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Q&A: Sara Bareilles(0)

May 21, 2012

On May 22, Sara Bareilles will release her EP Once Upon Another Time, produced by her friend and fellow The Sing-Off judge Ben Folds. We spoke with the songstress about her newest creative collaboration, and what sets this EP apart. Check out the EP track “Stay” here. Do you consider “once upon another time” to [...]

Q&A: Sara Bareilles

“Ruby Tuesday,” The Rolling Stones

“Ruby Tuesday” defies expectations in a couple of ways. First of all, it’s a tender ballad courtesy of The Rolling Stones, so you might expect it to be a Mick Jagger creation. You’d be wrong though: As Mick told Jann Wenner in 1995: “It’s just a nice melody, really. And a lovely lyric. Neither of [...]

Good Vibrations: A Q&A With Mickey Hart

From his early days working in his Dad’s drum shop through his years with the Grateful Dead to his diverse work as a solo artist and ethnomusicologist, Mickey Hart has been fascinated with the inner workings of rhythm, melody and harmony. His latest album, Mysterium Tremendum, combines the lyric poetry of Robert Hunter, the rhythmic [...]

Q&A: Chad Urmston Of Dispatch

Since Dispatch reunited in 2011, the members have been adamant about not only preserving their legacy, but also adding to it. With that in mind, they went to work on Circles Around The Sun, Dispatch’s first full-length album in over a decade. Dispatch member Chad Urmston sat down with American Songwriter to talk about the [...]