We need stories. Humans have made remarkable strides through our ability to record and learn from stories. Stories educate, entertain and impart wisdom from the thoughts, turned to words that then become books, movies... and songs.

Everyone sings about

Never heard of her. Now I can't get her out of my mind. It started raining this night the moment I started writing and the thunder crashed at the end of the first sentence. I tell you this only because we too often take for granted the simple majesties th

Michelle Titian (rhymes with magician) is a name that's been familiar to music lovers for some time now, a musical family and an early start saw to that. Exactly what form her music would take is her junk drawer next to the stove, with the memories and tu

Low down and dirty is the only way to go if you ask any bass player. With great tone comes great responsibility and the bass players who have the job thrust upon them never last and impress the way honest-to-goodness bass players come to their instrument.

Martin Verrall is an interesting dude, and what you see isn't necessarily what you get. Vested and feted as an artist and writer, the poetry he creates has been made into music here for the better part of three decades.

Think equal parts Cohen, Dillon,

Music serves many purposes and has many forms in life, but for those in the fight it's a history book, a pirate map, and a rubber room to live and re-live life's best moments. Robin Magder Pierce was around in the exclusive days of vinyl and cassette, dur

It's truly inspiring when you get reminded that there will always be great lyrics, sweet harmonies and acoustic interplay in music. In the dog-eat-dog world of music there is always a hard row to hoe, and you'd better have your shit together if you're goi

The foundation of music is rhythm, and the drums have have been there since the cornerstone was laid at the dawn of mankind. For almost as long, drummers have had to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous stereotypes - the unkempt wild man, substance

The Blues have a hold on so much popular music it's impossible to not acknowledge its place as the granddaddy of a lot of offspring the world over. At some point, if you are a musician, you WILL play the blues. Based on patterns and sequences much like fo

We get all kinds here at Barber Shop Podcast, all kinds of beautiful, sustaining music and the real deal from our rich pool of real music and real musicians.

Matty Simpson has seen and done quite a bit in his life as a musician, his natural curiosity