Ep 60: A Discussion on Nathan Peterson's Song "Is It A Sin?"

Nathan Peterson returns to the podcast for an in depth discussion of his recent song "Is It a Sin?", which was inspired by a recent PostConsumer article on the song. It's not so much an interview as it is a conversation about the song and how we respond to art that challenges us and perhaps even offends us. This is honestly one of the more interesting episodes of the podcast that I have done. There's a rawness and emotional immediacy to our conversation worth listening in on.

Please check out www.nathanpeterson.net or https://nathanpeterson.bandcamp.com/merch 
for Nathan's music, writings, and new vinyl release.
 
 You can stream the episode above, subscribe to the podcast on itunes or Check out the podcast page to subscribe on Stitcher, Google Play, Tunein, and PocketCasts.

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Ep 59: Jeremy Casella's New Album and Kickstarter Campaign

Jeremy Casella is a singer-songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released four albums over the years and is currently putting on a Kickstarter campaign to fund his fifth album Spirit. Jeremy is an artist I've had the privilege to get to know over the years after meeting him at a Caedmon's Call concert in 2004. Episode 59 features two interviews with him, one from 2014 done right before a house show he did after the release of his album Death in Reverse and the other done this past week on the phone as his kids were home from school in a series of perpetual snow days. Finally, this episode also contains a brief interview (and update) with artist Nathan Peterson, who was on the podcast last fall, where I speak to him about the vinyl release of his EP So Am I. You can stream the episode below.

Other links:
Support Jeremy's new album Spirit on Kickstarter
His website:
https://www.jeremycasella.com/
Or 
Purchase his music

Listen to Nathan's Peterson's music and order his So Am I EP on vinyl


 You can stream the episode above, subscribe to the podcast on itunes or Check out the podcast page to subscribe on Stitcher, Google Play, Tunein, and PocketCasts.

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What do you do with art you "disagree" with or that offends you?

My friend Nathan Peterson released a new single a couple of months ago called "Is It a Sin?"  

It's a song I haven't quite known what to do with, both personally and as someone who makes an effort to promote music and art.

Since I am on his promotional street team I got an early link to the song and decided to give it an immediate listen. I knew what was coming because he had told me what the song was about, but...after listening to it once I couldn't bring myself to listen to it anymore. It was too painful, too jarring, and too...well the only word I could think of was "offensive."

Nathan is my friend and he's an artist I've supported for a number of years now. I've interviewed him on my podcast twice and he and his wife even put on a concert in our home, but this new song just wasn't something I could allow myself to promote. 

In the very first lines he sings:
"Is it a sin to want to choke the life
Out of the lungs of Jesus Christ"?