Eddie Dattel & Wally Ford Talk Songwriting

Songwriting is the art few people will talk about. Who knows why? But, not in this case. I got to sit down with these two guys as they talk about Eddie's new record called Another Side of the Sun. They play a bit from that collection and there are couple of songs played from the disc itself in this episode.

Plus, wrapping up 2017. Whatever that means.



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NEXT WEEK: Getting bent with Liz Kinnmark and music from Low Life Leakers.

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Putting The Music Business On Trial

Over the years, we have all seen massive upheaval in the music industry. From LPs to tapes to CDs and finally digital media. The industry has managed to survive, up until now.

Thanks to the above mentioned digital media, the industry is facing its largest challenge. How to survive in a world where being a large label is not worth the trouble. Especially in a world where the playing field has become level.

What does this mean?

Dianna Fryer sat down with me in Studio C to have a conversation about this very thing. Along the way, I'll tell you about a conversation I had with someone (not in the radio business) who proceeded to tell me how I have done the absolute wrong thing with Radio Memphis.



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So, You Wanna Be A Rock Star?

Seems like a logical question for sure. And it has a logical answer, believe it or not. This is a special episode of the podcast as I didn't really get involved with what you are going to hear.

Dirty D at Radio Memphis has a show called Radio Memphis Around The World. She features music from artists from all around the world and has some fantastic conversations with people that are in the business of making music.

In this episode, there is a fantastic conversation with Michael Wagener. He has produced most all of the hair bands of the 80s and 90s and is still cranking out hit after hit. He sat down with Dirty D live on the air and this what happened. Enjoy, you are going to learn something.



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The Music Industry

"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - Hunter S. Thompson

Never a more true statement has been made about the industry. It has been attributed by others to talk about the business they are in however, it was written specifically about the music business. In this episode, which is the season three finale, I talk about the business of music from the very bottom level, the local scene.

Those of you who are musicians who are not familiar with business of music should find this as an eye opener of sorts. Those of you who are not musicians will also find this enlightening and maybe force you to think about what is happening on stage while you are sitting there enjoying the show.



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NEXT WEEK: Back in the studio, finally. Studio A is alive and well and is the capital of Radioland.

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