My Favorite Album: Patriarchy gets Smashed on a 'Pretty Hate Machine' – Actually Huizenga of L.A. art-rock three-piece Patriarchy told us about her love for a NIN classic.

The parallels between the careers of Bowie and Rundgren have been noted before; Bowie produced the Stooges and Rundgren the New York Dolls. Neither wanted to settle into a musical rut.

For "Not Another DJ" we find out how &Friends riffs on some of the deep roots of dance music.

“If I really had to pick the ultimate starting point, it’d probably be when my grandpa installed a new sound system in his 1999 Honda Odyssey and we abused it with several repeats of ‘Sandstorm’ by Darude right when the song came out.”

Best Gig I Ever Saw: Glenn Gregory of synthpop stars Heaven 17 told us about his Earth, Wind & Fire experience.

We’ve lost way too many musicians because of a social desire to brush struggles with mental health under the carpet.

“The world may appear to be back to ‘normal,’ but it isn’t. A lot of the things that we took for granted, like moving around this beautiful planet of ours, is proving to be very difficult. But oh my god, the audiences could not be better.”

“I stayed with my great-grandmother, so gospel music and oldies were playing constantly.”

Jake Goldstein of L.A. indie-pop band Hunny told us about his love for a Smashing Pumpkins gem.

“It’s stagnant just to live in one’s own life.”