Category: philly

• Song: Quarter

  

  Saying goodbye to something can be difficult, even if the thing you’re leaving is damaging you.

  rodzroom

  2019-06-09

  beer, music production, philly, rodcast

  creativity, dissonance, music, newbold, philly, podcast, poetry, rock, singer-songwriter, songs, writing

• Song: Thought Cop 2084

  

  Being the enforcer of speech codes can be lonely in my as-yet-not-fully-imagined futuristic Orwellian musical. In this song, I assume the role of a police officer charged with finding and eradicating non-state-sponsored materials littering the landscape of communication.

  rodzroom

  2019-05-22

  beer, culture, music production, philly, politics, potential super hero theme songs, rodcast

  comedy, creativity, dissonance, mass communication, music, newbold, philly, podcast, rock, singer-songwriter, social media, writing

• Watch: Live at The Thirsty Soul 5-2-2019

  

  There is an uneasy freedom when nobody else shows at an open mic. It will likely cause urges to play songs long since forgotten, or that you always wanted to play but never even tried. Such was the case on May 2. A couple of old originals with a pinch of The Wreck of the…

  rodzroom

  2019-05-16

  beer, culture, live music, open mic, philly, video

  americana, comedy, folk, music, newbold, philly, rock, singer-songwriter, songs, writing

• Song: Weirdy

  

  Non-creative types can construe the artistic drive in others as confusing or off-putting. This song embraces that weirdness.

  rodzroom

  2019-05-03

  beer, culture, music production, philly, rodcast

  conformity, creativity, music, philly, rock, singer-songwriter, songs, writing

• Watch: Live at The Thirsty Soul

  

  The shift in open mic hosting has opened up new possibilities as musicians from other neighborhoods drift from more crowded spots in Philly.

  rodzroom

  2019-05-02

  beer, culture, live music, open mic, philly

  americana, bowie, folk, kooks, music, newbold, philly, rock, singer-songwriter, songs, writing