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Artist Interview: Babe Club – “WiFi Boyfriend”

TUTTI FRUTTI! BIG BOOTY! Part two of our episode featuring Babeclub and their tender loving thot bop “WiFi Boyfriend” is upon us. In this interview, you’ll learn why & how Corey & Jenna started traveling the country playing pachinko, what the sound of one hand clapping is, & how to get the groove back in your heart.

We highly recommend listening to part one before diving into this interview.

Big thanks to Artsplosure for having us out last fall and allowing us to gather this fantabulous confession.

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Confession Call #1: HS Queer Baiter

We’re trying something new here at Song Confessional and are calling on YOU to help us out.

If you’ve been following along and thinking to yourself, “I could have totally written a song for this confession!”, well now’s your chance!

We’re asking you to listen to this confession (taken at Red River Revel), write and record an original song inspired by it, and send it to us. If we like it, we’ll feature our favorites on the next episode of the show!

Your song doesn’t have to be studio quality. Record it on your phone, and produce it on an MPC, whatever your method is will work for us. Just make sure you follow the information and submission requirements in the google doc here. Submit your song no later than December 13th. 

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Pom Pom Squad – River part 1

This week’s episode features the confession that inspired Pom Pom Squad’s latest tune “River”.

In this episode, you’ll hear our confessor talk about how his father’s death led to his divorce. You’ll also hear Walker and Zac discuss this confession in-depth and share how they relate to our confessor. And you’ll hear “River” by Pom Pom Squad.

Be on the lookout for part 2 of our episode next week when Walker chats with Pom Pom Squad directly.

Hot Flash Heat Wave – Trippy Love

This week wraps up our mini-season featuring stories collected in our permanent confessional booth at Hotel Magdalena! Our final confession comes from a couple that had just finished an X-rated tryst here in the heart of our city.

San Francisco-based Hot Flash Heat Wave writes us a dreamy pop track to underscore your next entanglement.

Listen to Song Confessional every Thursday at KUTX.org and anywhere else you listen to podcasts.

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Boyfriend – Superman

This week marks the start of our new mini-season featuring stories collected in our permanent confessional booth at Hotel Magdalena! And let me tell ya…the walls have spoken!

Our confessor shares how she got caught with 2 boyfriends at her own surprise birthday party.

The New Orleans-based self-proclaimed rap-cabaret performance artist, appropriately named Boyfriend, shows us why she’s the authority on all things Boyfriend related.

Listen to Song Confessional every Thursday at KUTX.org and anywhere else you listen to podcasts.

Don’t You Go Forgetting About Me Now – Har Mar Superstar

Episode 8 of the Song Confessional features the provocateur Har Mar Superstar, a multi-talented scantily-clad crooner who’s toured with The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Lizzo and has written songs for J-Lo, Kelly Osbourne, among others. We’ll hear the debut of Har Mar’s “Don’t You Go Forgetting About Me Now”, the song inspired by a young women’s confessional of a late night Valentine’s Day encounter with a Magic Mike tribute show. Har Mar and Walker sit down to discuss strippers and hook up culture.

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It Was Always There – Vlad Holiday

Episode 3 of the Song Confessional is here! You’ll hear one woman’s confession about her mom’s clandestine profession and the world premiere of the song it inspired, “It was Always There.” Later, you’ll learn all about the Romanian-born, Brooklyn based, lo-fi pop enthusiast, Vlad Holiday, and his boozy approach to producing. In case that wasn’t enough, Zac and Walker have a lively discussion about marijuana and trauma afterward!

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Trailer: Song Confessional

On the Song Confessional Podcast, today’s top bands and songwriters turn anonymous stories into new original songs. Each episode features the “confession” that inspires the original song, the song premiere, and an interview with the songwriter.

Premieres Nov. 8th.

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Another World – Holiday Sidewinder

Episode 2 of the Song Confessional Podcast is here! In it, you’ll hear an interview with Australian, synth-pop wunderkind, Holiday Sidewinder, the world premiere of the song “Another World”, and the skydiving horror story that inspired this babushka-approved bop. You’ll also find out how Holiday got that fantastic name of hers and how she and producer, Jim Eno, made the music feel as ‘Soviet’ as the story itself.

Give it a listen, find it on the socials @songconfessional and if you feel like showing us a little more love, leave us a review! Don’t forget to subscribe!

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Don’t Let me Die in Waco – Croy & The Boys

Welcome to the Song Confessional Podcast Episode 1! In our inaugural episode, you’ll hear the world premiere of “Don’t Let Me Die in Waco” from the ‘woke’ outlaw cowboy outfit, Croy and the Boys, and an anonymous ‘confession’ involving a Greyhound bus, binge drinking, Febreze, and death that inspired it. You’ll also hear head songwriter Bad Boy Croy’s thoughts on songwriting, outlaw country, the current state of the Austin music scene, and one of the most optimistic takes on sports fandom in America.

Give it a listen, find us on the socials @songconfessional and if you’re feeling frisky, leave use a review! Don’t forget to subscribe!

 

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Confession

Why do we confess when we feel bad about something we’ve done or haven’t done? What is the evolutionary benefit of confession? In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke explore the psychology of confession.

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