Life, family, and music.
In this week’s issue I…
1) share The Making of “Tilt-A-Whirl” (Part I)
2) tell you a very short story about Janice, andÂ
3) reveal a new segment called What Songwriters Talk About at a Bar on Thursday.Â
3 on Thursday – 1/26/23 Read More »
In this week’s issue I…
1) perform “Paper Route,”Â
2) share a time lapse video of my watercolor “Paper Route,” and
3) talk to my fellow songwriters about shushing.
3 on Thursday – 1/19/23 Read More »
In this week’s issue I…
1) answer a question no one’s ever asked me, which is, “Should I get a paper route or a dairy cow?”
2) check in on how my new album Up North is doing on Spotify, and
3) talk to my fellow songwriters about whether they should move to Nashville.Â
3 on Thursday – 1/12/23 Read More »
In this week’s issue I…
1) answer an AMA: “What songs did you listen to most last year?”
2) perform a verse and chorus of “Court Report” and
3) talk to my fellow songwriters about when the best time to write is.
3 on Thursday – 1/5/23 Read More »
In this week’s issue I…
1) answer a FAQ “How’s your hand? Can you play guitar again?
2) share a story about how I think the Court Report became a section of the newspaper, and
3) talk to my fellow songwriters about avoiding the awkward cowriting start.
3 on Thursday – 12/22/22 Read More »
This Secret Songs Club track helps my two-year-old go to sleep. I put it on repeat and he’s usually out by the third time. (I can’t guarantee it will work for you child, but if you’re like me, you’ll try anything!) Listen Now >> *Not a Secret Songs Club member? Learn more here.
Secret Songs Club: Need Help Getting Your Toddler to Sleep? Read More »
This happens to me time and time again. I want to say something clever and original. I certainly don’t want to sound cliche. So I go around in circles on a particular line in a song looking for a fresh way to say something. I have to remind myself that cleverness and originality are not
On Songwriting: It’s Usually the Simplest Way Read More »
Hi Aaron, Mine is somewhat of a loaded question, but I have always wondered how great independent artists like yourself balance your musical adventures with family life or as some people say “being a grown up” and paying bills etc. while trying to persue a dream. Thanks,Alex Alex, I love loaded questions! 🙂 This is
AMA: “How do you balance your musical adventures with home life?” -Alex Read More »
Every so often I get an iPhone update. I hate updates at first because I don’t like change. Why did they have to do another update? The look is only slightly different; there’s a few new features, but was it worth the bother? After a few days the answer is almost always yes. The changes
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(Photo by Laura Johnson from 1999 Roseau High School Yearbook.) 1 I am 11 or 12. Josh Broten is a year younger. His family moves down the street from me. It’s a small town, so we of course already know of each other. But this is when we become friends. 2 Josh mows Dr. VandeWege’s
RIP, Josh, and Thank You Read More »