Song Spinner

05/04/2021

03/20/2021

In the latest episode of our occasional series Song Spinner - The story behind Don Cash's song "Mask of Love" is one of serendipity. His son's friend, a drummer, happened to be in town. What started as a jazzy guitar tune, morphed in sound and lyrical content in unintended ways.

Longer podcast conversation and studio version at: https://www.theday.com/podcasts-by-the-day/20210318/don-cash-making-most-out-of-what-life-throws-his-way

06/08/2019

In our latest episode of Song Spinner Jon Young of the New London, CT, rock trio Straight to VHS shares the story about his song "Manic in the Morning" from the upcoming album "Friend Music."

For an extended verison of our interview, listen at https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-e4f92-b3c9f6

Straight to VHS has a Kickstarter to fund the upcoming album, find out more at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/straight2vhs/friend-music-album-release-by-straight-to-vhs

Their music video for "Chemical Wifi" premieres Saturday at noon: https://youtu.be/ZBMM2Khz6n4

06/07/2019

Jon Young of the New London band Straight to VHS filmed a segment this week for our music series Song Spinner. Here's his performance of the new song "Manic in the Morning." Check back tomorrow to hear the story behind the song.

11/10/2018

11/10/2018

03/20/2015

It's been a while, but Song Spinner is back today with Marvelous Liars and their song Highway Skies.

Highway Skies, off the new album Another Castaway by New London's Marvelous Liars, is a song about starting over. Nicholas Johns tells the story of how he wrote the song and brought it to his new band mates Eric Riotte and Shane O'Connell.

02/25/2014

Will Evans Music on songwriting, the transition from drummer to guitarist, and asking his wife to get in more fights.

Will Evans, formerly of Barefoot Truth, performs his song 'Life is a Phtotograph' and talks about songwriting and the transition from drumming in a band to playing solo guitar.Lyrics:We all need just a push or a shove every once in a while, a few small steps and pretty soon you’ll be walking for mil...