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Let It Be

2021-07-1820:18

More than fifty years on, Let It Be remains a modern pop standard.

Matthew Sweet

2021-02-1450:47

For guitar pop aficionados, Matthew Sweets keen sense of melody has elevated him to the heights of Power Pop royalty

Jon Auer

2021-01-0301:24:08

Songwriter Jon Auer describes a popular subsection of The Posies music as harmonious dissonance.

Eric Bazilian

2020-06-2454:061

Eric Bazilian, a founding member of The Hooters, composed one of the most recognizable hits of the 1990s - One of Us.

Marshall Crenshaw

2020-06-0201:00:011

Marshall Crenshaw is eminently regarded as a master of melody-driven songwriting.

Wesley Stace (John Wesley Harding)

2020-05-1401:13:10

A conversation with folk pop songwriter Wesley Stace about writing and recording in his early years as John Wesley Harding.

Shadows of the Night

2020-04-1624:381

How “Shadows of the Night” became a multi-platinum success in both Germany and the U.S., and the biggest-selling song of D.L. Byron's career.

Magnet And Steel

2020-03-2446:20

At the heart of Walter Egan’s lifelong songwriting career is an endearing and enduring song that has played a substantial role in cementing his stardom for all time. That song is Magnet and Steel.

Vicki Peterson

2020-03-0201:04:52

Defying expectations comes naturally to songwriter and guitarist Vicki Peterson of The Bangles.

Bill Lloyd

2020-02-2201:07:35

Catchy, jangle harmonies, killer chord changes and tasty power pop licks, raised in Nashville but smitten by the sounds of Liverpool and beyond. That's the music of songwriter and primo guitarist, Bill Lloyd.

John Fields

2020-01-2201:05:42

For more than twenty-five years, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, and Co-Writer, John Fields, has racked up hundreds of songwriting credits with a versatile array of talented indie artists and chart-topping mega stars.

Ross Rice

2019-12-0601:02:01

We Dig Down Deep into the cosmic mind of earthy power-funk songwriter and Human Radio co-founder, Ross Rice.

We All Fall In Love Sometimes

2019-11-1812:38

We mull over the melody, meaning, and lyrics-first collaboration of "We All Fall In Love Sometimes," by Elton John and by Bernie Taupin.

Greg Pope

2019-11-0401:02:321

Singer-Songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist, Studio Engineer, Record Producer and Filmmaker, Greg Pope, is as capable with slash job titles as he is with slash pop chords and the slash of a time signature.

Willie Wisely

2019-09-0801:06:08

Songwriter Willie Wisely teleports casually across musical boundaries, with occasional forays into the sweet spot of melodic pop.

Amy Rigby

2019-07-1846:341

Amy Rigby weaves observational wit and interpersonal scenarios into songs that are perceptive, genuine and easily relatable.

David Scott

2019-06-2257:23

Songwriter David Scott of The Pearlfishers is well-versed and fluent in the romantic languages of the classic composers like Bacharach, Wilson, McCartney and McAloon.

Brad Jones

2019-05-0801:07:37

We talk with Nashville-based songwriter, producer, arranger and studio musician, Brad Jones.

Bill DeMain

2019-04-2401:07:37

A guided tour to the many sides of songwriter, Grammy-nominated rock journalist, and Nashville tour guide, Bill DeMain.

David Mead

2019-03-2001:00:43

Songs from the David Mead catalog belong in every serious pop collection.

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