Our book is out today! “Desolation: A Heavy Metal Memoir” by @MarkDuaneMorton @lambofgod with Ben Opipari (me) is out everywhere. Mark is a good friend, and I’m honored to help him tell his incredible story. amazon.com/Desolation-Heavy-…

New Episode! "Chelsea Rifkin (Wilt)" "It's trash that evokes emotion," says Chelsea Rifkin of Wilt referring to her junk journal. The singer for the LA-based band uses this journal as an important p… Player links & show notes: songwritersonpodcast.com/e/1…

New Episode! "Joy Oladokun" "I get a prebiotic soda and some popcorn, then head upstairs to write. And if I'm not feeling it, I leave." Joy Oladokun is nothing if not brutally efficient in her songw… Player links & show notes: songwritersonpodcast.com/e/1…

Julia Jacklin on why walking is such an essential part of her songwriting process. Listen to the full episode here! bit.ly/3UokQ1h

New Episode! "Julia Jacklin" “I love to sing out loud there. No one can hear me because everyone is, well, underground,” says Julia Jacklin. And if that’s not the best reason for singing in a cemete… Player links & show notes: songwritersonpodcast.com/e/1…

Brennan Wedl on incorporating voice memos into her songwriting process. Listen to the full episode! bit.ly/3W7pIrZ

New Episode! "Brennan Wedl" "I like to write at my desk," says Brennan Wedl. It makes me feel like a professor, so it's correlated with discipline in my brain. It's like a writing altar." This track… Player links & show notes: songwritersonpodcast.com/e/1…

New Episode! "L'Rain (Taja Cheek)" "I have my best thoughts in total comfort and complete boredom," Taja Cheek (known professionally as L'Rain) says. After all, who doesn't prefer a good couch or be… Player links & show notes: songwritersonpodcast.com/e/1…

Listen to the full episode with Margaret Glaspy as we go deep into the songwriting process! bit.ly/4hpHnCu

New Episode! "Margaret Glaspy" "I like to do things that make me feel integrated with the environment," says Margaret Glaspy. Broadly, Glaspy's process involves a general resistance to technology, w… Player links & show notes: songwritersonpodcast.com/e/1…

Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show talks about going old school when he writes lyrics. Listen to the full episode as we go deep into his songwriting process! bit.ly/4hcsumO

New Episode! "Ketch Secor (Old Crow Medicine Show)" Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show is the first person I’ve interviewed to compare the songwriting process to feline copulation. But this uniqu… Player links & show notes: songwritersonpodcast.com/e/1…

Listen to the full episode here as Lucius goes deep into their songwriting process! bit.ly/4yrxn2j

New Episode! "Lucius" "You need to be somewhere where you allow yourself to be totally stupid," says Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig of Lucius. To be clear, this is not great life advice, but it's fant… Player links & show notes: songwritersonpodcast.com/e/1…

5 Star Review: Great questions! "Enjoy this podcast. As a songwriter it’s so interesting. Love the Suzanne Vega one. Would love a few more also well known writers." songwritersonpodcast.com/rev…

Kyle Grim of Dogwood Tales on his favorite authors. Listen to the full episode as we go deep into his songwriting process! bit.ly/4ykOi6F

New Episode! "Kyle Grim (Dogwood Tales)" Kyle Grim of Dogwood Tales was born in the wrong century. He really belonged among the Romantic poets, who saw the purity of nature as a source of renewal. I… Player links & show notes: songwritersonpodcast.com/e/1…

New Episode! "Jim James (My Morning Jacket)" Jim James needs a bigger head. How else to accommodate all the bursts of creativity he has throughout the day? They happen all the time. The My Morning J… Player links & show notes: songwritersonpodcast.com/e/1…

New Episode! "Alicia Witt" You have seen Alicia Witt. Of that I can be sure since she's appeared in so many movies and tv shows. (She starred most recently opposite Nicolas Cage in Longlegs.) But Wi… Player links & show notes: songwritersonpodcast.com/e/1…

New Episode! "hey, nothing" Tyler Mabry and Harlow Phillips of Athens-based hey, nothing have been friends since middle school. And when you've grown up with your songwriting partner, you have a goo… Player links & show notes: songwritersonpodcast.com/e/1…

David Shaw of The Revivalists on why a good lyric trumps a good melody. Listen to the full episode! bit.ly/45GoqWD