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Tag: role models

Role Models: Andy Bell (Erasure) Loved the Theatricality of the Wall of Sound

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By Andy Bell | May 7, 2025
By Andy Bell | May 7, 2025

Role Models: Andy Bell (Erasure) Loved the Theatricality of the Wall of Sound

The artist talks discovering Phil Spector’s Greatest Hits in his parents’ record collection, and falling in love with the Ronettes.

Role Models: Hildegard von Bingen is Alive in Gowanus, Brooklyn

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By Larum | April 25, 2025
By Larum | April 25, 2025

Role Models: Hildegard von Bingen is Alive in Gowanus, Brooklyn

Micah Frank and Chet Doxas of Larum talk their exploration of the medieval composer’s work.

Role Models: Genesis Opened a Magical World for Rindert Lammers

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By Rindert Lammers | April 17, 2025
By Rindert Lammers | April 17, 2025

Role Models: Genesis Opened a Magical World for Rindert Lammers

The ambient jazz artist on how The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway launched his musical journey.

Role Models: Rodriguez Sounds Like the Rez to Hataałii

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By Hataałii | March 10, 2025
By Hataałii | March 10, 2025

Role Models: Rodriguez Sounds Like the Rez to Hataałii

The Navajo singer-songwriter talks listening to Sixto, and writing the truth.

Role Models: For Crystal Waters, It All Goes Back to Ella Fitzgerald

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By Crystal Waters | March 5, 2025
By Crystal Waters | March 5, 2025

Role Models: For Crystal Waters, It All Goes Back to Ella Fitzgerald

The house legend talks the jazz singer’s influence on her work, from “Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless)” to now.

Role Models: Vashti Bunyan on a Few of Her Biggest Influences

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By Vashti Bunyan | February 6, 2025
By Vashti Bunyan | February 6, 2025

Role Models: Vashti Bunyan on a Few of Her Biggest Influences

The legendary singer-songwriter talks Ernest Lough, Bob Dylan, and Brandy and Monica's "The Boy Is Mine."

Role Models: Mohammad-Reza Shajarian Is Ded Hyatt’s Guiding Light

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By Ded Hyatt | November 20, 2024
By Ded Hyatt | November 20, 2024

Role Models: Mohammad-Reza Shajarian Is Ded Hyatt’s Guiding Light

“The most important thing was to sing with feeling, like the master…”

Role Models: Duke Ellington and Beverly Glenn-Copeland Helped Hildegard Let Go

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By Hildegard | October 21, 2024
By Hildegard | October 21, 2024

Role Models: Duke Ellington and Beverly Glenn-Copeland Helped Hildegard Let Go

Ouri and Helena Deland talk two inspirations behind Jour 1596.

Role Models: Elliott Smith Inspires Liv Greene to Be the Whole Band

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By Liv Greene | October 16, 2024
By Liv Greene | October 16, 2024

Role Models: Elliott Smith Inspires Liv Greene to Be the Whole Band

The singer-songwriter/guitarist on how a fateful listen to his Cat Stevens cover eventually shaped her as an artist.

Role Models: Green On Red Showed Shawna Virago Where to Go

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By Shawna Virago | September 10, 2024
By Shawna Virago | September 10, 2024

Role Models: Green On Red Showed Shawna Virago Where to Go

A Negroni sends the punk-country artist back in time to when she first heard Gas Food Lodging...

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