Tag: Writing Lyrics

January 12, 2013

Catchy Dissonance with Nathan Graves

I talked with my cousin, Nathan Graves, who fronts the band With a Gun for a Face and writes solo music under the name Kurtz. Nate's music is usually pretty dark and dissonant, but strangely catchy. The more I listen, the more I like it.

January 3, 2013

The Art of Lyrics with Fiction Writer Ryan Ruff Smith

In this episode, Ryan Ruff Smith and I talk about a bunch of lyric-writing techniques, including seeing the big picture, using subtext, writing as a character, and focusing your song ideas.