Songwriters on Process
By Ben Opipari
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In-depth interviews with songwriters about their songwriting process. Nothing else. No talk of band drama, band names, or tour stories. Treating songwriters as writers, plain and simple. By Ben Opipari, English Lit Ph.D.
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Jena Malone
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May 06, 2026 |
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Maya Hawke
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Lolo Zouaï
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Donovan Woods
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Sasha Spielberg (aka Buzzy Lee)
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Morgan Nagler
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Cameron Picton (black midi, My New Band Believe)
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Carl Newman (The New Pornographers)
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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King Tuff (Kyle Thomas)
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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Snail Mail (Lindsey Jordan)
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Nate Ruess
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Tyler Ballgame
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Buck Meek (Big Thief)
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Hotel Fiction
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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Nat and Alex Wolff
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Patton Magee (The Nude Party)
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Courtney Marie Andrews
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Lucinda Williams
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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KT Tunstall
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Melody's Echo Chamber
|
Dec 15, 2025 |
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Whitney
|
Dec 02, 2025 |
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Gatlin
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Mariel Buckley
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Momma Returns!
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes)
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Billie Marten
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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William Prince
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Jay Som
|
Oct 06, 2025 |
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Hayes Carll
|
Oct 01, 2025 |
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Mitch Rowland
|
Sep 25, 2025 |
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Paul Muldoon
|
Sep 17, 2025 |
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Patrick Hetherington (Parcels)
|
Sep 09, 2025 |
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Molly Tuttle
|
Sep 05, 2025 |
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Scott McCaughey (The Minus 5)
|
Sep 01, 2025 |
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Dev Hynes (Blood Orange)
|
Aug 27, 2025 |
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Will Taylor (Flyte)
|
Aug 25, 2025 |
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Meg Duffy (Hand Habits)
|
Aug 21, 2025 |
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Hannah Cohen
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Lzzy Hale (Halestorm)
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Gordi
|
Aug 11, 2025 |
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Anamanaguchi
|
Aug 07, 2025 |
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Cody Jinks
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Mary Chapin Carpenter
|
Jul 28, 2025 |
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Indigo De Souza
|
Jul 22, 2025 |
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Jade Bird
|
Jul 16, 2025 |
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Purity Ring
|
Jul 10, 2025 |
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The Swell Season
|
Jul 08, 2025 |
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John Gourley (Portugal. The Man)
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Laura Stevenson
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Cautious Clay
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Shura
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Orla Gartland
|
Jun 02, 2025 |
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Sunflower Bean
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May 26, 2025 |
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Matt Gervais (The Head and the Heart)
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May 19, 2025 |
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I'm With Her
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May 14, 2025 |
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Samantha Crain
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May 11, 2025 |
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Calum Hood (5 Seconds of Summer)
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May 07, 2025 |
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Suzanne Vega
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May 03, 2025 |
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Stefan Babcock (PUP)
|
Apr 30, 2025 |
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Uwade
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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Tennis
|
Apr 24, 2025 |
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Lili Trifilio (Beach Bunny)
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Dirty Knobs)
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Derek Miller (Sleigh Bells)
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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Annie DiRusso
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Denison Witmer
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Benmont Tench (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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James McGovern (The Murder Capital)
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Christian Lee Hutson
|
Feb 23, 2025 |
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Eli Hewson and Josh Jenkinson (Inhaler)
|
Feb 10, 2025 |
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Hamilton Leithauser of The Walkmen
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Cecilia Castleman
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Larkin Poe
|
Jan 19, 2025 |
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Flipturn
|
Jan 09, 2025 |
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Phil and Tim Hanseroth (The Hanseroth Twins)
|
Dec 06, 2024 |
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Phantogram
|
Nov 11, 2024 |
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Soccer Mommy
|
Oct 25, 2024 |
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Conor Deegan III of Fontaines D.C.
|
Oct 14, 2024 |
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Hello Mary
|
Oct 01, 2024 |
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Mike Einziger of Incubus
|
Sep 25, 2024 |
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Jake Duzsik of HEALTH
|
Sep 16, 2024 |
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Pete Yorn
|
Sep 09, 2024 |
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Jacob Slater of Wunderhorse
|
Sep 03, 2024 |
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Kevin Barnes (of Montreal) and Kishi Bashi
|
Aug 26, 2024 |
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Magdalena Bay
|
Aug 23, 2024 |
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Eva Hendricks of Charly Bliss
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Tracyanne Campbell of Camera Obscura
|
Aug 11, 2024 |
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Matthew Koma of Winnetka Bowling League
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Aug 03, 2024 |
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Ashton Irwin (5 Seconds of Summer)
|
Jul 12, 2024 |
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Mike Doughty of Soul Coughing
|
Jul 03, 2024 |
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Bonny Light Horseman
|
Jun 10, 2024 |
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DIIV
|
May 28, 2024 |
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Eric Earley of Blitzen Trapper
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May 19, 2024 |
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Deerlady
|
May 11, 2024 |
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Aaron Lee Tasjan
|
Apr 28, 2024 |
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Jane Penny (TOPS)
|
Apr 15, 2024 |
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Grace Cummings
|
Mar 30, 2024 |
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Hovvdy
|
Mar 24, 2024 |
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Ducks Ltd.
|
Mar 10, 2024 |
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Future Islands
|
Mar 03, 2024 |
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Martin Courtney of Real Estate, the sequel
|
Feb 20, 2024 |
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Johnny Marr
|
Feb 09, 2024 |
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Mary Timony
|
Jan 31, 2024 |
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Eliza McLamb & Sarah Tudzin
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Carrrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney
|
Jan 14, 2024 |
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Josh Radnor
|
Jan 01, 2024 |
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Jaime Wyatt
|
Dec 19, 2023 |
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Buffalo Nichols
|
Nov 29, 2023 |
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Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses
|
Nov 08, 2023 |
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Jonny Pierce of The Drums
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Clem Creevy of Cherry Glazerr
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Genesis Owusu
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Devendra Banhart
|
Sep 16, 2023 |
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M.C. Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger
|
Sep 10, 2023 |
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Blondshell
|
Aug 28, 2023 |
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Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Jenny Owen Youngs
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Bethany Cosentino
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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John McCauley & Ian O'Neil of Deer Tick
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Emile Mosseri
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Josh Ritter
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Jess Williamson
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Etta Friedman & Allegra Weingarten of Momma
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May 14, 2023 |
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Dave Lombardo of Slayer, Testament, Mr. Bungle
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May 02, 2023 |
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Joseph
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Eric D. Johnson of Fruit Bats/Bonny Light Horseman
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Amy Ray (Indigo Girls) and H.C. McEntire
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Alex Skolnick of Testament
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Shana Cleveland of La Luz
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek
|
Feb 23, 2023 |
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Philip Selway of Radiohead
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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Liz Stokes of The Beths
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Jan 29, 2023 |
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The Lone Bellow
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Jan 08, 2023 |
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Aly and AJ
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Dec 24, 2022 |
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Tim Burgess of The Charlatans
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Dave Hause and Kathleen Edwards
|
Nov 29, 2022 |
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S.G. Goodman
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Nov 13, 2022 |
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Julian Lage
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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Gavin Rossdale of Bush
|
Oct 20, 2022 |
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Grian Chatten of Fontaines D.C.
|
Oct 06, 2022 |
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Madison Cunningham
|
Sep 24, 2022 |
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Will Sheff of Okkervil River
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Emily Haines of Metric
|
Aug 31, 2022 |
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Matt Nathanson and Butch Walker
|
Aug 24, 2022 |
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John Moreland
|
Aug 15, 2022 |
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Kelsey Waldon
|
Aug 06, 2022 |
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Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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Kevin Morby
|
Jul 14, 2022 |
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Martin Courtney of Real Estate
|
Jul 07, 2022 |
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Laura Veirs
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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The Black Pumas
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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BJ Barham (American Aquarium) and S.A. Cosby
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Craig Finn of The Hold Steady
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May 22, 2022 |
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Julia Cumming & Nick Kivlen of Sunflower Bean
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May 15, 2022 |
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Bardo Martinez of Chicano Batman
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May 07, 2022 |
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Jonathan Russell (The Head and the Heart)
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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S. Carey (aka Sean Carey)
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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Tim Kasher of Cursive
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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Molly Tuttle and Katie Pruitt
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Paula Cole
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Apr 09, 2022 |
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Eric Pulido of Midlake
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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Sarah Jarosz and Margaret Glaspy
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Apr 02, 2022 |
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Stu Mackenzie of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Steve Gunn
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Mar 27, 2022 |
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Anand Wilder
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Bartees Strange
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Mar 19, 2022 |
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Brian Fallon and Tracii Guns
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Erin Rae
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Mar 12, 2022 |
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Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go's
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Tomberlin
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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Emily Scott Robinson
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Jeff Daniels
|
Mar 01, 2022 |
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Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers) and Lilly Hiatt
|
Feb 27, 2022 |
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Martin Sexton
|
Feb 26, 2022 |
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Kerry McCoy & George Clarke of Deafheaven
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Walter Martin
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Morgan Wade
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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Debbie Gibson
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Julien Baker and Matt Nathanson
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Feb 19, 2022 |
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Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Britt Daniel of Spoon
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES
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Feb 13, 2022 |
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Mia Berrin of Pom Pom Squad
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Yola
|
Feb 10, 2022 |
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Anais Mitchell and Charlotte Cornfield
|
Feb 09, 2022 |
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Keb' Mo'
|
Feb 08, 2022 |
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Allison Russell and Aoife O'Donovan
|
Feb 07, 2022 |
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Ben Bridwell from Band of Horses
|
Feb 06, 2022 |
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Intro to Songwriters on Process
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Feb 06, 2022 |