It Says Here

A weekly digest covering some of the important stories from the world of music with interviews and expert analysis, hosted and produced by journalist and critic Robert Ham.

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5 days ago

This week, Robert Ham is joined by Wolfgang Flür, a former member of Kraftwerk with a new solo album out this week, and Wolfgang Seidel, a musician and author whose book Krautrock Eruption: An Alternative History of German Underground in the 60s and 70s is out this month in a new English translation. 

Friday Mar 21, 2025

On this week's show, Robert Ham is joined by theremin virtuoso Hekla to learn more about her new album Turnar, and the brilliant multi-instrumentalist and producer Adrian Younge who discusses his new tropicalia-inspired album Something About April III. 

It Says Here - Episode 015

Friday Mar 14, 2025

Friday Mar 14, 2025

On this week's show, Robert Ham speaks with Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock, the authors of the new book Lollapalooza: The Uncensored History of Alternative Rock's Wildest Festival. 

It Says Here - Episode 014

Friday Mar 07, 2025

Friday Mar 07, 2025

This week, host Robert Ham welcomes Steve Smith, the bassist and founding member of pop-punk icons The Vapors, to talk about the group's new album Wasp In A Jar, and Ebonie Smith, the esteemed audio engineer and producer who founded Gender Amplified, a nonprofit that supports women and gender-expansive artists in the music industry. 

It Says Here - Episode 013

Friday Feb 28, 2025

Friday Feb 28, 2025

This week, Robert Ham speaks with Don Leisure and Kev Tame, two of the minds behind Tyrchu Sain, an album celebrating 55 years of Welsh pop music released on Sain Records, and Kristin Daelyn, a singer-songwriter responsible for the stunning new album Beyond The Break.

It Says Here - Episode 012

Friday Feb 21, 2025

Friday Feb 21, 2025

This week, Robert Ham speaks with Janine Rainforth, former leader of post-punk ensemble Maximum Joy, about her first ever solo album Soul Retrieval, and Eva Arijdis Fuentes chats about her new documentary Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus.

It Says Here - Episode 011

Friday Feb 14, 2025

Friday Feb 14, 2025

This week, Robert speaks to Liz Pelly about her damning new book Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist, and U.K. singer-songwriter Vashti Bunyan whose comeback album Lookaftering was just re-released for its 20th anniversary.
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It Says Here - Episode 010

Friday Feb 07, 2025

Friday Feb 07, 2025

This week, Robert spends the full episode with James Brandon Lewis, the prolific jazz saxophonist whose new album Apple Cores is out today via Anti- Records. 

It Says Here - Episode 009

Friday Jan 31, 2025

Friday Jan 31, 2025

On this week's show, Robert Ham is joined by Sarah Belle Reid, the multi-instrumentalist who collaborated with Vinny Golia on the new album Accidental Ornithology, and Damon Locks, a Chicago icon responsible for the daring new record List of Demands.

It Says Here - Episode 008

Friday Jan 24, 2025

Friday Jan 24, 2025

This week, Robert Ham speaks to Andrew Reich, the Emmy-winning TV writer and producer who is now sitting in the director's chair with Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story, a documentary about one of the best American rock bands of all time, and Jim White, an Americana artist set to release Precious Bane, a dark and beautiful album he made in collaboration with the U.K. artist Trey Blake.

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