Inside the Studio
iHeartPodcasts
iHeartRadio presents “Inside The Studio,” an in-depth series featuring intimate conversations with some of music’s biggest stars and emerging talents. Each episode features an unscripted sit-down with artists on the verge of releasing new material – rounded out with a tour through their lives and discographies. “Inside The Studio” reveals previously unseen sides of artists, giving fans the sort of access that is missing from much of today’s music coverage. Inside the Studio is hosted by music journalist Jordan Runtagh (People, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, VH1), Co-Host of the iHeartMedia podcast "Rivals: Music's Greatest Feuds' and host of iHeartMedia's new podcast "Off The Record.'
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Jul 24, 2020 • 32min
ITS Home Edition: Car Seat Headrest
Will Toledo, the maestro behind Car Seat Headrest, opens up about his expansive new album, ‘Making a Door Less Open’, injecting some theatricality into his stage act, and why he started wearing a mask before it was cool. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 17, 2020 • 34min
ITS Home Edition: All Time Low
On the latest “socially distant” episode of ITS, pop punk princes Alex Gaskarth and Jack Barakat of All Time Low go deep about quarantining on a farm, their real life ‘Spinal Tap’ moment, and why their new album ‘Wake Up Sunshine’ is a throwback to their early days in a Baltimore basement. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 15, 2020 • 59min
Run the Jewels
Call them Yankee and the Brave or call them El-P and Killer Mike. The hiphop legends from Run the Jewels have made a fourth album that's being hailed as one of the year's best, and they go in-depth with host Joe Levy on how they put together tracks that have become instant protest anthems. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 10, 2020 • 26min
ITS Home Edition: JP Saxe
Singer-songwriter JP Saxe opens up about the buzzy duet “If the World Is Ending,” which became a pandemic anthem for many quarantining together with their loved ones. He also explains how his relationship with cowriter (and singing partner!) Julia Michaels went from professional to romantic as they recorded the track. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 3, 2020 • 29min
ITS Home Edition: X Ambassadors
On the latest “socially distant” edition of Inside the Studio, X Ambassadors frontman Sam Harris details the origins of “Zen,” the band’s new song about finding peace in the midst of lockdown. The outspoken singer also opened up about how the group are moving forward with a new album, and explained why he broke quarantine to protest systemic racism and social injustice. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 26, 2020 • 31min
ITS Home Edition: Trevor Daniel
Our latest "socially distant" episode features Trevor Daniel, whose rebound anthem "Falling" cracked the Top 20 after blowing up on TikTok. Daniel opens up about performing his hit for the ex who inspired it, the challenges of releasing his debut album in the midst of a pandemic, and navigating the high highs and low lows of love. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 19, 2020 • 29min
ITS Home Edition: Ashe
IHeartMedia’s new “socially-distant” version of Inside the Studio explores how artists are coping with the COVID-19 lockdown and how it’s impacting the way they make music. The first episode of our new series features ASHE, the voice behind the triumphant “Moral of the Story” — which has been embraced as an empowering post-breakup anthem. The singer-songwriter opens up to "Quarantine Correspondent" Jordan Runtagh about the personal pain that inspired "Moral of the Story," and how it wound up in the Netflix smash, To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 5, 2020 • 57min
Sam Hunt
Sam Hunt talks with host Joe Levy about how he went from college football quarterback to one of Nashville’s best songwriters, and why his Southside album was six years in the making. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 1, 2020 • 48min
Stone Temple Pilots
On the latest Inside the Studio, host Joe Levy sits down with Robert DeLeo and Eric Kretz of the Stone Temple Pilots to talk about their latest album, Perdida, how the band kept going after the tragic losses of singers Scott Weiland and Chester Bennington, and the surprising connection between STP and Karen Carpenter. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 3, 2020 • 57min
Adam Lambert
On the latest Inside the Studio, host Joe Levy is joined by Adam Lambert, whose new album, “Velvet” (More Is More/Empire), was four years in the making. Adam talks about his time on “American Idol,” how performing with Queen has helped drive his own recording, and how he’s found the freedom to make the music he wants. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
