"Happy Birthday" is the Worst (with Anne-Mari...

In the last episode of our feral pop miniseries, we take a look at the 22 year old rapper primed to take over the world: 2hollis. Splitting the difference between hardstyle and hip-hop while emanating an aura best described as “vampiric,” he’s been one of the most hyped musicians ...  Show more

This week on Switched On Pop, we’re looking at all things feral pop, the microgenre that takes pop music to its most wild extremes. And no feral pop artist is more tapped into that ethos than underscores. Her music synthesizes dubstep, trance, and Timbaland with ease, and her lat ...  Show more

Do you know the birthday song? We bet you do! People all over the world sing a version of “Happy Birthday to You.” It’s even been played in OUTER SPACE! Way less well-known, though, is the story behind the song, and the sisters who wrote it! Listen in to hear Elysse tell Joy the ...  Show more

This is what happens when it's YOUR birthday and you have a show about birthdays. Today we celebrate co-host Julia DeLois and discuss the harmful affects of sitting through the birthday song, what she has in common with Snoop Dogg, and U-Haul fantasies. 

Most people (secretly) love their birthday. Emma is not one of those people. On this episode she dives into everything birthday related. Past birthday traumas, the 3 types of people on their birthday, awkwardness of giving and receiving gifts, anxiety about getting older, and eve ...  Show more

Happy birthday Gandhi! We’re wishing Gandhi a happy birthday and so are Shaggy and Bruce Melodie who break out into song when they find out of the big day! Speaking of which, these two have a fascinating story of how they’ve met up for their new song “When She’s Around (Funga Mac ...  Show more