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Formula Indie AmericaFORMULA INDIE AMERICA 5.8.2025Thomas O'Shea – Did I Make It Worse? Ken Holt – You Don't Have to Stand The Theos Variant – Beacons Raphael Jae – ToxinsDJ Savvy – Come Closer Calloway – 6 Pack dd verni & the cadillac band – Lucky 13 Clara Cloud – Lemons Nick Behnan – Can’t Get Enough (Detroit Funk Mix) ferro dormer – Joany Poems For Dead People – Oh Yeah Argo and the Violet Queens – Suicidal Squid Fishers Norine Braun – Bolts From The Blue Chris Pellnat – No Kings for Me Prem Byrne – Commerc...
2025-08-052h 26
Siren Songs: The PodcastMandy LopezCalifornia girl Mandy Lopez joins us today following the release of her single "Ain't it Funny." We chat about the ICONIC music video she self directed for the single, our writing styles and the irritating importance of aesthetics in the arts. Check out the video here!
2024-06-1152 minSiren Songs: The PodcastBrooke BennishWe are so excited to welcome Brooke Bennish to the Siren Songs family this week to talk artistry, aesthetics, and Chappell Roan. Brooke's first single "I'll Get to the Point..." and it's sister song "She Doesn't Miss Me Anymore," are out now wherever you stream music, and find her on Instagram here.
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2024-05-2751 minSiren Songs: The PodcastJacki ThrappToday we're joined by Emmy-winning writer, Off-Broadway producer/ performer, and Nashville songwriter Jacki Thrapp. This one is a real treat, Jacki gets candid about how much it costs to produce a musical, how much it costs to produce a single, and how much it costs to become a producer on her upcoming Edinburgh Fringe show. That's right, not only do we chat writing process and inspirations, we also talk NUMBERS.
Stream Jacki's music wherever you listen and support her upcoming Fringe show, Art of Selling Out, here.
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2024-05-1347 min
Siren Songs: The PodcastDanielle CarrSinger, Songwriter and Producer Danielle Carr is a bold and imaginative artist we are delighted to talk to this week! We'll touch on how we show up in the world and why, music that empowers, and the process of building a bop.
Edited by Lee Harrison Daniel
2024-04-2240 min
Siren Songs: The PodcastMaria LaneMaria Lane chats upcoming shows, her new release, Til April, and the magic of storytelling.
2024-04-0936 min
Siren Songs: The PodcastKira StoneKira Stone (@KiraBethStone) is a composer, lyricist, songwriter, playwright, performer, and music producer fueled by the rhythms and rhymes of pop & hip-hop music, and led by the storytelling of musical theater. Current projects include SALEM (dir. by Sarna Lapine, dramaturgy by Jessica Kahkoska), Built For This (US Women’s Gymnastics Musical) (book by Sara Cooper, dir. by Melissa Crespo), Revival (a new musical about Joan of Arc), a new musical project about the cutthroat pop music industry, and a new musical project in the early stages of creation about her own un-retouched lifelong relationship with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - as...
2022-06-1648 minSiren Songs: The PodcastHaleyJane RoseHaleyJane Rose (@HaleyIsFamous) is a New York based singer/songwriter/famous person. While known for her work with the harmony-laced folk/pop trio Boy Band, Haley's solo sound takes her acoustic influences and mixes it with her love for indie rock. She is the deputy editor/producer for The Broadway Beat, writing and performing in the bi-monthly musical show, “The Broadway Beat Presents Act Three”. She also performs very dumb bangers with hud$on yard$, music’s first band. Read more about Haley at www.HaleyJaneRose.com!
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2022-06-0934 minSiren Songs: The PodcastGiuliaGiulia Chiappetta, known mononymously as "Giulia," is an independent singer-songwriter currently based in Chicago. Originally hailing from the Bay Area, Giulia's music has been heavily influenced by her background in multiple instruments and her exposure to rock and folk from a young age. Her songs are driven by emotive melodies and lyrics, often touching on subjects such as nostalgia, queerness, and love in its many forms. Follow them on Instagram @GiuliaMakesMusic and check out their website www.GuiliaCMusic.com for more updates!
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2022-06-0229 minSiren Songs: The PodcastMelissa Rose HirschMelissa Rose Hirsch (@MelissaRoseHirsch) is a singer, actor, writer, and birth doula. As a theatre performer, she has acted Off Broadway and found most passion in the development of new musical theatre works. Melissa not only writes her own music, available on all streaming platforms, but she most notably sang back up for PHISH at Madison Square Garden. She runs the blog Charged Thoughts on instagram, where she explores the human experience as romantically as possible and reminds her readers through love, loss, healing, and feeling, that “we are all the same, after all.” Follow along Melissa’s ride @meliss...
2022-05-1937 minSiren Songs: The PodcastHannah GundersheimHannah Gundersheim is a singer-songwriter and actor based in New York City. She has been using songwriting as an escape from reality and a creative outlet since she was eight years old, and is thrilled to finally share her music with the world. Her creative and catchy melodies serve as the perfect vehicle for her rich lyrics, telling stories of love, loss, and self discovery. Follow her on Instagram (@Hannah.Gundi) and check out her website (www.HannahGundersheim.com) to stay updated on upcoming projects!
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2022-05-1227 minSiren Songs: The PodcastSofía CampoamorBorn in Washington, DC, Sofía Campoamor (@Sofia.Campoamor) first started writing songs to make school projects more fun. This lighthearted approach to academics took her to Yale University where her senior songwriting project in music composition won the 2020 Beekman Cannon Friends of Music Prize. Sofía also took a year off from school to travel the world as the first woman singer and assistant music director in the Yale Whiffenpoofs a cappella group. She now lives in Brooklyn, where she records and performs original folk-pop music, teaches voice and songwriting classes, and sings with the Oratory Choir of St...
2022-05-0534 minSiren Songs: The PodcastLaurel HannahLaurel Hannah (@LaurelHannahMusic) writes music straight from the heart, bringing confessional lyrics to life with catchy, sweet melodies. Her upcoming EP, Fall Apart, explores the intricacies of new relationships, mental health, and heartbreak.
Learn more about Laurel at laurelhannah.com!
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2022-04-2831 min
Done 2 DeathEpisode 5: Third times a charmIt took us ONE, TWO, THREE times to record this *in the tune of 3 times a lady* Welcome to Episode 5! We're finally together in person! Also, happy 1 month to our show! Caroline first tells Michelena of her dad's friend, whose dad was found murdered in a motel room, Don Jackson. (Sorry if that was confusing)Then Michelena tells the unsolved mystery of Tina McQuaig, who, if the police had done their actual job, may have been found before it was too late. DISCLAIMER: ALL OPINIONS ARE JUST OPINIONS, THEY ARE NOT FACTS. EVERYTHING WITHOUT EVIDENCE OR PROOF BEHIND IT IS ALLEG...
2021-03-081h 12
Ye Olde TeaBoy King EnergyAlright you lusty freebooters, this week, nestled amongst quick sips from Fiona and Caroline, is a very special guest! Alexia Antoniou spills the (very well researched) tea about Clovis I, the first king of the Franks, AKA Clovis the Petty. We cover the TV you need to be watching, nasty horse girls, and the truth within the spin. Also jugs. Very important jugs.
2020-05-211h 01Ye Olde TeaTea Party!Ever wonder what it's like to live with Fiona and Caroline? This is it. We didn't have any well researched stories for you this week so instead we chat about life and our very own tea!
2020-05-1449 minYe Olde TeaThe Blood of a Thousand RaccoonsThis week Caroline tackles a hometown inspired story with John Wilkes and Edwin Booth, and Fiona talks about her favorite pickup line, The Irish Potato Famine.
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2020-05-0748 minSiren Songs: The PodcastJessie RaeToday we talk with Jessie Rae about Zoom University, banishing songwriting pressure, and the death of genre. You can find Jessie on Instagram @jessiej_rae
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Art by Savannah Occhiogrosso
Music by Corey Kline
2020-05-0549 minYe Olde TeaDo the Financial Panic!Week who even knows of quarantine, Fiona regales us with the tale of Lucy Mercer, the mistress of FDR and Caroline heads further west to talk about the only female Buffalo soldier, Cathay Williams.
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2020-04-3048 minSiren Songs: The PodcastClaire IdstromClaire Idstrom, Mountain Queen, talks about demanding your worth, the old school music scene, and (of course) Tiger King. Check out Claire’s new song “End of the World” coming out on May 12th. Instagram @claireshername and Patreon.
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Art by Savannah Occhiogrosso
Music by Corey Kline
2020-04-2855 minYe Olde TeaQueen Lili and the Wild (mid) WestThis week Caroline tells the story of Terry Thompson and the Zanesville animal massacre. CW for this story- suicide, animal cruelty. Fiona gives us the history lesson we should've gotten in school about the Last Queen of Hawaii- Lili'uokalani.
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2020-04-231h 05Siren Songs: The PodcastHeather MaeThis week Heather Mae is taking us to church talking about the real meaning of success, the importance of rejecting fear, and activism.
You can find Heather on instagram @heathermaemusic, on her website www.heathermae.net and on Patreon.
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Art by Savannah Occhiogrosso
Music by Corey Kline
2020-04-211h 17Ye Olde TeaOur Lady of Perpetual WhoredomSPECIAL SURPRISE TIME! We have a guest this week, none other than the luminous Hannah Herbert- Hunt! She shares the story of Lou Graham, the Seattle madame that fixed the economic troubles of the west. Fiona and Caroline throw in some quick sips of tea that will have you laughing and gasping and cringing, oh my!
2020-04-1645 minSiren Songs: The PodcastLily LordToday we’re talking to our girl crush Lily Lord about Queen Swift, studio apartments and songwriting classes. You can find Lily on Instagram @itslilylord
Art by Savannah Occhiogrosso
Music by Corey Kline
2020-04-1430 minYe Olde TeaDon't Take Sh!t from LBJEpisode 2 of the quarantine season means we are going CRAZY! Please excuse all the maniacal laughter. We cover 2 awesome ladies today- Caroline talks about Tituba and the Salem Witch trials and Fiona covers Alice Roosevelt Longworth.
2020-04-091h 00Siren Songs: The PodcastGawain and the Green Knight (Alexia and Mike)Today I chat with Alexia and Mike of the Brooklyn folk duo Gawain and the Green Knight. These partners in music (and in life) talk about humanizing ghosts, prosody, and the evils of ending a line with the word "self." Oops, I just did it.
You can stream their music on Spotify, Soundcloud and Bandcamp, as well as find a round up of all their material at gawainandthegreenknightband.com
Art by Savannah Occhiogrosso
Music by Corey Kline
2020-04-0756 minYe Olde TeaHeroin is Forever, Baby!In the season 2 premiere, Fiona gives us a tour of the Winchester Mystery House, and Caroline stays on quaran-THEME by talking about Mary Mallon aka Typhoid Mary.
2020-04-0255 minSiren Songs: The PodcastRiizaRiiza of the band Strawberry Launch drops lots of wisdom about consistency in writing, being honest with yourself, and the world of music publishing. You can stream Strawberry Launch's first single "The Sun" everywhere you get your music.
Art by Savannah Occhiogrosso
Music by Corey Kline
2020-03-3156 minYe Olde TeaThe Cursed Season FinaleFrom the comfort of their respective childhood homes, Caroline covers Mary Fields, AKA Stagecoach Mary, and Fiona talks about cursed gems like The Hope Diamond and The Cursed Amethyst. Wash ya hands!!!
2020-03-2646 minSiren Songs: The PodcastEmily FentonGet ready to get inspired with multimedia artist Emily Fenton! We get cerebral talking about how to stay creatively healthy and dumping heaps of love on each other.
Stream Emily's music on Spotify, Apple Music, etc. and watch out for her double single dropping on April 1st.
Cover art by Savannah Occhiogrosso
Music by Corey Kline
2020-03-2455 minYe Olde TeaThe One Where the Apocalypse BeginsAs we descend into the apocalypse, Fiona continues her romp through ancient Egypt with the story of King Tut and the Curse of the Pharaohs. Caroline delves into a Squeaky Fromme connection with the story of Julienne Bušić. Wash your hands!
2020-03-1947 minYe Olde TeaDangerous FruitcakeCaroline squeaks out the story of Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, and Fiona hits up ANCIENT EGYPT BITCHES with the tale of Akhenaten, the heretic pharaoh.
2020-03-1252 minYe Olde TeaGhost Mentos + Coke CastleFiona kicks off women's month with the tale of the first self made female millionaire, Madame CJ Walker. Caroline lists all the reasons Leap Castle is haunted. Fiona also threatens to stab Caroline, just so you know.
2020-03-0551 minYe Olde TeaBird Lung and Bear TrainersCaroline talks about the lovers and literature of George Sand. Fiona does Empress Theodora of the Byzantine Empire.
2020-02-2742 minYe Olde TeaWeird Bad YeatsFirst up, Fiona covers the OG Instagay, Henry Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey. Caroline tells the story that started the podcast, featuring W.B. Yeats.
2020-02-2057 minYe Olde TeaWeinertableWelcome to the show! It comes out on Thursdays now, okay? Cool.
This week gets a little explicit in the first half as Caroline talks about the juicy rumors surrounding Catherine the Great of Russia. Then, Fiona tells us some crazy new laws in Turkmenistan put in place by the wackiest, dog- hating dictator EVER, Saparmurat Niyazov.
2020-01-3059 minYe Olde TeaTreaty of ParrotsFiona deigns to tell us the story of the affairs of Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll, and Caroline talks about disappearing children during the reign of Louis XV.
2020-01-2038 minYe Olde TeaSchmear CampaignCaroline doesn't speculate at all about the "accidental drowning" of Natalie Wood. Fiona gives the deets about her ancestor, slutty widow Maria Halpin's affair with our sexiest president.
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2020-01-1353 min
Ye Olde TeaHorse BellyFiona tells the story of Lady Caroline Lamb, the OG Crazy Ex Girlfriend and Caroline talks about Blood Countess Elizabeth Bathory.
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2020-01-0659 min
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S2 E14: IndieGoGo or Kickstarter? We discuss the difference with our special guest Caroline McQuaig. Caroline and "Good Morning New York" creator Jacklyn Thrapp talk about raising money ... These ladies are BOTH raising THOUSANDS. But it's not easy ... hear the challenges they're experiencing.
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2019-03-2839 min