Big Yellow Podcast

<p>Firstly, a big thank you for your patience these last few weeks. Life has been chaotic, in a word, but here I am with a new episode, Today’s focus is one of my personal favorites…</p><p>Thanks for listening x</p><p>*...

<p>We are just chugging right along here with Joni’s ‘80s albums. Next up: 1985’s Dog Eat Dog.</p><p>Thanks for listening x</p><p>* Allison</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Big Yellow Podcast at...

<p>Many thanks to you all for being patient with me while I took some time off from Big Yellow Pod. I’m hoping to get back into more of a posting routine now that my apartment move is over…</p><p>Anyway! Let’s talk...

<p>As I mention in this episode, it’s possible the world may not have gotten to know Joni Mitchell the way it ultimately did without Judy Collins, who was an early champion of her work in New York’s Greenwich Village...

<p>It’s amazing how crippling and yet how wondrous social media can be. Without it, I would not have learned about a talented, East Coast indie band called Shallow Alcove. I stumbled upon an Instagram video of members...

<p>Cover bands get a bad rap. With the right people, they can be beautiful tributes to music that deserves to live on in local venues or online, made by musicians who care.</p><p>Big Yellow Taxi, a cover band based in...

<p>Terri Thal has spent her life working in the world of not-for-profit and social justice. She also happens to hold the title of being Bob Dylan’s first-ever manager. More on that here…</p><p>But Terri also crossed...

<p>In the late ‘70s, an unlikely couple came together in the form of jazz legend Charles Mingus and singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. The result was 1979’s Mingus. Here’s a little look into how it got made.</p><p>Thanks...

<p>A look at Joni’s first double album and ninth release overall, 1977’s Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for listening x</p><p>* Allison</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Big Yellow Podcast at...

<p>Last fall, I traveled back to my hometown of Buffalo for the Thanksgiving holiday and what should I be greeted with? A Joni Mitchell tribute concert by Lauren and the Good Souls. </p><p>Led by Lauren Faggiano, this...

<p>A brief look at Joni’s 1976 album Hejira.</p><p>For more on this release, check out my interview with Ian Grant of Jokermen fame.</p><p>Thanks for listening x</p><p>* Allison</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Big...

<p>For those of you into Joni Mitchell books, this is a good moment in time. Here’s an interview I did with Henry Alford, author of the new book I Dream of Joni: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell in 53 Snapshots. In involves...

<p>It really has been an excellent few years for books about Joni Mitchell. I say keep them coming. In this episode, I chat with writer and educator, Paul Lisicky, author of the new book Song So Wild and Blue: A Life...

<p>You may recognize Ian Grant’s name — he’s co-host of the Jokermen podcast series, which started out being about Bob Dylan and has since evolved into conversations about Lou Reed, Brian Wilson and more. </p><p>Ian was...

<p>A brief overview of Joni Mitchell’s 1975 album ‘The Hissing of Summer Lawns.’</p><p>Thanks for listening x</p><p>* Allison</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Big Yellow Podcast at allisonrapp.substack.com/subscribe