Paul McCartney interview By Simon Barber on September 3, 2018 — 1 min read I am delighted to announce that my guest on the Sodajerker podcast this Friday will be Paul McCartney. My co-presenter Brian and I recently sat down with Paul at The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) for a conversation about his new album Egypt Station, which is also available from 7th September. Here’s a feature... More
Sodajerker reaches 100 podcasts By Simon Barber on June 23, 2017 — 1 min read My longtime pal Brian and I (collectively known as Sodajerker) recently hit a major milestone with our podcast, Sodajerker On Songwriting, when we released our 100th episode, a conversation with the brilliant Nashville singer-songwriter Jason Isbell. You can hear the episode at our website, or subscribe in Apple Podcasts to get the entire archive. As part of the... More
Celebration 2017 By Simon Barber on April 30, 2017 — 1 min read 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 By Simon Barber on March 27, 2017 — 1 min read 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 By Simon Barber on February 23, 2017 — 1 min read 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
