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.
https://nakedlyexaminedmusic.com/podcast-episodes/
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 19 days 1 hour 1 minute
NEM #28: Jill Freeman on Fairy Tales and Psychological Truth
Jill was part of a 3-woman vocal band in the '80s called The Life is Grand Band, and then in 1995 released Songs About Sex & Depression, and only in 2015 unveiled her long-awaited study of the dark psychology of fairy tales, A Handmade Life. -
NEM#28: Jill Freeman on Fairy Tales and Psychological Truth
Jill was part of a 3-woman vocal band in the '80s called The Life is Grand Band, and then in 1995 released Songs About Sex & Depression, and only in 2015 unveiled her long-awaited study of the dark psychology of fairy tales, A Handmade Life. -
NEM #27: Peter Knight (Steeleye Span): Free Fiddlin’ in the Face of Death
Peter's violin was a key part of Steeleye Span's updating of traditional folk songs from 1971–2013. His original songs were among the group's most heartfelt. We talk about being creative with traditional music, authenticity,
NEM#27: Peter Knight (Steeleye Span): Free Fiddlin’ in the Face of Death
Peter's violin was a key part of Steeleye Span's updating of traditional folk songs from 1971–2013. His original songs were among the group's most heartfelt. We talk about being creative with traditional music, authenticity,
NEM #26: Pat Doty: Tubas Unite!
This orchestral tubist and pop songwriter has composed fun new additions to the solo tuba repertoire and classically influenced piano-vocal songs. - We discuss "Mendota" and "Love for My Own" and listen to "Disco Tubas" from Dare to Entertain (2015),
NEM#26: Pat Doty: Tubas Unite!
This orchestral tubist and pop songwriter has composed fun new additions to the solo tuba repertoire and classically influenced piano-vocal songs. - We discuss "Mendota" and "Love for My Own" and listen to "Disco Tubas" from Dare to Entertain (2015),
NEM #25: Bill Bruford: Drumming Matters
Bill was the original drummer for Yes, a default member of King Crimson, and briefly played with Genesis and the late '70s supergroup U.K., but most of his output has been with his own jazz-inflected Earthworks and Bruford,
NEM #25: Bill Bruford: Drumming Matters
Bill was the original drummer for Yes, a default member of King Crimson, and briefly played with Genesis and the late '70s supergroup U.K., but most of his output has been with his own jazz-inflected Earthworks and Bruford,
NEM #25: Bill Bruford: Drumming Matters
Bill was the original drummer for Yes, a default member of King Crimson, and briefly played with Genesis and the late '70s supergroup U.K., but most of his output has been with his own jazz-inflected Earthworks and Bruford,
NEM#25: Bill Bruford: Drumming Matters
Bill was the original drummer for Yes, a default member of King Crimson, and briefly played with Genesis and the late '70s supergroup U.K., but most of his output has been with his own jazz-inflected Earthworks and Bruford,