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Tag: songwriting

For Babehoven and Squirrel Flower, Songwriting Feels Like Divine Intervention

Music
By Babehoven | November 3, 2022
By Babehoven | November 3, 2022

For Babehoven and Squirrel Flower, Songwriting Feels Like Divine Intervention

Maya Bon and Ella Williams catch up.

On Falling Out of Love with Songwriting, and Then Back In

Music
By Karl Kuehn | October 7, 2022
By Karl Kuehn | October 7, 2022

On Falling Out of Love with Songwriting, and Then Back In

Karl Kuehn (Gay Meat) talks re-learning music’s purpose in his life.

Bonnie McKee Talks with Carlson Young on the Talkhouse Podcast

Podcast
By Carlson Young | April 15, 2021
By Carlson Young | April 15, 2021

Bonnie McKee Talks with Carlson Young on the Talkhouse Podcast

Hit songwriter McKee and actor Young discuss their mutual move into writing and directing, plus COVID, psychodrama, moving scams, and more.

Annie Blackman Raises Unanswerable Questions

Music
By Annie Blackman | April 9, 2021
By Annie Blackman | April 9, 2021

Annie Blackman Raises Unanswerable Questions

The singer-songwriter waxes on fate, chance, and her new song “Why We Met.”

Alex Somers on His Sibling Musical Careers

Music
By Alex Somers | March 19, 2021
By Alex Somers | March 19, 2021

Alex Somers on His Sibling Musical Careers

The Sigur Rós collaborator talks how his work in film scoring and composing inform each other.

Jeff Daniels on Songwriting and How Live Streaming Concerts Feels Like Making Films

Music
By Jeff Daniels | January 27, 2021
By Jeff Daniels | January 27, 2021

Jeff Daniels on Songwriting and How Live Streaming Concerts Feels Like Making Films

The acclaimed actor has been writing and releasing songs for decades.

Robin Pecknold (Fleet Foxes) Talks with Elijah Wolf on the Talkhouse Podcast

Podcast
By Talkhouse Podcast | January 21, 2021
By Talkhouse Podcast | January 21, 2021

Robin Pecknold (Fleet Foxes) Talks with Elijah Wolf on the Talkhouse Podcast

Two excellent singer-songwriters and friends talk about process and the pandemic.

Don’t Date a Songwriter

Music
By Danielle Durack | January 14, 2021
By Danielle Durack | January 14, 2021

Don’t Date a Songwriter

Danielle Durack on how (not) to navigate your love life as a confessional artist.

On The Tragic, Unjust Death of Stonechild Chiefstick

Music
By Friendship Commanders | November 19, 2020
By Friendship Commanders | November 19, 2020

On The Tragic, Unjust Death of Stonechild Chiefstick

Buick Audra of Friendship Commanders walks through the difficult process of writing a true song.

Carly Rae Jepsen Talks with mxmtoon on the Talkhouse Podcast

Podcast
By Talkhouse Podcast | October 8, 2020
By Talkhouse Podcast | October 8, 2020

Carly Rae Jepsen Talks with mxmtoon on the Talkhouse Podcast

The two pop stars go deep on the art of songwriting and live performance, and share their very different origin stories.

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