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Bad Songwriter Podcast asks musicians to dig deep into their past and share some of their first and worst old songs and recordings- and also talk about why and how they started songwriting, and what made them keep going. Hosted by Anna Holmquist

Anna Holmquist


    • Jan 16, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 30m AVG DURATION
    • 61 EPISODES


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    Courtesy (Drew Ryan and Kirk Rawlings)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 34:02


    We speak to Drew and Kirk about Craigslist and using too many effects. https://idmatic.bandcamp.com/ Outro music: Zapps by Courtesy

    Tara Smith (Big Syn)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 34:37


    We speak to Tara about Dave Matthews and Irish Italian Catholic boys. https://bigsynchicago.bandcamp.com/ Outro music: Jeopardy by Tara Smith

    Lee Rose (Ace of Wands)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 22:09


    We speak to Lee about word salad and older brothers. https://www.aceofwandsband.com/ Outro music: Vibrations by Ace of Wands

    Joshua Wentz (Jessica Risker, Brash Flair)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 37:30


    We speak to Joshua about the Dunning–Kruger effect & bad vocal takes. https://www.joshuawentz.com/ Outro song: Water Lapping At The Shore by Joshua Wentz

    Siri Undlin (Humbird)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 24:46


    We speak to Siri about Vanessa Carlton & pigs flying. https://humbird.bandcamp.com/ Outro music: January by Humbird

    Sam Cantor & Dan Knishkowy (Minor Moon & Adeline Hotel)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 50:55


    We speak to Sam & Dan about their long collaborative history. Outro: Trace by Adeline Hotel & No Lightning Fix by Minor Moon.

    AJ Matias Bell (Nightjars)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 21:24


    We speak to AJ about singing with a fake English accent and different flavors of indie voice. https://nightjars-music.bandcamp.com/

    Indigo Hope Finamore (Oux)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 29:57


    We speak to Indigo about serial front-person-itis & gold Pontiacs. https://www.ouxband.com/

    Katy Kirby

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 32:05


    We speak to Katy about the song "Crush" by David Archuleta and indie voice. https://katykirbyon.bandcamp.com/ Outro song: Juniper by Katy Kirby

    Sarah Tudzin (illuminati hotties)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 33:22


    We speak to Sarah Tudzin about extended metaphors and being a collector. https://illuminatihotties.bandcamp.com/ Outro song: will i get cancelled if i write a song called, "if you were a man you'd be so cancelled" by illuminati hotties

    Evan Opitz (The Phantom Broadcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 37:49


    We speak to Evan Opitz about collaboration and badly programmed drums. https://thephantombroadcast.bandcamp.com/ Outro song: The Vizier by The Phantom Broadcast

    Rett Madison

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 29:39


    We speak to Rett Madison about small-town events and misheard lyrics. https://rettmadison.bandcamp.com/ Outro song: Pin-Up Daddy by Rett Madison

    Charles Iverson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 48:50


    We speak to Charles Iverson of Iverson about questioning yourself and wanting to be told you're bad. https://iverson.bandcamp.com/ Outro music: The Blood of Time by Iverson

    Sean Yeaton (Parquet Courts)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 50:37


    We speak to Sean about mashups and the ways in which songwriting is like Westworld. https://parquetcourts.bandcamp.com/ Outro music: Untitled 31 (WIP)

    Lina Tullgren

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 31:53


    We speak to Lina Tullgren about haunted houses and growth. https://linatullgren.bandcamp.com/ Outro music: Bad At Parties by Lina Tullgren

    Katie McShane (Spirits Having Fun)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 32:20


    We speak to Katie about playful experimentation and taking yourself too seriously. https://spiritshavingfun.bandcamp.com/album/auto-portrait Outro music: Broken Cloud by Spirits Having Fun Special thanks to Joey Meland for audio wizardry.

    Julia Nunes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 30:53


    We speak to Julia about birthing albums and knockoff Judge Judy. Outro music: Promise by Julia Nunes https://julianunes.bandcamp.com/ https://www.patreon.com/julianunes

    Anna Mernieks (Beams)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 32:33


    We speak to Anna about Annas and nonsensical names. Outro music: Sweet Tea by Beams https://beamsbeams.bandcamp.com/

    Joey Meland (uuskhy, Iverson, Emily Blue)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 30:37


    We speak to Joey about pop songs and screaming. Outro music: Course correct by uuskhy https://uuskhy.bandcamp.com/ https://www.weareiverson.com/ https://emilybluemusic.com/

    Cam Cunningham (Cordoba)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 27:40


    We speak to Cam about too many guitars and how diamonds never die. Outro music: Factory by Cordoba https://cordoba.bandcamp.com/

    Wyatt Waddell

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 18:19


    Outro music: You by Wyatt Waddell https://wyattwaddell.bandcamp.com/

    Emily Nichols (Carlile)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 27:35


    Outro music: Quintessential Moment by Carlile https://thisiscarlile.bandcamp.com/

    Christelle Bofale

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 25:08


    Outro music: Moving On, Getting On by Christelle Bofale https://christellebofale.bandcamp.com/

    Cody Swanson (Noisycrane, Weekly EP podcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 33:46


    Outro music: Light House by Noisycrane https://noisycrane.bandcamp.com/

    Jishnu Guha (Short Round)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 41:26


    Outro music: Providence by Short Round

    Johanna Warren

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 27:52


    Outro music: Rose Potion by Johanna Warren

    Charlie Landsman (Ganser)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 25:22


    Outro music: Lucky by Ganser

    Matthew Danger Lippman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 42:44


    Outro music: Suburban Girlfriend by Matthew Danger Lippman

    Devin Flower

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 34:42


    Outro music: Libra's Lament by Devin Flower

    Eli Winter

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 35:05


    Maggie Grabmeier (Maggie Gently, The Total Bettys)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 26:33


    Outro music: Alive by Maggie Gently

    Dani Jean-Baptiste

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 43:30


    Outro music: Lunch by Dani Jean-Baptiste

    Macie Stewart (Ohmme)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 28:36


    Outro music: Ghost by Ohmme

    Emily Jane Powers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 34:36


    Outro music: Blood by Emily Jane Powers

    Sadie Dupuis (Speedy Ortiz, Sad13)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 31:54


    Outro music: Ghost (of a Good Time) by Sad13

    Jessica Risker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 28:26


    Outro music: I miss you my friends by Jessica Risker

    Joshua Virtue (Free Snacks, UDABABY, Why? Records, Not Lovely)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 24:29


    Outro music: Squirrel by Joshua Virtue

    Jim Drake (Mucca Pazza, Jaime Rojo)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 39:52


    Outro music: Dish by Jaime Rojo

    Sophie Brochu (Fauvely)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 29:20


    Outro music: Florida by Fauvely

    Michael C. Duguay

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 36:57


    Outro music: Caesura by Michael C. Duguay

    Sean Neumann (Jupiter Styles, Ratboys)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 25:47


    Outro music: Haunted by Jupiter Styles

    Miranda Winters (Melkbelly)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 25:34


    Outro music: Hurling by Miranda Winters

    Malci

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 26:30


    Outro music: When They Get Me by Malci

    Ryan Ensley (Sonny Falls)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 21:04


    Outro music: Kid in a Car by Sonny Falls

    Andrew Jansen (Loud Sun)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 22:21


    Outro music: Oranges on the Ground by Loud Sun

    Diane Coffee

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 40:08


    Outro music: Stuck In Your Saturday Night by Diane Coffee

    Ian Wayne

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 31:43


    Outro music: Guessing by Ian Wayne

    Danielle Sines (Impulsive Hearts)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 26:21


    Outro music: Can I Ask U? by Impulsive Hearts

    Izzy True

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 30:23


    Outro music: Grandma by Izzy True

    Dylan Matracia (Matracia)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 26:15


    Outro music: Cup of Tea by Matracia

    Claire Wellin (San Fermin, Youth In A Roman Field)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 31:46


    Outro music: It'll Pass by Claire Wellin

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