New on Strong Songs: I talked with the great Jad Abumrad about music, audio storytelling, and his excellent new limited podcast series "Fela Kuti: Fear No Man." It was such a treat to have on a guest like Jad - I could talk to the guy basically forever. Hope y'all enjoy it! 🎶

wrote an essay about the lowdown, and how it can be hard to think about drama at a time when there never seem to be consequences for bad guys, and how the lowdown offers us a way out www.vulture.com/article/the-...

Tfw you’ve obtained the “Ham”

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Strong Songs is now an internationally award-winning podcast! A jury at the Reeperbahn Music festival in Hamburg, Germany awarded Strong Songs the 2025 International Music Journalism Award in the audio category. I'm super proud and wish I could've flown out to accept in person. Thank u Germany <3

The Strong Songs Patreon voting bracket is down to the elite eight, and the votes have been CLOSE. Winner will get a guaranteed episode in the upcoming season. All patrons get a vote, so if you've been thinking about supporting the show, now's a good time! www.patreon.com/c/strongsongs

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Wim Wenders: [sharing grandly philosophical thoughts in German-accented English over lingering shots of 1983 Tokyo] Me: Impeccable vibes... this could only be topped if, like, Werner Herzog showed up Wim Wenders: Then I ran into my friend, Werner Herzog, at the top of Tokyo Tower

do you ever just listen to carol kaye's bass part on sloop john b

I love Shakra’s singing and wanted to play along - 🎶🪡

I love Shakra’s singing and wanted to play along - 🎶🪡

Seems like a good time to re-post this - happy Silksong day everyone!

The Dies irae is extremely strong in Silksong

Seems like a good time to re-post this - happy Silksong day everyone!

my dad was always saying this

I made a special episode of Strong Songs about my dad, and the band he played in back in the 60s. 🎶 🥁 I'm very proud of it. Making it showed me how music can bring the people we've lost back to life, however briefly. Thanks to everyone who's listened, and shared stories of their own parents. 💛

I made a special episode of Strong Songs about my dad, and the band he played in back in the 60s. 🎶 🥁 I'm very proud of it. Making it showed me how music can bring the people we've lost back to life, however briefly. Thanks to everyone who's listened, and shared stories of their own parents. 💛

Hey, it's Bandcamp Friday and I actually have new stuff for sale! Two things: a collection of my podcast themes, and the music I wrote for Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread. Bandcamp waives their cut just for today, so go give it a listen 🎶

I love the expression Link makes whenever he learns a new Ocarina melody. He's like holy shit is there anything this instrument CAN'T do??

The season finale of Strong Songs is about "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers. 🎶 It's also about Withers' music more broadly, and why such a seemingly ordinary guy might write such extraordinary songs. I think it was a great note to go out on. I hope you all dig it - thanks, as always, for listening!

Triple Click Live was SO FUN. I couldn't have asked for a better night, and am still emotionally recovering. Thanks to everyone who came out! Let's do it again sometime!! 🎶🎮🎤

Triple Click Live was SO FUN. I couldn't have asked for a better night, and am still emotionally recovering. Thanks to everyone who came out! Let's do it again sometime!! 🎶🎮🎤

The season finale of Strong Songs is about "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers. 🎶 It's also about Withers' music more broadly, and why such a seemingly ordinary guy might write such extraordinary songs. I think it was a great note to go out on. I hope you all dig it - thanks, as always, for listening!

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PORTLAND! One week till our show at the Alberta Rose!! It's gonna be a whole production, with songs, games, prizes, and probably some saxophone. And of course lots of video game talk. Friday, July 11 - Doors at 7, show at 8. Don't miss out, get your tickets now:

I’m a recent convert to @kirkhamilton.com’s Strong Songs podcast, and I utterly adore this episode about my all-time fave band, Muse, and their staggeringly brilliant album Origin of Symmetry strongsongspodcast.com/blogs/episod...

I had fun reworking the outro to "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" on the latest ep of Strong Songs, so I made a video showing some of the different parts and instruments. I really could just hang out on this vamp forever ❤️ 🎶

I had fun reworking the outro to "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" on the latest ep of Strong Songs, so I made a video showing some of the different parts and instruments. I really could just hang out on this vamp forever ❤️ 🎶

The newest episode of Strong Songs is about "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," by The Police. It's an oddball song and was a stylistic departure for the band, but that's one of the things that makes it interesting IMO. Hope you dig the episode - thanks as always for listening! 🎶

The newest episode of Strong Songs is about "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," by The Police. It's an oddball song and was a stylistic departure for the band, but that's one of the things that makes it interesting IMO. Hope you dig the episode - thanks as always for listening! 🎶

i quit polygon; today's my last day. back to being an intergalactic bounty hunter (full-time freelance writer)! you'll soon see my bylines elsewhere & ofc you can still hear my video game opinions on Triple Click weekly. if you've got room in your budget for me: maddymyerswrites at gmail dot com <3

I wrote about my smelly guitar amp 🎸🤢

The newest Strong Songs is about Jerome Kern's "All The Things You Are," and how a 1930s show tune evolved into a ubiquitous jazz standard. I went through a bunch of different versions of the song from the 40s all the way up to today, and I learned a lot in the process. I hope you dig it! 🎶

The newest Strong Songs is about Jerome Kern's "All The Things You Are," and how a 1930s show tune evolved into a ubiquitous jazz standard. I went through a bunch of different versions of the song from the 40s all the way up to today, and I learned a lot in the process. I hope you dig it! 🎶

help I keep accidentally spelling it "Neightreign"

Turn around... the newest episode of Strong Songs is all about "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Jim Steinman, as recorded by the great Bonnie Tyler. This one was eye-opening for me, and I had a great time making it. Hope you dig it and thanks as always for listening! 🎶

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Turn around... the newest episode of Strong Songs is all about "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Jim Steinman, as recorded by the great Bonnie Tyler. This one was eye-opening for me, and I had a great time making it. Hope you dig it and thanks as always for listening! 🎶

Get yourself someone who looks at you the way Bruce Springsteen looks at Clarence Clemons

I'm so excited for Andor Season 2 that I can't bring myself to start it?? So I'm rewatching season one for a third time. Nicholas Britell's score, and the show's broader thematic use of music, are both as striking and unusual as ever. I made a whole episode about it back in 2022, give it a listen:

On my Muppets episode I did an arrangement of Walt Kraemer’s “Pinball Number Count” from Sesame Street - it was a lot of fun, so I made a video breaking down the counting. Count along if you can! And check out the episode for more 🎵

On my Muppets episode I did an arrangement of Walt Kraemer’s “Pinball Number Count” from Sesame Street - it was a lot of fun, so I made a video breaking down the counting. Count along if you can! And check out the episode for more 🎵

love when a blue prince dartboard is just a neat little piece of math art

The newest Strong Songs is all about the music of the Muppets, with a visit to Sesame Street along the way. 🎶 Rainbow Connection, Mah Na Mah Na, Pinball Number Count, the Sesame Street theme, and more. It was an incredibly fun episode to make, and I hope you like it!

Newsletter! I wrote about the astonishing new video game Blue Prince, and the particular role repetition plays in games and music. I haven't written about a game in a while, and I had a lot of fun working on this. Hope you dig it if you read it!

Newsletter! I wrote about the astonishing new video game Blue Prince, and the particular role repetition plays in games and music. I haven't written about a game in a while, and I had a lot of fun working on this. Hope you dig it if you read it!

The newest Strong Songs is about "Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)" from The Mars Volta's 2003 masterpiece De-Loused in the Comatorium. I loved making this episode and know some of y'all have been waiting a while for a TMV ep - hope you like it! 🎶

The newest Strong Songs is about "Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)" from The Mars Volta's 2003 masterpiece De-Loused in the Comatorium. I loved making this episode and know some of y'all have been waiting a while for a TMV ep - hope you like it! 🎶

Newsletter Friday! I wrote about hearing problems, acoustics, and how everything is too loud: