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Premium Content Song Spinner: Wilson Kane

By Peter Huoppi and Rick Koster

Frank Wilson and Benjamin Kane make their livings playing covers, but the duo also have a repertoire of original music. Their song 'Waiting on You' pulls from the influences of many of the bands they cover in an attempt to make an accessible pop...


About this show

The day Brian Wilson wrote “God Only Knows,” was it the same process Johnny Rotten went through with “God Save the Queen” or when the Wild Tchoupitoulas convened and threw down “Big Chief Got a Golden Crown”? The songwriting process contains many secrets and mysteries – and in the fertile sonic region of Southeastern Connecticut, there’s no shortage of intriguing composers. Music writer/strange-person Rick Koster and videographer/producer Peter Huoppi take to the rehearsal rooms and nightclub stages hoping to discover the Fountain of Muse bubbling inside our local musicians.

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Premium Content Song Spinner: Gone For Good

By Peter Huoppi and Rick Koster

'The Host is Gone' represents Gone For Good's attempt to combine the harder sound of their most...

Premium Content Song Spinner: Bedroom Rehab Corporation

By Peter Huoppi and Rick Koster

Dark and heavy: words that could describe either the song 'S.S. Hangover,' or the beer that Adam...

Premium Content Song Spinner: The Can Kickers

By Peter Huoppi and Rick Koster

In their song 'Raise a Rookus,' New London band Can Kickers mash together two traditional tunes in...


Premium Content Song Spinner: Herff Jones

By Peter Huoppi and Rick Koster

Mystic-based band Herff Jones discuss the story behind 'Momentary Collapse' and how they recently...

Premium Content Song Spinner: The Suicide Dolls

By Peter Huoppi and Rick Koster

Husband and wife songwriting team Brian Albano and Michelle Montavon, with drummer Matt Covey, tell...

Premium Content Song Spinner: Daphne Lee Martin and Raise the Rent

By Peter Huoppi and Rick Koster

When writing 'Pull My Daisy,' Daphne Lee Martin drew on influences ranging from children's...


Premium Content Song Spinner: The Franklin Brothers

By Peter Huoppi and Rick Koster

New London Blues, on the Franklin Brothers' new album Lifeboat to Nowhere, juxtaposes the image...

Song Spinner: Raina Mullen

By Peter Huoppi and Rick Koster

Raina Mullen tells the story behind her song 'Foolish Girl.'