Download Episode 011

Tony and I sat down a few weeks back and had a delightful conversation about this song he wrote called Spit.  We talked about his inspiration for this song, the story of how he became so filled with emotion that he punched his guitar as hard as he could, and we also went off on an interesting tangent about “the rules” of songwriting as seen through the prism of the work of Salvador Dali.  An episode not to be missed!

Tony lives in Dorchester, Massachusetts & plays guitar/sings in TonyBear and Close Friends.  For more from Tony, check out

http://lugubriousmoron.blogspot.com
http://www.myspace.com/tonytonybear
http://www.myspace.com/closefriendsband

Matt
Demo Mirror

Download Episode 009

Jeff and I met up to discuss a song he wrote called Stagnant Rift. I’d first heard this song peformed live by Jeff’s band Close Friends, and later on their album Everyone Is The Same Person. This demo version is quite different from the way I was used to hearing the song. We discuss the differences and similarities, how Jeff wrote this song in a songwriting flurry with a magic guitar, and we also touch upon a correlation between Jeff’s work as visual artist and musician.

For more from Jeff, check out

http://www.jeffbartell.com/
http://www.myspace.com/closefriendsband

Matt
Demo Mirror