Adapt Or Die – Part 3 of 4
Since I tend to write a lot of raw material, I know from experience that not all of it will make the cut. A lot of it will get passed over, or…
Jan 20 2010
How Ryanhood Writes And Records Songs – Part 2 of 4 (CH)
Songwriting After The Honeymoon – Part 2 of 4
Often, I’m very passionate about a song when I first write it. But within a week or a month, the initial high of passion and creation will wear off, and I…
Jan 19 2010
How Ryanhood Writes And Records Songs – Part 1 of 4 (CH)
Our friend and author of He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, Trish Ryan, ran a blog series called “40 Days of Faith” and used our album, The World Awaits (iTunes, CDBaby), as a bit…
Dec 22 2009
Guest Blog: "Misheard Lyrics, Friends, and the New DVD" By Amy Lapp
I got this email from one of our friends in Idaho. Her name is Amy Lapp, and fortuitously, it was her camera-phone recording of “Oh Ellen” that originally caught the attention of The Ellen Show. Amy and her friend Kris…
Oct 15 2009
Guest Blog: "Start Somewhere – A Work In Progress" By Kathy Hart.
Today, Ryanhood performed at the Vineyard. A concert that showcased Ryanhood’s broad-based appeal to all.
I fell in love with Ryanhood during the 40 Days of Faith season at my church – the Greater Boston Vineyard – and I play…
Oct 8 2009
Review: Live on Father's Day by Kerry Cowen
Kerry Cowen of Tucson, AZ reviewed our “Live On Father’s Day” CD for her music class. She agreed to share her lovely review with all of us as an official “guest blogger”.
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LIVE ON FATHER’S DAY
Tucson’s…
Oct 5 2009
Legends Of The Fall (RG)
In nearly every major publication I’ve read lately, I’ve stumbled on photos of U2’s current 360 stadium tour.. and every one of them makes my jaw drop. They’re legendary.
If 10% of Tucson attended our concerts, we’d be performing to…
Oct 2 2009
Guest Blog: "Ryanhood Heats Up, Melts Chocolate Bar" By Michael Lin.
At our recent Boston College show, we asked MIT student and writer Michael Lin to write a concert review for this blog, which he did, and more.
The following review also appears online at MIT’s The Tech.
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Ryanhood, formed…
Sep 24 2009
Write For the Ryanhood Blog (CH)
One of Ryan’s and my goals for our blog — and our music at large — is to develop and encourage community; to develop a feeling like, “Yeah! Me too!” To that end, we thought it would be meaningful and…
Aug 10 2009
Funny Story From The House of Blues (CH)
The world changes.
We were at the House of Blues this week. We had a great show with the full band, Chris Giambelluca on bass and Nadim Shehab on drums. Well, I say “great,” because it was fun…
Jul 31 2009
Fear and Loathing in Las Marketplace (CH)
I’m at the kitchen table, rocking the laptop, calling A-list band managers while my younger brother is busy making calls to get a late-summer job.
He’s looking for work in chemistry, or perhaps as a pharmacy tech. Meanwhile I’m going…
Jul 29 2009
Photos: Medium Reality Photo Shoot (CH)
So, I know what a “photo shoot” is, but what is “Medium Reality” and why do I care?
Weeeellllll, dear reader, so thoughtful of you to ask. Medium Reality is the name of a recycled clothing line based in…