Bonus Episode! Here's the second part of The Kicks' episode.  They talk opposing creating art for the sake of art, bands that won't play their hits, and more!

Holy creative shop talk, Batman! Nashville rocknroll band The Kicks join Nick for episode 34 to talk creative battles, the steps they took to pursue music as a career, plus a plethora of Bon Jovi references! Enjoy!

Episode 33 welcomes singer/songwriter Jennifer Knapp!  She talks about songwriting, overcoming creative struggles, leaving behind a huge career in Christian music, coming back again after the hiatus, and much more!  Such a good episode!  Get into it...

Episode 32 welcomes back inaugural podcast guest Andrew Osenga to discuss his fantastic new record ‘Leonard The Lonely Astronaut’ track by track!  It’s an amazing look into arguably Andy’s most ambitious and personal record to date (and it takes place in the future…in space!)

Episode 31 welcomes indie/folk duo Elenowen (NBC’s The Voice) to talk creative beginnings, working with your spouse in a creative field, and we help keep Josh alive while he fights his dog allergy!  Plus Nick talks the response of last episode’s “Naked Tuesday” story and has more info on just what the EFF was happening at that venue.

John Lefler (of Dashboard Confessional) talks the sometimes dark and frustrating reality of pursuing music for a living, opening for Bon Jovi, and we try and figure out what exactly a hipster is!  Plus Nick shares an all TOO true “bad show story” that must be heard to believe!

In this special episode of the podcast, Arthur Alligood joins Nick to discuss his fantastic new record 'One Silver Needle' track by track.

Guest Jon Foreman (Switchfoot, Fiction Family) joins Nick to talks his storied music career, songwriting, early beginnings of Switchfoot and more! Great episode!

Filmmaker, film critic, Steelhouse podcast co-host Jeff Huston joins Nick to talk movies, TV, honing your artistic taste, and more!

The season TWO premiere kicks off with a chat with singer/songwriter Wesley Blaylock from the indie band Deas Vail to talk songwriting, his new EP and more!