Listen To Power Pop, Courtesy Music 101
It’s Power Pop this weekend, featuring The Who, and more! The show gets going at 10 a.m.
Music 101
Host: Margot
Sundays at 10 am and Wednesdays at 8 pm
Music 101 is part music/part history lesson with your teacher and host Margot. Every week, she highlights a different chapter in music history, bringing you songs you love and the stories behind them. Music 101 explores how music and history both affect one another, while highlighting topics like The Wrecking Crew, banned and censored songs, the Civil Rights Movement, CBGB’s, the Hammond organ in rock — and much more.
Recent Episodes
Watch: A Brief History Of Sampling
We’ll highlight the history of sampling on October 5’s episode of Music 101
Listen: Aretha Franklin’s Debut Single “Today I Sing The Blues”
Sunday on Music 101: Debut Singles
Watch Cher & David Bowie perform the “Young Americans Medley” from 1975
This week on Music 101: Bowie Collaborations
Songs Of Protest Music Throughout History
This Land by Gary Clark. Jr., and more protest music through the ages
Music 101: John Cale
The life and music of the extraordinary John Cale
Halloween With Music 101
Inside the songs and stories of the best Halloween music