{"podcast":{"title":"The Hustle","slug":"the-hustle-879596","podcast_index_feed_id":879596,"rss_url":"http://thehustle.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://thehustle.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/839690/Resized-VW39J.jpg","author":"Jon Lamoreaux","episode_count":750,"summary":"Every artist has a story. Whether big or small, they‘ve all seen the ups and downs and worked hard to maintain careers in music. We chat with some of the most interesting legacy artists in pop music and go in depth on their careers, how they feel about them, what it‘s like being a ”rock star” and also hear their best stories. If you‘re a music junkie you will love these long form conversations with beloved figures from your life.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hustle-879596"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 571 - Richard Barbieri of Japan/Porcupine Tree/Solo","slug":"episode-571-richard-barbieri-of-japan-porcupine-tree-solo","published_at":"2026-04-22T04:44:56+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hustle-879596/episode-571-richard-barbieri-of-japan-porcupine-tree-solo","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hustle-879596","url":"https://thehustle.podbean.com/e/episode-571-richard-barbieri-of-japanporcupine-treesolo/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/i8jmp9xi8dgw39mg/The_Hustle_-_Richard7z2qo.mp3","summary":"Richard Barbieri has been pushing the boundaries of synth-based music for almost 50 years. Japan may have originally been lumped in with the likes of Duran Duran and Ultravox, but they evolved in a way few bands outside of Talk Talk could even understand. After they ended and Richard evolved even further in groups like Dolphin Brothers and Rain Tree Crow, he was then snatched up by Steven Wilson and hopped on the Porcupine Tree train for a few more decades. He's continued to release music under various guises whenever he felt like it and he recently dropped a new solo album called Hauntings that shows him exploring even deeper. He joins us this week to explain it all and discuss how he got from point A to Z in a hugely diverse career. Enjoy! www.kscopemusic.com/artists/richard-barbieri www.patreon.com/c/thehustlepod","meta_description":"Richard Barbieri has been pushing the boundaries of synth-based music for almost 50 years. Japan may have originally been lumped in with the likes of Dura…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4513,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-hustle-879596/episodes/episode-571-richard-barbieri-of-japan-porcupine-tree-solo/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hustle-879596/episode-571-richard-barbieri-of-japan-porcupine-tree-solo.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}