The Co-Write

Making a triumphant return to the pod after 99 episodes, we are happy to welcome back Erick Willis! 

Erick's new album, "Day & Night" is due out this Friday, August 1st 2025.  It's a wonderful collection of songs, and I mean it when I say there is something on this album for everyone. 

We talk to Erick about the production, promotion, and release of this new record live from Finn MacCool's Pub in Fort Worth, TX. 

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Hearts are heavy this week across Texas and the world as catastrophic flooding hit the Texas Hill Country claiming over 100 lives with even more still missing.  Galleywinter has been on top of the news sharing stories about how this tragedy has touched every corner of our state and Texas music community.  

Relief efforts are underway, including an overwhelming response to a live-streamed fundraiser hosted by Josh Weathers that rai...

Episode 150!  Who knew?  Not Donovan.  

On this episode we take a look back at some recent adventures in our lives.  Bobby went to New York (again) and Donovan saw Wu Tang Clan and Run the Jewels twice in a weekend.  He even ran into an old friend of your favorite little podcast at the Fort Worth show. 

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Jub Jam 14 was a few weeks back.  We talk about what that event still means to us, and what a success it has become for the...

Let's try something new!  

On this episode of The Co-Write we are going to talk about some new music.  Moving forward we hope to bring you a New Music Monday pod the first Monday of the month, and guess what ... that's today! 

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We handle a little bit of breaking news right off the top as it was announced that Taylor Swift finally purchased the master recordings of her first 6 albums.  A story we have covered in the past is fi...

On this episode of The Co-Write, we discuss the  Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's class of 2025.  Boy, did we ever get our predictions wrong.  

Donovan also talks about his recent visit to the Rock Hall! 

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*Note - This was originally supposed to be episode 149.  We recorded an interview with Drew Kennedy discussing his upcoming self titled release out this Friday.  During the recording of that interview a ...

The Oscars happened.  Did anyone pay attention?  The award show had it's highest ratings over the last 5 years, but did anyone see the movies nominated?  We discuss the effect streaming is having on the film industry through the lens of what we know it has done to music. 

Also, we give a little love to a couple of acts  we may have neglected over the years, Charlie Crockett and The Wilder Blue, as we discuss their new records relea...

This episode of The Co-Write is made that much better by the presence of Mike Graham!   Mike joins the boys in the "sports garage" to talk about his career, his hiatus, and his return with the release of the albume, "The Innocence We've Lost".  

We also have an update on last episode's guest, Adam Hamptom, and the results of the contest where his screenplay, "The Waif", was a final three contestant. 

Also, Bobby is now a cat gu...

On this weeks episode of The Co-Write, Bobby and Donovan are joined by screenwriter, director, actor, producer, and all around good dude, Adam Hampton.  Adam has been a friend of the pod for many years, and his new script, "The Waif", has made the finals of the kinolime.com script writing contest.  If it wins, Adam gets his movie made.  Adam joins to talk about "The Waif" as well as how screenplay writing compares to other forms of...

Back in 2020, during the early days of the Covid 19 shut downs, and after 10 weeks of refuge in Texas, Bobby and Donovan moved Bobby's family back to New Jersey, where they were living at the time.  

The wife and kids flew, but in the one day alone back on the shore, Bobby and Donovan recorded this podcast of their top 15 favorite songs.  It has been unavailable for quite a while, but we've decided to re-release this episode from a...