Season 1 Episodes

Season 2 will dig into the story of Spitball, an unsigned surf-punk act that was part of the downtown NY music scene in the mid-9…

In our Season 1 finale, Marco explores the final liner notes for Heaven Get Behind Me, where thanks are given - and we find ourse…

In our second liner notes episode we talk through that maddening balancing act of conceiving and producing videos for the music w…

In our first liner notes episode we unravel the story behind the album cover, and listen to some of the instruments used, compari…

In our final behind-the-song episode of Season 1, we go deep into the bible, and an alternate life to understand what inspired Wa…

How did this track become the official single from Heaven Get Behind Me? Is Shangri-La like Santa for adults? Why do people miss …

If we know we are going to die, what choices do we make – about how and when we meet this moment. Will we go kicking and screamin…

Can you manufacture a vulnerable performance? How did the idioms "whistling past the graveyard" and "potters field" originate? Wh…

Can a terrible person write a great song? Can they sing it? These questions - along with the search for an ancient instrument, a …

What is the life of an expat? Can they ever really go home? These questions - along with a screenplay about the Book of Enoch - i…

What does it take to break a person? Can they be saved? How does it feel to seek revenge on the world? These are the questions th…

What is your favorite breakup song? In this SONGBIRD "behind the song" episode, we talk about divorce and other major life eve…

In SONGBIRD's latest "behind the song" episode, we tackle the story behind Long Tall Man (track four from Heaven Get behind Me). …

In SONGBIRD's third episode, a stalker's email evolves into the song MARFA from Martin Ruby's debut album HEAVEN GET BEHIND ME. A…

In SONGBIRD's first "behind the song" episode, Marco explores the real life story that inspired the first track from Heaven Get B…