television to provide interpretive information to individuals. Sign Language Interpreter: Facilitate communication between persons (Deaf and hard of hearing) who use sign language and persons who do not use sign language. For many Deaf people, this is a customary means of communication. Reference: NL Association of the Deaf What is the Deaf community? (http://www.nlad.org/what-is-the-deaf-community) What services are provided by the Canadian Hearing Society? The Canadian Hearing Society offers the following services: Hearing Healthcare Services - hearing tests, hearing aid sales, support for people living with hearing loss Education Programs - sign language instruction, literacy training, information and public awareness Employment Consulting - assistance with job search, employment support, employment resources Counselling Services - outreach and counselling to older adults, general and mental health counselling, addiction and court diversion services, outreach to children, youth and families Accessibility Services - ASL and LSQ interpreting, Communication Access Real-time Translation, “CART”, communication devices, workplace accessibility consulting, conference accessibility coordination, video conferencing Glossary: Culturally Deaf: Individuals who use American Sign Language (ASL) as their primary language and have their own culture and community Oral deaf: Individuals with severe to profound hearing loss who use speech-reading to communicate; most people with this condition do not use ASL Hard of hearing: Individuals may be born with partial hearing loss, or may develop a loss later in life. Hearing loss may be mild to severe. Some people prefer to use ASL while others choose oral communication. Deafened: Severe or profound hearing loss gradually or later in life; usually don’t know ASL or speech-reading; Many seniors belong in this category. ASL: American Sign Language - has its own grammar and syntax (word order) distinct from spoken language; not a universal sign language; many countries have their own sign language TTY: stands for ‘Text Telephone’ or ‘Tele Typewriter’ which is telecommunications devise used by the deaf or hard of hearing; individuals will type back and forth using this device in order to communicate. When typing a message, the letters GA (go ahead) are used to signal to the other person to type, and SKSK (stop keying) used to end the conversation. Links to additional resources: Programs and Services | Canadian Hearing Society CHHA: Canadian Hard of Hearing Association Hearing loss of Canadians, 2012 and 2013 NL Association of the Deaf What is the Deaf community? http://www.abouttty.com/ (http://abouttty.com/) Canadian Association of the Deaf - Association des Sourds du Canada Home - Deaf Ontario Browse all services | Your Legal Rights - Information for People in Ontario Deaf Child Worldwide - Causes of deafness

Indie rock legend Stephen Malkmus chats with LSQ about early influences (Devo, Sex Pistols, Stones), how his songwriting has changed since the Pavement days, and what he thinks of modern artists like Vampire Weekend and Frank Ocean. Plus, highlights from a 2018 interview with Angel Olsen, on the eve of her new album, All Mirrors.

As the legendary indie label Merge Records prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary later in Chapel Hill, its founders — Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance — join LSQ to talk about the evolution of the imprint, and their separate experiences growing up as punk rock kids in the Eighties. Plus, Helium/Wild Flag/Ex Hex’s Mary Timony explores the influences that forged her current approach to songwriting.

A lively chat with Bethany Cosentino, leader of Los Angeles indie rock duo Best Coast, about her creative journey and how missing home helped her discover her voice as a songwriter. Plus, from the LSQ archive, an excerpt of a 2006 interview with Christina Aguilera.

Recapping the archival interview clips from the first five LSQ pods, episode 11 features vintage audio from Jenny's interviews with Beyoncé, Missy Elliott, Tegan & Sara, Metallica's Lars Ulrich and Paramore's Hayley Williams.

Jenny talks to two of her favorite up-and-coming singer-songwriters: Aaron Maine of the beat-driven indie-rock band Porches, and musical jack-of-all-trades Jonathan Wilson, a singer-songwriter, producer, guitar-maker & multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire. Also, from the LSQ interview archive, an excerpt of a 2008 phone chat with Paramore's Hayley Williams.