Jason Pyles and Craig Tovey give two, in-depth album reviews on Billy Joel’s first solo album, “Cold Spring Harbor” (1971), and The Shins’ “Port of Morrow” (2012), respectively. In these reviews, Craig and Jason discuss various concepts, such as the … Continue reading →

Ep. 13 – ALBUM REVIEWS: Cold Spring Harbor & Port of Morrow

Music

For those who have been saddened by the end of The Songwriting Podcast, we are pleased to announce that our very own Nashville Steve Rempis (who previously did our “Moving to Nashville” segments) has now launched his own songwriting podcast: … Continue reading →

A NEW SONGWRITING PODCAST: by Nashville Steve Rempis

Episode 17 is our final episode of The Songwriting Podcast. We’re sure that this news will probably come as a shock and a disappointment to many of our faithful listeners, so Jason will give you his reasons as you listen … Continue reading →

Ep. 17 – OUR FINAL EPISODE: Send Your Song Reviews, E-mail Questions and Parting Words of Wisdom

In Episode 16, Grant and Jason interview Tim Bruns of Churchill. We talk about “The Emotional Side of Songwriting,” among other things. Listeners should check out Churchill’s YouTube Channel. ***And for those listeners who are in the Denver area, Churchill … Continue reading →

Ep. 16 – TIM BRUNS of CHURCHILL: The Emotional Side of Songwriting

In Episode 15, The Songwriting Podcast interviews a four-piece band called Danger Button, which consists of Ryan Garey (primary songwriter, lead vocals, additional keyboards), Eric Snyder (synths), Andrew Hills (bass) and Parker Abegg (drums and backing vocals). In this episode … Continue reading →

Ep. 15 – DANGER BUTTON: Collaboration and the New Art Standard

Though there is no fanfare during this episode, one year ago today exactly, we launched The Songwriting Podcast on September 1, 2011. Our podcast is one year old today. For Episode 14, Jason interviews music therapist Bryan Odeen, who is … Continue reading →

Ep. 13 – ALBUM REVIEWS: Cold Spring Harbor & Port of Morrow

Download our free app to listen on your phone