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In this episode of Influenced we go deep into the careers of the iconic Wailers. Formed by Peter Tosh, Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer in the early '60s as the group bonded over RnB like the Drifters and Sam Cooke, they quickly became an integral part of Jamacia's burgeoning Reggae scene with ealy singles like "Simmer Down" as the group continued to gain worldwide acclaim with albums like "Burnin"" and singles like Stir it Up and Get Up, Stand Up; the band and especially Marley became creat...

In this episode of Influenced, we take a look at the career's of New York's biggest Indie rockers, The Strokes. Taking initial inspirations from '70s New Yorkers like Blondie and Lou Reed and combining that love of hooky pop rock with the aesthetics of Britpop, the band took the Indie scene by Storm in the early 2000s. Albums like 'Is This It' and 'Room on Fire' and singles like the smash hit 'Last Nite' propelled the band into the charts and the tabloids. An immediate influence on the rock s...

For this episode of Influenced, we're tackling the iconic New Wavers, The Police. Formed in late 70s London initially as a punk band, the group fronted by Sting and backed by Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers would quickly digest the sounds of new to the scene artists like Bob Marley and The Wailers and an appreciation for Jazz and Fusion music, began crafting hits like "Can't Stand Losing You" and "Roxanne" which quickly catapulted the band to stardom. Continuing for 5 massive albums, 4 of w...

In this episode of Influenced, we cover one of the most famous Folk-Songwriters of all time, Joni Mitchell. Born in Canada and inspired. y the likes of 50s and 60s folk from artists like Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan, Joni forged her own voice and quickly found her way to California where after some work with David Crosby and writing for other artists, she took off withg Grammy Winning albums like "Clouds" and amazing folk songs like "Old Yellow Taxi" she pushed further and further into her music...

Formed in the early '90s California Punk Scene, Rage Against the Machine would become one of the most successful and politically charged Metal and Hard Rock acts of all time. Inspired equally by Hip Hop like Public Enemy and the extreme guitars of Black Sabbath, the band fronted by Zach De La Rocha and fed by guitarist Tom Morello's riffs would create anthems for the angst of the decade like "Killing in the Name" and "Testify." Their live shows at festivals like Lollapalooza and Woodstock '99...

For the season finale of Season 3 of Influenced, we're extremely excited tpo look at the career of the iconic songwriter Neil Young. Starting out with Joni Mitchell as a Canadian folkie inspired by Dylan, he grew a love of country and rock that led him to the states and to Stephan Stills to form the iconic '60s band Buffalo Springfield. After a string of '60s albums, Neil struck solo and became an occasional collaborator in Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young which led some of the biggest hits of ...