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Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022: Ego Plum, Danger Mouse and more

Today on Q with Tom Power: composer Ego Plum, producer and musician Danger Mouse, books columnist Becky Toyne, musician Sheryl Crow.

Today on Q: Ego Plum, Danger Mouse, Becky Toyne, Sheryl Crow

Composer Ego Plum, producer and musician Danger Mouse, musician Sheryl Crow. (Alien Club, Shervin Lainez, Vivian Rashotte/CBC)

Today on Q with Tom Power:

  • Acclaimed cartoon composer Ego Plum shares how his influences — from 1930s jazz to his teenage years in the East L.A. punk scene — have laid the groundwork for his singular sound.

  • Producer and musician Danger Mouse talks about his new collaboration with Black Thought of The Roots and what it's like to get into the studio with one of his favourite rappers of all time.

  • Books columnist Becky Toyne breaks down why the Biden administration is trying to block America's biggest publisher, Penguin Random House, from purchasing Simon & Schuster.

  • Grammy-winning musician Sheryl Crow shares the stories behind her biggest hits and why her latest record may be her last.

WATCH | Sheryl Crow's full interview with Tom Power: