2015 In Review: Kill Rock Stars / Kiran Gandhi

Episode #25: What do Justin Bieber and weird punk have in common? Well, not much, but we cover both on our last show of the year, where we celebrate the year in music. We also get into 2015 trends in shoegaze pop, comedy, feminism, top 40, and more. Portia brings in the Kill Rock Stars crew, James Reling and Ben Parrish, to hear their favorite songs of 2015. We then wrap up the year with Kiran Gandhi, activist, musician, and former drummer for M.I.A. to talk about major trends in music and what the phrase “The Future is Female” means to her. GUESTS Ben Parish (Kill Rock Stars) James Reling (Kill Rock Stars) Kiran Gandhi (MIA, Madame Gandhi) MUSIC Randy Liedtke "New York" Circuit Des Yeux "Fantasize The Scene" Red Cabin "Secret Stories" The Coneheads "Way Things Am" The Velvet Underground "White Light/White Heat" Draft Dodgers "Why I Want To Fuck Ronald Reagan" Mamman Sani "Zaybanakoy" Silver Shadows "By My Vampire's Side" Straight Crimes "Why Is The World So Bad" Delta 5 "Mind Your Own Business"