Words: Legendary Music Editor Craig Marks

Beatie Wolfe interviews current LA Times Music Editor and former
top Editor at Billboard/Spin/Blender Craig Marks about being at
the helm of Spin for the rise of Nirvana and the importance of
meaningful music journalism and curation in this age of metrics.
Listen to this dublab radio show that takes you from suburbia to
MTV via the thread of Dirty Mind.


Orange Juice for the Ears with “musical weirdo and visionary”
(Vice) Beatie Wolfe explores the power of music across Space,
Science, Art, Health, Film & Technology by talking to the
leading luminaries in each field from Nobel Prize winners to
multi-platinum producers and hearing the music that has most
impacted them, their “Orange Juice for the Ears”. Beatie Wolfe is
an artist who has beamed her music into space, been appointed a
UN Women role model for innovation, and held an acclaimed solo
exhibition at the V&A Museum.





Craig Marks’ Orange Juice for the Ears


First song that imprinted? "Hello, Goodbye" by The Beatles

First album that shaped who you are? Dirty Mind by Prince -
track played "When You Were Mine"

The music you would send into Space? "Love is Strange" by
Mickey and Sylvia

The song you would have at your memorial? "Enjoy Yourself" by
The Specials

The album you would pass onto your kids? The B-52's by The
B-52's – track played "Dance This Mess Around"






The show opens with “Stumblin In” by Suzi Quatro & Chris
Norman, a track Beatie Wolfe most associates with Craig Marks
after their reunion karaoke duet at Montero's in Brooklyn.


This show first aired live on LA’s dublab radio. The podcast was
mastered by Dean Hovey. For rights reasons, the music in this
podcast version is shorter than in the original broadcast.