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Kylie Olsson is a British TV and radio personality. She has worked with Download Fest, Sky Arts, VH1, and MTV. Currently she is working on her new show called &#34;Life in Six Strings.&#34; Host John Laurenti Jr chats with Kylie about her upbringing and how she fell in love with music.

Kylie Olsson

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Host John Laurenti Jr. interviews Alex Toli about teaching kids with Autism how to rock! Alex works at the Higashi School in Boston where he helps neurodiverse students fall in love with music and put on rock concerts in their dorms.

Alex Toli

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An English major and two music majors walk into a basement and come out as a math rock band. Host John Laurenti Jr. gets more details on the origin story of Three Mandareens and their eponymous debut album.

Three Mandareens

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How crazy do you have to be to put on a rock show in your basement? Matt C steps into the Music Drives Us podcast studio with host John Laurenti Jr. to discuss the DIY community, turning his home into a concert hall and rock stars sleeping on his couch.

Matt C

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Host John Laurenti Jr. welcomes good friend Alex Boch to talk about his journey to becoming a drummer, the growing momentum behind his band Generation Three and that one time Dave Mustaine was his babysitter.

Alex Boch

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Award-winning New England singer/songwriter Natalie Joly joins host John Laurenti Jr. to discuss how music shaped her early years, her struggle to find other people who were as serious about being in a band as she was and how her recent move to Nashville influenced her career.

Music Drives Us

Episodes

Kylie Olsson

Alex Toli

Three Mandareens

Matt C

Alex Boch

Natalie Joly