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Back to SearchBrian Koppelman
The screenwriter, essayist, and former A&R man speaks about changing careers with a young family, the need to protect a fledgling project from outsid…
8 years, 4 months ago
Gregory Alan Isakov
The Colorado wordsmith remembers stuffing the cardboard sleeves of his first demo himself, putting off school on a lark to tour with Kelly Joe Phelps…
8 years, 4 months ago
John Paul White
As a staff writer for EMI, a member of The Civil Wars, and now the owner of his own independent label, he's seen a lot. John Paul White stops by to …
8 years, 6 months ago
The Killers
Brandon Flowers discusses a meteoric rise to prominence in his early 20s, the feeling of responsibility that he's developed toward music, and writing…
8 years, 7 months ago
Lydia Loveless
The Ohio native discusses her passion for classic country, capturing the vitality of live performance on a record, and her habit of constantly collec…
8 years, 8 months ago
Mandolin Orange
This lyric-driven Bluegrass outfit discusses the perils of booking their own shows, signing with Yep Roc, and the art of arranging a band around grea…
8 years, 9 months ago
Steve Earle
The hardcore troubadour talks about his early days in Nashville as a staff writer, empathy as the essential goal of the songwriter, and gratitu…
8 years, 10 months ago
Josh Ritter
The troubadour from Idaho discusses getting his break in Ireland, early years of van touring in the States, and writing on an empty stomach.
8 years, 11 months ago
Pat Sansone
The creative force behind The Autumn Defense and a longtime member of Wilco discusses growing up in a musical household, playing punk bars in the Ame…
9 years ago
Shakey Graves
Born and raised in Austin Texas, Alejandro Rose-Garcia is an internationally celebrated songwriter and performer. He sits down to discuss his upbrin…
9 years ago