69: Kevin Devine (Solo Artist / Bad Books): Splittin' Up Christmas
The First Ever Podcast
Jeremy Bolm
5.0 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 22 December 2021
⏱️ 105 minutes
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Summary
This week Jeremy interviews singer / songwriter Kevin Devine
On this episode the two discuss support tours, playing quiet music to loud audiences, the Guns N Roses to Nirvana pipeline, R.E.M., Korn, learning songs by ear, first studio experiences, the development of his singing style, touring Canada in the Winter, The Miracle of 86, Lakeshore Records, signing to Capital Records and working with Rob Schnapf, phone calls to friends, a special performance of his song "Splitting Up Christmas" and so much more!
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| 0:59.0 | Podcast Welcome to the first ever podcast. I am your host, Jeremy Bollm, and happy holidays. This is a holiday episode. It's, uh, well, it's kind of a holiday episode. |
| 1:29.1 | I'll explain in a moment. |
| 1:30.6 | Um, if this is your first time here, this is a show where I interview artists of all |
| 1:34.8 | kinds about the first experiences and their art form that led them to where they are today. |
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