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DJ Session: Drawing Inspiration From Motown To The Spice Girls

NPR
Published November 4, 2015 at 1:40 PM EST
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats' song "I Need Never Get Old" is one of Travis Holcombe's picks in this week's DJ Session. (nathanielrateliff.com)
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats' song "I Need Never Get Old" is one of Travis Holcombe's picks in this week's DJ Session. (nathanielrateliff.com)

On this week’s installment of the Here & Now DJ sessions, Travis Holcombe of KCRW shares music inspired by pop music’s past.

The group Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, signed to Motown Record’s famous rival, Stax Records. And the Danish singer-songwriter Mø says she fell in love with pop listening to the Spice Girls.

Music from the segment

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  • Mø, “Kamikaze”

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Note: We have a Spotify playlist and an Apple Music playlist for our weekly DJ Sessions.

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