The Doors may have sung "...summer's almost gone..." and people are already mourning. But I say no! Let's flip that on its head! In his poem, Suddenly, Summer, Alex Dimitrov brings in some tulips. "They merely filled the room/their purpose being to be loved/for what they were, entirely/by how I saw them....And so I did. I loved them." Let's love these days and enjoy today's Miniature World. With Gabriel Yared (my theme song), Ane Brun (new single out now), Annabel Lamb, Stevie Nicks, Pink Floyd (with the synthesized voice of Stephen Hawking, Miniature Words collage by BK, REM, Dana Gavanski (King Crimson cover), Eli & Fur, Sternpost (intriguing band from Sweden and new), Tadzio, Jordan Eller, Julia Holter (goddess), Agnes Obel (another goddess, new work out soon), Courtney Barnet, L CON, Masahiro Takahashi (Japanese artist based in Toronto, using rotating ensemble of 10 guest artists--LOVE THIS), Boards of Canada, Sneaker Pimps (a classic), Angus & Julia Stone, Lolo Zouai, Spacemoth ("producer, engineer & noisemaker"), Ex Colorado (with self-coined "dreamykraut"), Constant Smiles, Adam Howell, Alex Serra, Ivy (1st album in 14 yrs), Jordana and the TV Girl, Quilt, Grace Ives, Big Thief, Lana Del Rey, Neon Indian, Kitty Hoff & Foret-Noire, Neil Halstead (Tim Buckley cover!), WONDER OF BIRDS feature (An R-rated, non-binary edition about the white-throated sparrow; the bird with four "sexes"), Parov Stelar, Kitty Solaris, GaiaGram (climate change news from Kevin Gallagher), Andrew Bird, The Participant, Ofir Ganon, NEXT SHOW is SEPTEMBER 17, 2026!!!!!
What is A Miniature World with Binnie Klein?
My musical tastes swerve through Euro-pop, trip-hop, electronica, indie-rock, singer-songwriters. You might hear Icelandic rock, World music, Radiohead, Bjork, Tricky, Kate Bush, Cocteau Twins, The Books, Caroline Polachek, weird cover tunes, Milosh, Stevie Nicks, PJ Harvey, Cat Power, Owen Pallett, Hot Chip, Dandy Warhols, Kae Tempest, In These Trees and Tartie, Perfume Genius, Brian Eno, Karsh Kale, War on Drugs, Moby, Patti Smith, Juana Molina, Peter Gabriel, to name a few. And poetry. And words.
My interviews have included Chris Frantz, Jeff Pevar, Dick Cavett, David Denby, Harry Shearer, Katha Pollitt, Bert Randolph Sugar, Abigail Thomas, Carl Safina, Matthew Klam, Gretchen Rubin, Tig Notaro, Ophelia Eisenberg, and many more! Many will be available on my Interview podcast, coming soon.....