Nashville2Memphis

“She only speaks French, Roy. She doesn't speak imbecile.”  As this season of N2M comes to a close. We have some awesome guests. Only two episodes left but be sure I am already hard at work on season 2. This week I reach out down to Dallas to talk with the music director at my favorite Texas radio station, Chuck Taylor joins me  to talk about his journey in the business, his really unique litmus test for putting a song on the radio, and how bleak is the future for terrestrial radio and how that effects the indie artist. So sit back, buckle up and adjust the rearview, the next five exits are Jackson just ahead on this weeks episode of Nashville to Memphis. Now that Chuck and I have solved the mystery of the true identity of Jack The Ripper go listen in to KHYI online at KHYI.com Opening Quote from Better Off Dead. You Should Watch it. - https://www.amazon.com/Better-Off-Dead-John-Cusack/dp/B00005JKFA

This episode of N2M I have the pleasure of synching up with Cole Ebel Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of Tennessee. In addition to his role in the party Cole also owns and operates Ebel’s Tavern in Carthage, TN. Cole has a background in broadcast journalism. Cole had a mobile duologue on everything from his journey to becoming a Libertarian,  Standing on principle even within the party, the wasted vote, and why people are stuck in the two party mentality.  So sit back, buckle up and adjust the rearview, the exits for 440 and Bell Road are just ahead on this weeks episode of Nashville to Memphis. Now that Cole and I found the lost city of Atlantis go check out his restaurant and buy a beer or two and check out http://etnlp.org/lptn Opening Quote from Big Trouble in Little China. You should go watch it. - https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/big-trouble-in-little-china/id270820879

This week on N2M we have the man whom the character Jerry Fletcher was based on, the man who owns the most copies of Catcher In the Rye on the planet the man who won’t set foot in the Denver Airport and the man who is the singer, frontman and songwriter for the band Jimmy Detalente and the Electric revival…Mister James Garnett Detalente himself. Jimmy and I dive into the world of conspiracies, how evil the government is and  as always when he and I get together there might be a little rambling. So sit back, buckle up and adjust the rearview, the exits for Stage Road and that one McDonalds are just ahead on this weeks episode of Nashville to Memphis. Now that Jimmy and I have decoded what all goes on at Bohemian Grove go check him out at https://www.sparktherevival.com/ Intro Quote from Almost Famous. You should go watch it- https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/almost-famous-music-from-the-motion-picture/id711166294

This week on N2M we breaker breaker 19 in Cashville and the 615. I have a little chat with Rush Hicks. Rush has been an Entertainment Attorney for over 30 years and also serves as the Chair of the music business department for Belmont University. Rush and I pontificate about the evolving music business student, the industry finding its equilibrium and disruptive technologies. So sit back, buckle up and adjust the rearview, the exits for McCrory Lane and Cuba Landing are just ahead on this weeks episode of Nashville to Memphis. Now that we have solved why there is something rather than nothing go check Belmont.edu Opening quote from The Jerk. You should watch it.- https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-jerk/id281073965

This week on N2M I have a tête-à-tête with Bryan Hayes. Bryan is a true renaissance man. He is a studio owner, engineer and producer. A touring recording artist and songwriter, an adjunct professor at Visible Music College and the president of Roots and American Music Society.  Bryan and synch up about What if anything is still holding Americana back, Americana as a gateway drug, balancing the tour life with the home life and legacy. So sit back, buckle up and adjust the rearview, the exits for Christmasville Road and the rest stop on the right are just ahead on this weeks episode of Nashville to Memphis. Now that Bryan and I have found Amelia Earharts plane go check out the Roots and American Music Society at ramusicsociety.org/  and bryanhayesmusic.com Quote from the movie Airplane. You should watch it. https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/airplane/id291552690

This week we blend the 901 soul with 270 bluegrass notes. I jump on the phone with 2 of the smartest guys I know. Dr. Corey Latta and Justin Patton. Corey has a B.A. in Biblical studies, M.A. in New Testament Studies, M.A. in English, and Ph.D. in Literature. He has taught in Christian higher education and served in ministry for over ten years. Corey writes and teaches on C. S. Lewis, Christian Worldview, Theology and Literature, New Testament Studies, Apologetics, and Biblical Theology. He has published several books, including “Election and Unity in Paul’s Epistle to the Romans,” “Functioning Fantasies: Ideology, Theology, and Social Conception in the Fantasies of C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien,” “When the Eternal Can Be Met: The Bergsonian Theology of Time in C. S. Lewis, T. S. Eliot, and W. H. Auden,” “C.S. Lewis and the Art of Writing,” and (forthcoming) “Chasing Adam: A Return to Being Christian.” Corey’s poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction have appeared in several journals. Corey and his wife Jennifer have two sets of twin children, Justice and London, and Augustus and Emma Jane. For Justin it all started with a nutty bar as all great friendships do. Little Debbie’s significant role in our lives aside Justin is an award winning audio engineer, media specialist and professor at Murray State University and lay theologian. Corey, Justin and I tackle the move of culture towards binary thinking, John Cougars Authority Song…sorta,  CS Lewis and the loss of civil discourse, the value of tradition and systems, loss of logic and ad hominem fallacy thinking. So sit back, buckle up and adjust the rearview, the exits for Colliersville and Franklin are just ahead on this weeks episode of Nashville to Memphis. Now that we have figured out how Hitler escaped the bunker and made it to Argentina go and check out Corey at https://www.amazon.com/Corey-Latta/e/B00JHQCIH6  and Justin at http://campus.murraystate.edu/recordingservices/index.html Opening Quote from the 1992 movie Army of Darkness. You should go watch it- https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/army-of-darkness-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/id988870374

Shampoo is better. I go on first and clean the hair. Conditioner is better. I leave the hair silky and smooth. Oh, really, fool? Really. Stop looking at me, swan. This week I volunteered to connect those satellites between I40 and the Lonestar state to chew the Buc-ee’s jerky and get a little red dirt under my nails with one of my favorite singers on the planet Stewart Mann.  Statesboro has had many a hit on the Texas Red Dirt scene and shared the stage with too many titans to mention. Stewart has one of the most soulful voices on the planet. Rumor has it he may have sang a Sam Cooke song one rainy Dallas  night with yours truly. Stewart and spend our time talking about our journeys through the music business, getting older, what does it all mean, and balancing it all with family. So sit back, buckle up and adjust the rearview, the exits for McKenzie and Parkers Crossroad are just ahead on this weeks episode of Nashville to Memphis. Now that we figured out who the real DB Cooper was and where he hid the money check out Stewarts music at www.statesbororevue.com Opening Quote from the movie Billy Madison. You should go watch it- https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/billy-madison/id279532350

Since N2M is about ALL the random crap that I think about while I am driving between Nashville and Memphis I was super happy to get to chat on the cell with Nick Gausling. Nick is the Executive Director of the Libertarian Christian Institute. He has previously been a business executive, a consultant, and (regrettably) served in political party leadership. He is a serial entrepreneur and has co-founded several businesses in various fields involving finance, perishable goods wholesale/distribution, and transportation. Nick and I talk about exactly what Libertarian beliefs are, how libertarianism is the most consistent political biblical view, the difference between libertarian beliefs and libertine, and the history of Evil Empires. So sit back, buckle up and adjust the rearview, the exits for Kingston Springs and Huntingdon are just ahead on this weeks episode of Nashville to Memphis. Now that we have found the cure for the Zombie Apocalypse go check out www.libertarianchristians.com Opening Quote from Coming to America. You should go watch it- https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/coming-to-america/id291825889

Okay so this week on N2M I put a bird on a wire up to bean town from Mississippi to talk with the uniquely talented and dashingly handsome songwriter, bass player and singer for the post-emo core band Zeke McKinney. Zeke and chatted over some cheap hotel breakfast buffet 1,000 miles apart about what is it like to be a musician 2.0. So sit back, buckle up and adjust the rearview, the exits for Ashland City and Waverly are just ahead on this weeks episode of Nashville to Memphis. Now that we have decoded the formula for Pepsi Clear go check out Zeke’s band - https://idlethreatnashville.bandcamp.com/releases

As the great Willie Brown once said to Eugene, “The blues ain’t nothing but a good man feeling bad. “ This week on N2M we have Barbara Newman on the podcast. Barbara is the President and CEO  of the blues foundation. A membership based organization that is Memphis based and world renowned whose mission is to preserve blues heritage, celebrate blues recording and performance, expand worldwide awareness of the blues, and ensure the future of the uniquely American art form. I recently chatted with Barbara while driving 85 down an interstate about the state of blues both the past and future as well as the present plans of the foundation. For any fans of the flat 7 and flat 3rd this is a episode for you. So sit back, congratulate yourself for resisting that Cinnabun at the last truck stop the exits for Milan and Nutbush are just ahead on this weeks episode of Nashville to Memphis. Now that we know that Ralph Machio ain't even the beginning of a pimple on the "Late Great" Robert Johnson's ass! Go check out AND join the blues foundation at https://blues.org/. Opening quote clip from the movie Crossroads. You should go watch it! - https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/crossroads-1986/id291438228