BackStory: The Fling’s “Devil’s Man”

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In this episode, Dustin Lovelis of Long Beach, CA’s The Fling tells the story behind their song “Devil’s Man.” The Fling’s album “When the Madhouses Appear” comes out on August 31. I wrote the song, “Devil’s Man” shortly after my girlfriend left for Africa for a couple months.  It’s mostly about me trying to figure

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BackStory: John Shipe’s “Underground Debutante”

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In today’s episode, Eugenian singer-songwriter John Shipe gives us the lyrics and story to one of my favorite of his songs, “Underground Debutante.” Enjoy! “Underground Debutante” is my feminist anthem. It’s one of my only songs for which I composed all the music before penning a single lyric.  (That’s rare for me, because my melody-moods

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