Song Yarn

Its officially regular season, so lets talk about the craziest music thats been recorded by NBA players!

Here it is….the SY episode discussing 1989. Kevin and Xavier Mendes discuss Taylor Swift's version as well as Ryan Adams' version. FYI: this is the longest episode of Song Yarn. ENJOY!

Bob Johnston died last week. Xavier Mendes discusses his influence on music and plays a few recordings he produced.

Xavier Mendes sits alone in his hotel room in Los Angeles, California and talks about the music that was made there a decade earlier by underrated artist Michael Penn.

Mr. Hollywood Jr. 1947 came out in August of 2005. Penn has not released any studio recordings since, but has moved into film composing working on movies for Amy Adams, Zach Braff and is the composer for HBO's TV show Girls.

Its late, but thats the way it goes in Song Yarn land sometimes. Xavier Mendes sits down with his pal Kevin to discuss album releases from the first half of 2015

Howdy folks….Xavier Mendes talks with a Northwest Illinois resident about music from the Land of Lincoln today. From Rockford to Bourbonnais to Champaign….Luke has you covered!

Kanye West sharing his feelings about Chicago hip hop artist Common in 2005: "He's today's Marvin Gaye of rap," he enthused on a DVD accompanying a deluxe edition of Be. "Buy the album. If you in a situation where you can barely buy groceries, burn the album." 10 years later, Xavier Mendes spends this episode telling you why he thinks the record still stands strong

Robert Kelley joins Xavier as they discuss Charles Bradley: Soul Of America. A great artist with a captivating life story. This is why we do the podcast people….to share good vibes to you.

Xavier Mendes and his lady sit down to discuss the music used in Jim Jarmusch's 1989 film Mystery Train. Stax & Sun Records are discussed as well as the sound of Memphis. Enjoy the Criterion edition of this release to hear more content from Mr. Mendes.

Xavier Mendes is joined by executive producer Fredo to review the listener's picks of 2014.