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And once again my voice has a case of Peter Brady. I need to quit recording late at night. We have a variety of diss tracks here for you, all but one of them dating back to before they were even called such a thing, before the rise of hip-hop music. This isn’t to take … Continue reading "183: Diss Tracks" The post 183: Diss Tracks appeared first on How Good It Is .

Ladies and Gentlemen, the queen of them all. Pattie Boyd was the inspiration for a huge number of songs. Some of them went to the top of the charts, some of them weren’t released as singles, but nearly all of the songs about her are well-known, and not just because they’re about her; because they’re … Continue reading "179: Influential Women, Pt. 4–Pattie Boyd" The po...

Since I was a young adult, I’ve liked listening to Janis Joplin. That bluesy rasp she always had going on really underlined her overall sound. And like so many others my age, I devoured her biography Buried Alive. One of the things that struck me then was the way so many of the people from … Continue reading "143: Me and Bobby McGee" The post 143: Me and Bobby McGee appeared first on H...

James Taylor was a talented guy, but early in his career he was having a tough time getting a break. Even when the Beatles signed him to their label, it was at a time that the label was coming unraveled and promotion was scarce. Plus, Taylor had his own issues to deal with. It took … Continue reading "141: Fire and Rain" The post 141: Fire and Rain appeared first on How Good It Is .

So I’m in the Southern Studio again this weekend, which means I don’t have a good handle on the way the show sounds until long after I’ve posted it. Also, I tried something very different with my workflow this week so I’m curious to know what you think of the way the shows sounds at … Continue reading "132: Knock Three Times" The post 132: Knock Three Times appeared f...

Last week’s show was short, time-wise, and I promised I’d make up for it. And make up, I did, because this is one of my longer non-interview shows, clocking in at 20:30. If you listen to this show during your morning commute, you may have to circle the block a few times before going in … Continue reading "Episode 108–Books on Vinyl" The post Episode 108–Books on Vinyl...

This week’s show was suggested by someone in the Listener Survey, so thank you, Kind Stranger, for making that suggestion. Maybe next time I do this sort of thing, I leave an optional space for putting your names in. So the car in the episode artwork isn’t THE vehicle in question, but it’s the same … Continue reading "Episode 93–Vehicle" The post Episode 93–Vehi...

Apologies for the delay; once again I’ve been at a podcasting conference and I got in from Boston a little later than I expected to. This one was geared entirely toward educational podcasts (and yes, I do consider this show educational, though it’s probably more in the “edutainment” corner), and I picked up a lot … Continue reading "Episode 92–Dancing in the Moo...

The Summer of 1969 was also the Summer of Woodstock. Hundreds of thousands of people made their way to Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, New York (they couldn’t get a permit for the town of Woodstock, but the posters had already been made, and you know how it goes…) for a few days of Peace, … Continue reading "Episode 89–Woodstock" The post Episode 89–Woodstock appea...

It’s been a long time since I did a show like this one, and the timing probably couldn’t have been worse. As I note during the show, I’m on the road for the next several days, so I’ve got a condensed version of my usual recording setup. I can get the job done, but the … Continue reading "82–Under the Covers 4" The post 82–Under the Covers 4 appeared first...