Why do musicians create what they do? Why do they create in that particular way? Mark Linsenmayer (aka songwriter Mark Lint, and host of The Partially Examined Life) talks to songwriters and composers about specific recordings, which are played in full. We cover lyric meanings, writing and recording techniques, arrangements, band dynamics, the stories behind the songs, and even music theory.
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NEM#89: Dusty Wright’s Metaphysical Americana
After starting in the '80s with the Trolls and the Bastards of Execution, Dusty has released six albums as a solo artist since 1997.
We discuss a new song, "Pardon My Love," planned for the forthcoming album Can Anyone Hear Me?, then "Man in the Mirror" from Gliding Towards Oblivion (2018) and "High Flyin' Bird" (written by Billy Edd Wheeler) by GIANTfingers from around 2003. We conclude by listening to "(Art at) the Speed of Life" by the Dusty Diamonds from 1994. Intro/outro: "Karma" from dust! (2000). For more, see dustywright.com.
Here's the video for his new single, a cover of Donovan's "Mellow Yellow," and here's another slick video for his 2010 song "Ghosts." Here he is discussing songwriting. Here he is performing in 2018 with GIANTfingers, and here he is by himself. Here he is in 2014 with his band the Junkluggers.
Dusty interviews other artists on the Dusty Wright Show, e.g., Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips and jazz legend Ron Carter. There's much more on his YouTube channel.
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