The Music Pusher, that is! On today’s episode, I talk with my longtime friend Jim, who arguably had a bigger…
Was It All Worth It? (Season 3, Episode 2)
Filmmaker Matthew MccCoy and I pick up our conversation about the Counting Crows and ask ourselves, “If the Counting Crows…
Aliens on Motorcycles (Season 3, Episode 1)
And we’re back! Season 3 kicks off with a two-part conversation with filmmaker and longtime friend Matthew McCoy about the…
A Year, and a Decade, in Review: Season 2 Finale! (Season 2, Episode 12)
On this episode, I wrap up Season 2 of The A440 Podcast by highlighting my favorite moments not only of…
Value and the Vinyl Resurgence (S2, E11)
MICHAEL DIXON repairs and restores vintage mono machines; trains newbies and hobbyists to lathe-cut their own records; releases hand-cut records…
Gamelan-a-Ding-Dong (S2, E10)
Gamelan orchestra instruments Part 2 of 2! Composer FORREST COVINGTON, JR., and I continue our conversation. He tells the story…
Sax and Violence on TV (S2, E9)
Forrest Covington, Jr. FORREST COVINGTON, JR. won the 1982 BMI Student Composer Award for his composition, “Chthonic Mass.” He’s a…
Your Rocking, Clapping Self (S2, E8)
LENARD D. MOORE received the North Carolina Award for Literature, the state’s highest civilian honor, in 2014. Founder and Executive…
To Better Hear the Sound of a Whisper (S2, E7)
Until very recently, our ability to record sound has far oustripped our ability to replay it. For example, have you…
Polkafest! (S2, E6)
It’s easy enough to figure out how somebody can play a trumpet: you blow through a tube, that tube produces…