Culture Gabfest: Dancing Queen
b"This week, Steve and Dana are joined by Slate\\u2019s music critic Carl Wilson. First, the panel reviews Edgar Wright\\u2019s newest psychological horror film Last Night in Soho\\u2014which Dana reviewed for Slate. Next, the panel discusses the newest album in over 40 years from the legendary Swedish music group ABBA, titled Voyage. Finally, the panel is joined by host of Slate\\u2019s Hit Parade podcast (and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame voter!) Chris Molanphy to discuss this year\\u2019s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees and the institution at large.\\nIn Slate Plus, the panel discusses music they like to listen to while working. You can find Dana\\u2019s playlist of music to work and write to here, Steve\\u2019s here, and Carl\\u2019s here.\\nEmail us at culturefest@slate.com.\\nEndorsements\\nDana: The LA Times has been doing an incredible job of covering the ever-developing story of the tragic shooting on the set of the Alec Baldwin film, Rust. The story, which points to many bigger problems, including issues with labor relations in the entertainment industry at large. \\u201cThe Day Alec Baldwin Shot Halyna Hutchins and Joel Souza\\u201d chronologically accounts the events of the entire day, written by three different reporters: Meg James, Amy Kaufman, and Julia Wick.\\nCarl: First, the great late-80s rock musician Billy Bragg\\u2019s newest album The Million Things That Never Happened in which he reflects on aging, isolation, change, and being challenged ideologically by younger generations. This is specifically true of the track, \\u201cMid-Century Modern.\\u201d Second, the new music historiography novel from Kelefa Sanneh (who, in the 2000s, wrote the great central piece on rockism for the New York Times), Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres, which is a celebration of what happens when you stay within a tradition.\\nSteve: First, the \\u201880s singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw\\u2019s live cover of ABBA\\u2019s song \\u201cKnowing Me, Knowing You.\\u201d Second, yet another Swedish indie band: The Amazing.\\nPodcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.\\nOutro music is \\u201cLonely Calling\\u201d by Arc De Soleil.\\nSlate Plus members get ad-free podcasts, a bonus segment in each episode of the Culture Gabfest, full access to Slate's journalism on Slate.com, and more. Sign up now\\xa0at slate.com/cultureplus.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"