Songs of Note

Ryan talks with Sebastian Forbush, the Curator at The Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock, Texas. Sebastian tells stories behind some of Holly's biggest songs, gives background into his life and songwriting, as well as his impact on bands like The Beatles, and what happened on "the day the music died." Visit The Buddy Holly Center: http://buddyhollycenter.org/Visit my website at https://www.thesongsofno...

Thad Cockrell's song "Swingin'" hit #1 on the iTunes music charts last month, in large part because of a push from Jimmy Fallon. Fallon heard Cockrell's song while in a hardware store. He was so moved by the song, he asked Cockrell to be a guest on The Tonight Show. Little did Fallon know, Cockrell had just told his managers the day before the invite that he was considering moving on to a differen...

Ryan reaches new levels of music nerdiness in getting to talk with former Pearl Jam drummer Dave Abbruzzese. Dave was the drummer for Pearl Jam from 1991-1994, recording drums on all of their Vs. and Vitalogy records. Find Dave online: https://www.facebook.com/david.abbruzzeseVisit my website at https://www.thesongsofnote.com/

Singer/songwriter Jillette Johnson joins Ryan on the podcast to talk about her excellent new record, It's A Beautiful Day and I Love You.https://jillettejohnson.com/Visit my website at https://www.thesongsofnote.com/

Ryan talks with Ronen Givony, author of the new Pearl Jam book, Not For You: Pearl Jam and the Present Tense. Buy Ronen's book, Not For You: Pearl Jam and the Present Tense: https://amzn.to/3a3lOoo http://www.ronengivony.com/Pearl Jam show April 12, 1994 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzwIXm4UycwVisit my website at https://www.thesongsofnote.com/

Ryan talks with Chris Cornell Biographer Corbin Reiff about the music and life of Chris Cornell. Hear discussion about Cornell's time in Soundgarden, Audioslave, and his solo work. Corbinreiff.comCorbin's book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Total-cking-Godhead-Biography-Cornell/dp/1642939781/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1FGQXR7CA8P2N&dchild=1&keywords=corbin+reiff&qid=1610995477&s=books&sprefix=corbin+reiff...

Ryan geeks out talking with one of his favorite singer/songwriters, Kathleen Edwards. Kathleen tells the stories behind some of Ryan's favorite songs, and talks about her wonderful new album, Total Freedom.https://www.kathleenedwards.com/Visit my website at https://www.thesongsofnote.com/

Ryan talks with Charles R. Cross, author of the Kurt Cobain biography Heavier Than Heaven. Cross tells the story behind Nirvana's final recording session where they recorded, "You Know You're Right."Buy Heavier Than Heaven: https://www.amazon.com/Heavier-Than-Heaven-Biography-Cobain/dp/0786884029Charles R. Cross website: http://charlesrcross.com/Visit my website at https://www.thesongsofnote.com/...

Ryan talks with New York Times contributor Lindsay Zoladz about his pick for album of the year, Phoebe Bridgers' fantastic record, "Punisher."Lindsay's article: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/arts/music/phoebe-bridgers-punisher-review.htmlLindsay's website: https://lindsayzoladz.com/Phoebe Bridgers Tiny Desk concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bOigld3D1k Phoebe Bridgers "Punisher:" https...

Ryan talks with Dan Wilson, songwriter and lead singer of the band Semisonic about their album All About Chemistry. Semisonic.comVisit my website at https://www.thesongsofnote.com/

Ryan talks with Jimmy Tamborello, one half of the Postal Service. The other half being Ben Gibbard. Listen to stories behind the band's record, Give Up, and much more. Give Up On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5MoaDbFw4nrm2P7Om1on3bGive Up On Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/give-up-deluxe-10th-anniversary-edition/597936899Jimmy's radio show: https://www.dublab.com/djs/jimmy-...

Ryan talks with Everclear lead singer and guitarist Art Alexakis about the stories behind the songs on the bands album, "So Much For The Afterglow." Hear the stories behind songs like, "Father Of Mine," "Santa Monica," and much more. https://www.everclearmusic.com/https://twitter.com/EverclearBandhttps://www.facebook.com/everclear/?fref=tshttp://instagram.com/everclearhttps://twitter.com/artalexak...

Ryan talks with singer/songwriter Emily Weisband about her new EP, Not Afraid To Say Goodbye, and the story behind her song, "Out Of This Car."https://www.emilyweisband.com/https://open.spotify.com/artist/1am9EW2QubqpkCbg29vu5n?si=t9D8WB0uQLSYcSIMw6qZDg&ref=https%3A//www.emilyweisband.com/https://www.facebook.com/EmilyWeisbandMusic/https://twitter.com/emilyweisbandVisit my website at https://www.t...

Ryan talks with Warren Zanes, about what it was like touring with, knowing, and writing Tom Petty's biography, Petty: The Biography. Buy Petty: The Biography on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3jGlIG6Warren Zanes website: http://www.warren-zanes.com/Visit my website at https://www.thesongsofnote.com/

Ryan talks with Flaming Lips lead singer, Wayne Coyne, about their fantastic new record American Head. Listen to American Head:Apple MusicSpotifyiTuneshttps://www.flaminglips.comVisit my website at https://www.thesongsofnote.com/

Ryan talks with music documentary filmmaker Kevin Moyer about his work on several music documentaries. Kevin helped make the amazing Elliott Smith documentary Heaven Adores You. He helped make The Glamour & The Squalor, as well as the newly-released Shannon Hoon documentary, All I Can Say. ALL are worth watching! Heaven Adores You: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2244889/The Glamour & The Squalor: ht...

Ryan interviews singer/songwriter Brandy Clark about her newest release, Your Life Is A Record, and talks about what it was like writing songs with Kacey Musgraves, Sheryl Crow, and many more. She also performs an exclusive version of her single, "Bigger Boat."Find Brandy online: https://www.brandyclarkmusic.com/Visit my website at https://www.thesongsofnote.com/

Ryan talks with author Colin Fleming about The Beatles in the fifth of five episodes in a series about the band. Colin is writing a book on the band called Same Band You've Never Known: An Alternative Musical History Of The Beatles. Each episode will focus on different parts of The Beatles story, and this episode is centered around the story and the background of their song, "Hey Jude."Follow Coli...

Ryan talks with author Colin Fleming about The Beatles in the fourth of five episodes in a series about the band. Colin is writing a book on the band called Same Band You've Never Known: An Alternative Musical History Of The Beatles. Each episode will focus on different parts of The Beatles story, and this episode is centered around the story and the background of their song, "Soldier Of Love."Fol...

Ryan talks with author Colin Fleming about The Beatles in the third of five episodes in a series about the band. Colin is writing a book on the band called Same Band You've Never Known: An Alternative Musical History Of The Beatles. Each episode will focus on different parts of The Beatles story, and this episode is centered around the story and the background of their song, "This Boy."Follow Coli...

Ryan talks with author Colin Fleming about The Beatles in the second of five episodes in a series about the band. Colin is writing a book on the band called Same Band You've Never Known: An Alternative Musical History Of The Beatles. Each episode will focus on different parts of The Beatles story, and this episode is centered around the long medley section from their album Abbey Road. Follow Colin...

Ryan talks with author Colin Fleming about The Beatles in the first of five episodes in a series about the band. Colin is writing a book on the band called Same Band You've Never Known: An Alternative Musical History Of The Beatles. Each episode will focus on different parts of The Beatles story, and this episode is centered around their song, "There's A Place."Follow Colin on Twitter: https://twi...

Ryan talks with freelance writer Malcolm Jack about his article from The Guardian, "Talking Heads - 10 of the Best," and the story behind the Talking Heads song, "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)."Follow Malcolm Jack on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MBJackMalcolm Jack's website: http://mbjack.com/Read Malcolm's article from The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2016/sep/21/...

Ryan talks with writer Jim Beviglia about the article he wrote for American Songwriter about the Counting Crows song, "A Long December," from the band's sophomore album, "Recovering The Satellites." Hear the surprising Beatles revelation they stumble on when examining the classic song, and hear the story behind the song. Follow Jim Beviglia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JimBevigliaLink to Jim's...

Ryan talks with author Colin Fleming about the Led Zeppelin song, "When The Levee Breaks," from the fourth Led Zeppelin album. Hear the background on the song, why the song is unique, and what makes John Bonham a good drummer. Follow Colin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colinfleminglitCheck out Colin's website: https://www.colinfleminglit.comVisit my website at https://www.thesongsofnote.com/