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April 16, 2025 114 mins
Hey, Lit listeners! It’s old home week here at the podcast. Joining me are two Rock is Lit alumni who know a thing or two about chasing musical dreams and writing fiction that grooves with soul and grit: authors and musicians Peter McDade and Michael Amos Cody. In this special episode we’re talking about their brand-new novels: Peter’s ‘King Cal’ and Michael’s ‘Streets of Nashville’. Both of these fabulous novels ask what music costs, what it gives, and who gets to be heard. Also in the episode, we’ll get to hear each author read from their books and maybe even settle the question Who makes the best frontman—or frontwoman—in rock history? *Trigger warning: We talk Taylor Swift in the last part of the episode. Swifties, listen with caution. PLAYLIST: Rock is Lit theme music Sixties 60’s music (free to use) Acoustic Guitar instrumental [Non Copyrighted] \ Guitar arrangement for song “Funky Drummer” by James Brown “My Best Friend’s Girl” by The Cars “Drive-Thru” by Tenacious D “Fast Food” by Jesse Welles “The Entertainer” by Billy Joel “Pop Singer” by John Mellencamp “Soulmates” by Michael Amos Cody “My Dear Friend, Mr. Heineken” by One Four Three/‘King Cal’ soundtrack “Drowning in Mayo” by Lords of the Living/‘King Cal’ soundtrack “Cover Me Up” by Jason Isbell “Game On!” by Aqours “Blank Space” by Taylor Swift “Free Man in Paris” by Joni Mitchell “Watching Mary Sleep” by King Cal/‘King Cal’ soundtrack “Landscapes” by Michael Amos Cody Sixties 60’s music (free to use) Rock is Lit theme music     LINKS:   Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/rock-is-lit-212451 Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rock-is-lit/id1642987350 Peter McDade’s website: peterjmcdade.com ‘King Cal’ soundtrack on Bandcamp Peter McDade on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peter.j.mcdade Peter McDade on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peterjmc33/ Michael Amos Cody’s website: michaelamoscody.com Michael Amos Cody on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelamoscody/ Michael Amos Cody on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelamoscody Michael Amos Cody on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelamoscody.bsky.social Peter on Rock is Lit EP15 and Peter on Rock is Lit EP36 Michael on Rock is Lit Christy Alexander Hallberg’s website: www.christyalexanderhallberg.com  Rock is Lit on Instagram & Bluesky: @rockislitpodcast Christy Alexander Hallberg on Instagram and YouTube: @christyhallberg Christy Alexander Hallberg on Facebook: @ChristyAlexanderHallberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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