What Am I Making
Matty CAn exploration of making a life in and around music and art in the 21st century.
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WAIM 171: Singer/Songwriter Johanna Samuels
Johanna Samuels’ terrific new album, Sorry, Kid was anything but a straightforward endeavor. After recording and then scrapping eight songs, Samuels considered walking away entirely. Filled with frustration and uncertainty, Johanna attended...
What's Your Favorite Song About Animals?
In the winter of 2025, my mother and I traveled to Peru for two weeks to explore the ancient world of the Incas. We spent several glorious days in Lima, Cuzco, and Macchu Picchu before we headed north to the Amazon Rainforest, where we woul...
Tour Diary: Two Nights In Knoxville, TN
Photo by Keith Jacobsen
I rolled from bed around 8:15 on Friday morning, some three hours later than my normal rise time. The night before, I’d driven out Nashville following my gig at Betty’s Grill, to the small city of Cookesville, TN wh...
WAIM Radio #133 - Run, Run, Run [Full Show]
I loathed physical education class, otherwise known as gym. Growing up the 1970s and 80s, gym was the bastion of the boys who grew the fastest and strongest as early in life as possible. The early bloomers would dominate the class with powe...
Tour Update - Nashville, TN
After my Wednesday night gig at The B-Side in Memphis, I loaded my melange of gear and merch back into Aretha and hit the road eastward towards Nashville. Memphis is one of those towns where I don’t know anyone well enough to have a place t...
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I am a middle aged musician, songwriter, and graphic designer that's spent a life pondering deep and meaningful questions about music, film, culture, literature, and art.
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