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. 
Clive is the guy who dreamt up the melodies and initial motifs for "The Promise" and other tunes for When in Rome in the late '80s, and after leaving the business for a while, the continued use of that one big song (most notably for the Napoleon Dynamite closing sequence) enabled his return to touring and recording. We discuss two songs from his solo album Independence Continue Reading …
NEM #24: Tyler Hislop (Sacrifice): Copious Rhymes
Tyler can rap endlessly, and has filled up ten lengthy albums full of his machine-gunned musings on life and politics, usually over his own soundscapes, but sometimes using sampled or preexisting backgrounds, usually alone but often with another rapper or two. This is an exceptionally clear, insightful introduction to indie hip-hop to those like me that have seldom listened to Continue Reading …
NEM #23: Sean Beeson’s Two-Minute Hi-Tech Symphonies
Sean writes music for video games. He uses five computers linked together, with memory-hogging, massively realistic orchestra sounds, and he performs every part, usually with a breath controller, to allow for dynamics and expression. These are nearly always two minutes long and loop. We discuss three pieces from the last couple of years: "Beyond the Desert" (from Empires Continue Reading …