Life is a Song

We're going behind the scenes today with one of our editors and recording specialists from Rogue Media Network, Josh Beard! Josh's life has been influenced by the music of his parents, video game and cartoon soundtracks and the love of a good parody song. Spotify playlist:  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5vO4vr2xY5ufa6CAYe8rWT?si=OpZC_ER1Qba7MqFxTxSdCw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

This week's guests are Kelsey and Robert, hosts of You Must Be Thinking of Another Podcast, part of our Rogue Media Network family. Double the guests, double the fun and song choices including everything from Rock-a-Doodle and Pokemon to George Strait and Pink Floyd.   Spotify playlist:  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Q4oLUp1WoZF2jUQ5YvKN8?si=mV3uCRw6RGGCtBwYGZCdGQ Learn more about your ad cho...

Paul Catalina from SicEm365 is on this week's episode not only prompting Melissa into baseball talk, but also chats about Elvis Presley, Foo Fighters and the beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. Tune in to hear more! Key moments: Paul discusses how listening to 90s rap is not only a lesson in history, but also teaches us about culture and art. This highly educated chat morphs into a chat on Kend...

 This week’s guest is Bart Cox whose upbringing in the 1970s-1980s was influenced by early MTV, SNL and the movies of that era. Bart talks of Willie Nelson, Michael Jackson, NWA, hair metal and more. Tune in to this week’s episode to remember a time when MTV actually played music videos! Key moments: Bart tells a story about his Dad listening to “The William Tell Overture” while waiting for Santa’...

Charity Gaines is one of the most talented vocalists in Texas and this week's guest. The first song she learned to sing was "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion and that sets the tone of of this episode and her life, plus a few pop songs, musicals and metal tunes. Key moments: Charity discusses how Jennifer Hudson's song "Invisible" personally relates to her in lyric and artist form. Get some tiss...

Amber Bolden is an actress, comedian, entrepreneur, editor and huge fan of rapper Juvenile. Amber's list features 90s/00s pop and hip-hop, along with some Broadway showtunes, country and alt rock. Key moments: Melissa and Amber show their theatre roots by talking about the musical "Wicked" and have a brief duet as Glinda and Elphaba. Spotify playlist:  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6vnglWN0OWw...

Introducing Liner Notes! In these episodes, we're going to talk in depth about one of the questions asked to guests on this podcast and I’m going to give my answer, along with some additional personal picks related to that question. This episode's question is the one that sparked the inspiration for this podcast: What is your hype song, also known as What is your walk-up song? Key moments: Melissa...

Lara Williams is an actress/film maker and familiar face in the Indie Film Scene, as well as being this week's guest on the pod! She talks Fleetwood Mac, Greta Van Fleet and Marty Robbins along with her vote for favorite member of N*Sync.  Key moments: A key debate on Adele and Garth Brooks's cover of "Make You Feel My Love" finds Melissa and Lara on two different sides of the subject. Spotify pla...

Jacob Woolsey is this week's guest on Life is a Song! Jacob, aka DJ Enoch, is known around Waco in the winter for his famous Wu-Tang Clan sweater and has a deep love of Prince than pops up throughout this episode multiple times. Listen to Jacob's hot takes on John Lennon and the Deftones along with an amazing list of songs on this week's episode. Key moments: Jacob and Melissa go off on John Lenno...

This week's guest on Life is a Song is comedian Ralphie Hardesty! This stand-up guy discusses his love of Madonna and Liz Phair and, like many of us, gets a little teary eyes to Bette Midler’s “The Wind Beneath My Wings.”  Key moments: Ralphie loves karaoke and even competed and won karaoke contests in Austin! He has an amazing repertoire of classics he likes to sing on stage. Spotify playlist:  ...

This week's guest on Life is a Song is William Meny! William is a writer and producer on the television series " What We Do in the Shadows ," and has an amazing playlist featuring Ella Fitzgerald, Tom Petty, Depeche Mode and Janet Jackson . Tune into this week's episode where you find your podcasts. Key moments: As a writer, William not only creates amazing stories, but tells amazing stories. From...

Singer/songwriter Joel Sprayberry is this week’s guest and the first musician we’ve had on Life is a Song! Joel names songs from The Cure, Prince, Conway Twitty, The Beach Boys and Harry Connick, Jr. on his list. Tune in to this week’s episode to hear more about Joel’s Life is a Song! Key moments: Christmas song’s are NOT easy. Find out which one makes Joel’s list for most underrated song.  Spotif...

This week’s guest is Chris McGowan! Named by Melissa as “Most Likely to be Hawkeye Pearce (M*A*S*H) in Real Life,” Chris exudes some real Gen X energy with music choices from The Cure to the Carpenters to Tom Waits. Key moments: The song Chris relates most to talks about no matter our music taste, we’re all the same and trying to discover we are while we’re growing up. Basically, Life is a Song! S...

NASCAR Driver Brad Perez is this week’s guest on Life is a Song. Brad is on the road a lot for his job (and I don’t just mean the track!) and sees a ton of concerts and live bands. Listen to his diverse musical tastes and learn some new bands in this week’s episode! Key moments: Brad’s song choice for the song he most relates to also happens to be a goal that he hopes to live up to in every day li...

Vanessa Gonzalez is a comedy queen and this week’s guest on “Life is a Song! Vanessa talks of her love of fellow queens: Selena, Beyoncé and Whitney Houston.  Key moments: What song reminds you of growing up? She talks about how she found out about Selena dying coming home from school to her grandmother’s house. Spotify playlist:   https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3VFbaNbwbmBXzyHP69ju4B?si=nBuCgv...

This week's guest is not only a great human, guitarist and comedian, but he has some amazing stories and connections to music. Scott Chester shares the hometown of Port Arthur with Janis Joplin, moved to Austin just as Stevie Ray Vaughn was making a name for himself and is a cousin of bluesman Chris Duarte. Scott has some great tales to tell along with some great songs about his life. Tune in to h...

Episode 6's guest is Chris Ermoian. Chris has been the backbone of Texas Music Cafe for almost 30 years and has his pulse on the music scene which makes his episode full of rich stories and amazing songs!  Key moments: What's a song you like that's in a different language? El Grio (Italian song about a cricket), his story of serenading his wife in Italy on a gondola also the story behind the quest...

Writer and Editor Wendy Gragg is episode 5's guest! When she's not hanging out in locally owned coffee shops around Texas, she's at punk shows and wearing her Gen X-ness proudly through her likes and dislikes of popular culture and society.  Key moments: What song means the most to you because of memories you have associated with it? Chateau Lobby #4 by Father John Misty  This happens about 40-45...

Episode 4's guest is one of the business OG's of Downtown Waco's revitalization, Brett Jameson! When he's busy with one of his businesses (Dichotomy, Apex Roasters, Sloane's, etc.), he's listening to gangsta rap and some Texas music legends.  Key moments: What song means the most to you because of memories you have associated with it? (The Black Keys - The Next Girl) - this is the 2nd to last of t...

Have you ever wondered what the love child of Miley Cyrus and Waluigi would look like? Look no further than Episode 3 guest, Babylon Brooks! Portland’s own resident Bearded Drag Mystery, Babylon is a lover of all types of music and we discuss Dolly Parton, Queen, the Bee Gees and more! Key moments: I don’t have a time stamp, but I’d say the conversation and answers around questions #4 What Song Do...

In episode 2, I get stuck in a recording booth with Mike Hamilton, the main man behind Rogue Media Network , our podcast home. In this episode, Mike shares his love of yacht rock, metal and hatred of a certain “patriotic” song. Mike has some polarizing opinions and obscure bands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali...

Chris Spendlove is an attorney, husband, dad, leading man, and not a fan of a certain John Cougar Mellencamp song. On this episode of Life is a Song, we learn how Chris's childhood memories and own children have affected his song tastes and emotions. We also dive into his love of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and how he "Can't Stop" listening to them. Tune in to learn about Chris Spendlove and find ou...

- What is the first song you remember learning the words to? - What song reminds you of growing up? Childhood, high school and/or college? - What song reminds you of a specific person? - What song makes you cry? - What song do you hate? - What song would people be surprised you like? - What’s your go-to karaoke song or a song you would sing aloud? - What’s a song you once loved but don’t now? - Wh...