Hand Me Sounds
Hand Me Sounds is a music history podcast that explores the depths of genre and creativity through thematic analysis of cover songs, interpolated lyrics, musical homage, sampling, influence, idea exchange, and more from the framing of a consignment store run by store manager, and host, Shi.City. Each episode spotlights a targeted topic, features thoughtful historical commentary and aims to expand the average music fan’s mind and appreciation for popular art. Musical history is uncovered by going through the racks and bins of cultures past to reveal the hidden, most often times Black and feminist histories behind some of the most enduring songs of all time. Music, like second-hand clothing, can stitch unexpected knots between generations, at Hand Me Sounds we’re here to show how music history and pop culture fit together seamlessly. Hand Me Sounds is a virtual music history shop exploring genre and creativity through analysis of cover songs, interpolated lyrics, sampling, & more.
Episodes
Welcome to the Backroom Breakdown, where we scan our liner notes for any lingering threads from last week’s main episode. Today, we’re taking a bit of a closer look at Porgy and Bess compositions covered by Black musicians. In doing so, we’re going to unpack what it means to reclaim established works of art as a person of color, from Nina Simone’s first recording of “I Loves You Porgy” to Whitney...
Welcome to Hand Me Sounds, your musical consignment shop! At HMS we go through our racks to uncover the hidden, oftentimes Black histories behind some of the most iconic, reused sounds in popular music - and what better place to start than one of the definitive American standards and most covered song of all time? Today, we’re unpacking the 100-year history behind George Gershwin’s “Summertime,” composed for...
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