Blog Entries by Carl Wiser

Author Carl WiserCarl was a disc jockey in Hartford, Connecticut when he founded Songfacts as a way to tell the stories behind the songs. You can also find him on Rock's Backpages.
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  • Cheerleaders In Music VideosCheerleaders In Music VideosIt started with a bouncy MTV classic. Nirvana and MCR made them scary, then Gwen, Avril and Madonna put on the pom poms.
  • Colin Macleod - Bloodlines Track By TrackColin Macleod - Bloodlines Track By TrackThe Scottish singer formerly known as The Boy Who Trapped The Sun takes us through his album Bloodlines.
  • Madame MayhemMadame MayhemMeet millennial metal maven Madame Mayhem.
  • Tim Wheeler of AshTim Wheeler of AshThe Ash frontman talks about some of the 18 Top-40 UK singles he wrote and covers some tracks from their 2018 album, Islands.
  • Joan Armatrading: Still Not A Protest SingerJoan Armatrading: Still Not A Protest SingerTalking love, life and songwriting (and her 2018 album) with the absurdly accomplished Joan Armatrading.
  • John MellencampJohn MellencampDid Mellencamp give up drinking after a bar fight? Was he a hippie? Take this Fact or Fiction to find out.
  • Jennifer WarnesJennifer WarnesBack with her first album since 2001, Warnes talks about her close relationship with Leonard Cohen, whose career she helped revive when she recorded an album of his songs in 1986, and also her collaborations with Joe Cocker and Randy Newman.
  • Royston Langdon of SpacehogRoyston Langdon of SpacehogThe Spacehog frontman with the "In The Meantime" story, and details on his first solo project: LEEDS.
  • Peter AsherPeter AsherAfter heading A&R at Apple Records, Asher became one of the most successful producers in history, at the helm for James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, 10,000 Maniacs, Steve Martin and now, Ed Sheeran.
  • Bill Champlin ("After The Love Has Gone", ex-Chicago)Bill Champlin ("After The Love Has Gone", ex-Chicago)After co-writing "After The Love Has Gone" and "Turn Your Love Around," Champlin joined Chicago at the beginning of their shift toward ballads.