New Slang is an interview-based podcast hosted by music journalist Thomas Mooney. It's mostly hour-long conversations with singer-songwriters, musicians, and bands within the Americana, country, folk, and rock realms. We discuss influences, albums, songwriting, and all things within that artist's life. Thomas Mooney has been published in the likes of Texas Monthly, Rolling Stone Country, & more.
Send us Fan Mail Episode 077 is with singer-songwriter Josh Morningstar. We talk songwriting, narrative storytelling within songs, drug addiction, and what's coming next for Morningstar. New Slang Patreon New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail On Episode 76, I’m joined by Texas singer-songwriter Robert Ellis. We discuss his latest album, Texas Piano Man, creating characters, developing narrative arcs, conceptual albums, and songwriting in general. New Slang Patreon New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail Episode 075 is with Texas songwriter Jonny Burke. We sat in his living room for a conversation about songwriting, storytelling, why music is essential to the human condition, Joseph Campbell, growing up in the Hill Country, writing with Evan Felker, and what drives him as an artist. New Slang Patreon New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail Episode 074, I'm joined by Adam Hood. We talk about his latest album, Somewhere in Between , bridging the gap between his native Alabama and Texas, co-writing, and songwriting. New Slang Patreon New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail On Episode 72, I’m joined by country music singer Kathy Mattea. We sat in the green room of Cactus Theater a few weeks back for a nice conversation about her early career, rise up the country music charts, and her latest albums and reinvention as a more rootsy folk singer. New Slang Patreon New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail Episode 071 is with Vincent Neil Emerson. We talk about honky-tonks and dive bars, hanging with Jason Momoa, Fort Worth songwriters, collaborating with contemporaries like Colter Wall, the story behind "7 Come 11," and his new album Fried Chicken & Evil Women. New Slang Patreon New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail Episode 070 is with country singer Charley Crockett. We talk about recording with Bruce Robison and The Next Waltz, growing up in South Texas, releasing albums at a rapid pace, and writing with Evan Felker. New Slang Patreon New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail Episode 069 Dallas singer-songwriter Joshua Ray Walker. We talk about growing up in Dallas, the city's impact on his storytelling, and his debut album Wish You Were Here. New Slang Patreon New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail Episode 068 is with songwriter Colter Wall. We talk about recording with Dave Cobb, cutting class to write songs, murder ballads, his rapid growth after his debut EP Imaginary Appalachia, and his Western Canadian Plains roots. New Slang Patreon New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail Episode 067 is with Texas rock songwriter Austin Meade. We talk about working with guitarist-producer Elijah Ford, searching and finding a specific tone and vibe for his latest album Waves, and writing rock and roll songs in a Texas country scene. New Slang Patreon New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail Episode 066 is with Cleto Cordero of Flatland Cavalry. We talk about Homeland Insecurity--Flatland's recent album--the creative process, challenging himself as a storyteller, and hear a few old stories about Lubbock. New Slang Patreon New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail Episode 065 is with singer-songwriter Jamie Lin Wilson. We talk about the songs and recording process of her latest album Jumping Over Rocks. New Slang Patreon New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail Episode 064 is with Ben Hussey. We talk about joining American Aquarium and recording with John Fullbright in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and what it's been like jumping back in the world of touring. New Slang Patreon New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail Episode 063 is with Lubbock songwriters Brandon Adams and Ross Cooper. We talk about Lubbock music, collaborating, and what's next for the two. New Slang Patreon New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail Episode 062 is a set of performances by 2018 Blue Light Singer-Songwriter Competition winner Juliet McConkey and runner-ups Bob Simpson and Morgan Reatherford. New Slang Patreon New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail Episode 061 is the return of Wade Bowen. We talk about Bowen's last album Solid Ground, how his songwriting has changed and morphed over the years, recording with producer Keith Gattis, and recovering from vocal surgery. New Slang Patreon New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail Episode 060 is with Mike Harmeier of Mike & The Moonpies and Adam Odor of Yellow Dog Studios. We talk about recording Moonpie albums, country music, and old Lubbock stories. New Slang Patreon New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail Episode 059 is with Texas songwriter John Baumann where we play the parts of Bill Simmons and Zach Lowe for an NBA-centric episode about Spurs & Mavs fandom and what we expect from the following NBA season. New Slang Patreon New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail Episode 058 is with legendary singer-songwriter Radney Foster. We talk about Foster's Del Rio roots, his 2017 album and book of short stories, and Willie Nelson songwriting advice. New Slang Patreon New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail Episode 057 is with songwriter Sean McConnell. We talk about McConnell's latest albums--the full band Sean McConnell and the acoustic version Undone--writing with Randy Rogers, and songwriting in Nashville. New Slang Patreon New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail Episode 056 is with songwriter Charley Crockett. We talk about his new album Lonesome As A Shadow, combining various regional sounds, and old school honky-tonk country. New Slang Patreon New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail Episode 055 is with Logan Samford and Anthony Enriquez of Shotgun Rider. We talk about their full-length debut Palo Duro, releasing EPs, growing up in the Panhandle of Texas, and combining '90s country anthems and Kings of Leon guitars. New Slang Patreon New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail Episode 054 is with Oklahoma songwriters Kaitlin Butts and Ben McKenzie. We talk about the vibrant Oklahoma music scene, various songwriting muses, crafting stories, and what's up around the bend for the two. New Slang Patreon New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail Episode 053 is with a trio of Lubbock musicians--Joey Bybee, Michael Moad, and Chase Francis. We talk about honing their craft in Lubbock, road stories, being in a band with Dalton Domino, and if they miss living in the Hub City. New Slang Patreon New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail Episode 052 is with LA by way of Houston songwriter Sam Morrow. We talk about moving out to California, songwriting, country music and rock & roll, Little Feat, and his latest album, Concrete and Mud. New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail Episode 051 is with songwriter Matthew Szlachetka. We talk about his excellent new album Heart of My Hometown, collaborating and cowriting in Nashville, his early roots, and Tom Petty's impact. New Slang Twitter New Slang Instagram New Slang Facebook New Slang Merch Store The Neon Eon Podcast The Neon Eon Merch Store Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail On Episode 50, we’re joined by Cody Canada. We talk to the Oklahoma legend about the past 25 years, melding country and rock & roll, writing songs with folks like Mike McClure, breaking Texas, and his favorite Ragweed record. Support the show
Send us Fan Mail On Episode 49, we’re joined by singer-songwriter Red Shahan. We talk about Shahan's latest album, the sparse, West Texas romantic roller Culberson County, living out on the edge, developing character (and characters), preserving a certain way of living, and hear a few old Lubbock and Blue Light stories. Support the show
Send us Fan Mail On Episode 48, we’re joined by Texas singer-songwriter Shane Smith of Shane Smith & The Saints. A few weeks back, Smith and company were playing the latest Blue Light Street Show (others playing were Randy Rogers Band and Aaron Einhouse). We sat on the back patio for a while discussing the band’s upcoming full-length album, frontier songs, expanding the sonic palette, and hear a few road stories. Support the show...
Send us Fan Mail On Episode 47, we catch up with singer-songwriter Josh Grider, who this past Friday, released an excellent new album called Good People. During this conversation, Josh and I talk about what all went into making Good People, songs like "Less and Less" & "Bad Times Roll," and the eternal optimism of "Good People." Support the show
