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INSPIRED

Cub Sport, Kevin Parker, Courtney Barnett

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triple j podcast

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Looking for inspiration? Every Tuesday triple j Mornings presenter Linda Marigliano talks to a well-known artist about the stories behind your favourite songs. Now those stories are available as a podcast.

Host of INSPIRED, Linda Marigliano, has been at the forefront of new music for several years. She pioneered triple j’s new music show Good Nights, before taking over triple j Mornings earlier this year. She’s also the host of ABC’s new series What Is Music, exploring how music is made and how it affects us. As a musician herself, Linda has a deep understanding of songwriting and therefore a unique way of deconstructing and rebuilding the songs you love, as well as an affinity with the artists themselves, who count her among their favourite interviewers.

Kicking off the INSPIRED podcast is Linda’s intimate chat with Cub Sport’s Tim Nelson. Plus you can catch the very best episodes from earlier this year, including in depth chats with Kevin Parker, Courtney Barnett, Meg Mac and Sam Cromack from Ball Park Music.

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Cub Sport ‘Come on Mess Me Up’
It took years for Tim Nelson of Cub Sport to figure out what he was trying to say with ‘Come on Mess Me Up’. In this very intimate chat, Tim opens up about how this song helped him express feelings of denial, fear and self-discovery.

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Tame Impala ‘The Less I Know the Better’
Music mastermind Kevin Parker shares the story behind Tame Impala’s ‘The Less I Know the Better’. Released in 2015, the single made big waves, reaching #4 in triple j’s Hottest 100. Hear how it only took 15 minutes to write, why Mark Ronson almost stole it… and who the hell Trevor is.

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Courtney Barnett ‘Nameless Faceless’
Courtney Barnett details why ‘Nameless Faceless’ was influenced by stories of domestic violence, how she balanced sarcasm and earnestness, and what she had to do to get The Breeders’ Kim Deal to sing backing vocals.

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Ball Park Music ‘It’s Nice to be Alive’
Ball Park Music frontman Sam Cromack shares how The Strokes, an evolutionary biologist and an impending break up served as inspiration for their massive hit ‘It’s Nice to be Alive’.

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Meg Mac ‘Roll Up Your Sleeves’
‘Roll up Your Sleeves’ was the song that started everything for Meg Mac. Hear how it took her from writing on the home piano, to hitting the road with D’Angelo and inspiring a ton of fans along the way.

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Listen to Linda Marigliano’s weekly INSPIRED podcast on iTunes, triple j Mornings and ABC Listen and wherever you get you fave podcasts.

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