Song Yarn

After a lifetime of conversations just like Song Yarn, Kevin joins Xavier Mendes for the first one that is recorded; The best albums of the year (so far). Damien Jurado, Johnny Cash, Elbow, The War On Drugs and many more are discussed!

If you walk near Division and Damen you will pass a building that used to house Soma Studios, one of the locations used for recording Wilco's 2004 masterpiece A Ghost Is Born. According to their webpage, the studio is relocating. A lot can change in 10 years, but Xavier Mendes says that this record still holds up and has the emotional impact it did when it was released in June of 2004. This is the first album

dissection in our anniversary series. Thanks for listening!

Frank Romano and Xavier Mendes sit down to talk about their favorite musical moments from Cameron Crowe's 2000 film Almost

Famous. Classic Rock and emotional music moments are discussed.

NOTE* this episode was recorded two years before Phillip Seymour Hoffman's

death. We miss him dearly.

The Coen Brothers are two filmmakers with a great appreciation for music and their newest film Inside Llewyn Davis is no exceptation. T-Bone Burnett, Marcus Mumford and cast of the film provide live vocals for many traditional folk songs. Xavier and Fredo sit down to discuss the film, the music and whether actors singing in movies makes or breaks the mood of a film. We bookend this discussion with two of our favorites from the soundtrack "Hang Me, Oh Hang Me" and "Green, Green Rocky Road" ENJOY!

Xaver and Asia Pacific correspondent Alex Lyons cover the listener picks of 2013.

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! The best motherflippin' music podcast in the biz is back. Xavier Mendes schools you on what your earholes must listen to as we eulogize 2013.

Listen in and share your opinions at songyarn.com! ENJOY!

Fredo and Jimmy G sit down to discuss the new work of art from the "master" JAY Z....or is it? They discuss the new album, the corporate telephone company sponsorship and the art piece/music video directed by Mark Romanek.

Is JAY Z still a relevant figure in hip hop and pop culture? Is he a relevant figure in the art world? Listen in and share your opinions at songyarn.com! ENJOY!

Friend of the show Logan Futej sits down for the first time with Xavier Mendes as they discuss The Last Waltz, a documentary of the final concert by The Band. They discuss Levon Helm's vocals, Mavis Staples, intergenerational music appreciation and of course, Martin Scorsese. Unlike the film, no illegal substances were consumed during the recording of this podcast. Enjoy!

Fredo and Xavier Mendes sit down to discuss their favorite albums of the year (so far). If we missed something, let us know what your favorite albums of 2013 are

Fredo sits down with Xavier Mendes to discuss the album that everyone is talking about right now: Kanye West's YEEZUS. ENJOY!