Nakedly Examined Music is a podcast about making music: Why do we do it? Why do we do it the way we do it? Mark Linsenmayer interviews songwriters and composers famous and otherwise about specific recordings, which are presented in full on the podcast. 
Danny drummed with Chicago from its founding in 1967 through 1990 and wrote several songs for the band during the mid-late '70s, often with David "Hawk" Wolinski. We discuss "Little One" (and our intro music, "Take Me Back to Chicago") from Chicago XI (1977), "Street Player" from Chicago 13 (1979), and "Devil's Sweet" from Chicago VII (1974). End song: "The Real World" by Continue Reading …
NEM#77: Shawn Phillips: Uncategorizable from Texas
Shawn started with two albums as a '60s folk singer, went to England to cavort with Donavan, The Beatles, et al, and emerged in the '70s with ten albums of eclectic, progressive music with shamanic lyrics delivered with a twang. We discuss "She Was Waitin' for Her Mother at the Station in Torino and You Know I Love You Baby but It's Getting Too Heavy to Laugh" (or "Woman" Continue Reading …
NEM #51: Andy Powell (Wishbone Ash): The Privilege of a Legacy
Britain's Wishbone Ash started in 1969 and has released 25+ albums, with guitarist/singer Andy the sole member left from the original band. We discuss "American Century" from their last studio album, Blue Horizon (2014), "Master of Disguise" as released on Bare Bones (1999) (the original version, which we also play some bits of, was from Just Testing (1980), and "Roads of Continue Reading …