Ed Masley's guest appearances

Ed Masley

Limited Engagement

You, Me and An Album

So The Story Goes with Brian Chartrand

Janelle Monáe

Celeste Headlee

Matt Bell

Rosanne Cash

Joey Burns

Josh Gondelman

Andrew Stern

Sigur Ros

Ella Fitzgerald

Andrew Hudson

Glen Phillips

Sufjan Stevens

Carly Rae Jepsen

Phil Collins

Kacey Musgraves

OwlTail

Singer/Songwriter, guitar player, and music critic Ed Masley stops by for a chat. Pittsburgh, PA born , son of a steel worker, Beatles influenced songwriter shares his early story; from getting in trouble in school, to convincing his folks to buy him a guitar, to getting inspired to study journalism at Temple University. He talks about his decision to move to AZ, his history with Bob Hoag at Flying Blanket making records with his band The Breakup Society and working as a journalist for the Arizona Republic and the complications of being a musician AND a music writer. We discuss his latest The Breakup Society album which was released in 2020 and we listen to a snippet of his tune "all the integrity money could buy." For more information, please visit https://www.facebook.com/TheBreakupSociety

Singer/Songwriter, guitar player, and music critic Ed Masley stops by for a chat. Pittsburgh, PA born , son of a steel worker, Beatles influenced songwriter shares his early story; from getting in trouble in school, to convincing his folks to buy him a guitar, to getting inspired to study journalism at Temple University. He talks about his decision to move to AZ, his history with Bob Hoag at Flying Blanket making records with his band The Breakup Society and working as a journalist for the Arizona Republic and the complications of being a musician AND a music writer. We discuss his latest The Breakup Society album which was released in 2020 and we listen to a snippet of his tune "all the integrity money could buy." For more information, please visit <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheBreakupSociety" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/TheBreakupSociety</a>

Ed Masley, a music critic for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, joins You, Me and An Album to introduce me to The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society. In addition to explaining what makes this his favorite album, Ed discusses his love for the Kinks more generally and how he became a music critic. He also mentions that he co-wrote a song with someone who has previously appeared on this podcast.You can find Ed on Twitter at @EdMasley, and you can find the music from his band, The Breakup Society, on Bandcamp at https://thebreakupsociety.bandcamp.com/.Ed mentioned that the song, Picture Book was featured on a Hewlett Packard ad. You can view the ad here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOnif6BC0kc. 1:19 Ed joins the show1:37 How Ed became a music critic4:07 Does it help to be a musician when being a music critic?5:24 What has Ed been covering during the pandemic?8:54 Which three underrated albums does Ed recommend?14:57 What is it about the Kinks that appeals to Ed so much?21:30 Why Al was lukewarm about Village Green23:15 Al doesn’t like 60s rock?!?26:47 Is Tim Booth of James influenced by Ray Davies?29:19 Village Green was a grower, even for Ed Breaking down the tracks (not in order)32:28 We Are The Village Green Preservation Society37:44 Do You Remember Walter?40:30 Picture Book46:14 Big Sky 48:12 The Kinks were not afraid to experiment with different styles50:31 The common theme between Village Green and Waterloo Sunset 54:33 Phenomenal Cat57:23 Wicked Annabella 58:40 Ed asked Ringo Starr about Mick Avory 1:04:06 Animal Farm1:06:31 Village Green1:08:42 People Take Pictures of Each Other1:11:53 Starstruck1:14:34 All My Friends Were There The outro music is Strength Was Always Your Weakness by The Breakup Society. Support the show

Ed Masley, a music critic for The Arizona Republic and <a href="http://azcentral.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">azcentral.com</a>, joins You, Me and An Album to introduce me to The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society. In addition to explaining what makes this his favorite album, Ed discusses his love for the Kinks more generally and how he became a music critic. He also mentions that he co-wrote a song with someone who has previously appeared on this podcast.You can find Ed on Twitter at @EdMasley, and you can find the music from his band, The Breakup Society, on Bandcamp at <a href="https://thebreakupsociety.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thebreakupsociety.bandcamp.com/</a>.Ed mentioned that the song, Picture Book was featured on a Hewlett Packard ad. You can view the ad here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOnif6BC0kc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOnif6BC0kc</a>. 1:19 Ed joins the show1:37 How Ed became a music critic4:07 Does it help to be a musician when being a music critic?5:24 What has Ed been covering during the pandemic?8:54 Which three underrated albums does Ed recommend?14:57 What is it about the Kinks that appeals to Ed so much?21:30 Why Al was lukewarm about Village Green23:15 Al doesn’t like 60s rock?!?26:47 Is Tim Booth of James influenced by Ray Davies?29:19 Village Green was a grower, even for Ed Breaking down the tracks (not in order)32:28 We Are The Village Green Preservation Society37:44 Do You Remember Walter?40:30 Picture Book46:14 Big Sky 48:12 The Kinks were not afraid to experiment with different styles50:31 The common theme between Village Green and Waterloo Sunset 54:33 Phenomenal Cat57:23 Wicked Annabella 58:40 Ed asked Ringo Starr about Mick Avory 1:04:06 Animal Farm1:06:31 Village Green1:08:42 People Take Pictures of Each Other1:11:53 Starstruck1:14:34 All My Friends Were There The outro music is Strength Was Always Your Weakness by The Breakup Society. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/youmealbum" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

13. Ed Masley Discusses The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society

This is a deep, deep music dive (with a lot of Elvis Costello in there) with Ed Masley, who is the Pop Music Critic for The Arizona Republic, as well as a musician and songwriter who's bands include The Frampton Brothers and The Breakup Society. With so much love for music, the conversation rarely stays on track, but it's a lot of fun for any musicphile.Find us, follow us, fund us...Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ltdengagement)Twitter: @ltd_engagementInstagram: @ltdengagementPatreon (https://www.patreon.com/hootnwaddle)This episode is brought to you by PHX Film Collective (https://www.phxfilmcollective.com/)--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  https://anchor.fm/app

This is a deep, deep music dive (with a lot of Elvis Costello in there) with Ed Masley, who is the Pop Music Critic for The Arizona Republic, as well as a musician and songwriter who's bands include The Frampton Brothers and The Breakup Society. With so much love for music, the conversation rarely stays on track, but it's a lot of fun for any musicphile. Find us, follow us, fund us... Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ltdengagement)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/ltdengagement)</a> Twitter: @ltd_engagement Instagram: @ltdengagement Patreon (<a href="https://www.patreon.com/hootnwaddle)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/hootnwaddle)</a> This episode is brought to you by PHX Film Collective (<a href="https://www.phxfilmcollective.com/)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.phxfilmcollective.com/)</a> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/app</a>