Celebration 2017 Between April 20-23, I was in Chanhassen, Minnesota, for Celebration 2017, an event at Prince’s Paisley Park complex celebrating the life and career of the artist on the first anniversary of his death. I attended alongside my Sodajerker partner Brian, who has written a detailed blog about the experience. More
The House Collection Arrow Films have released all four of Sean S. Cunningham’s House movies in one deluxe box set called The House Collection. Available on Blu-ray for the first time, the set features new restorations of all four movies, and is loaded with extras including new documentaries and a 148-page book called The House Companion written by yours truly. A... More
The Singer-Songwriter Handbook The Singer-Songwriter Handbook, published by Bloomsbury, features a chapter that I wrote entitled ‘Professional Songwriting Techniques: A Range of Views from the Sodajerker Interviews.’ More
Article in NewStatesman I was very happy to contribute some thoughts on podcasting to this NewStatesman article. The piece explores how podcasts are reinventing music journalism by examining two of the most popular music shows, my own Sodajerker On Songwriting and Song Exploder. Hope you’ll check it out! More
Abigail Taking a moment out from the usual incessant self promotion to acknowledge the birth of my second child, Abigail, who arrived on September 1, 2016. Lorraine got through it like a Marine, and everybody is healthy and happy. As you can see in the photo, Imogen is delighted to have a little sister, and now i’m completely... More
