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Rough Demo,“You’re Not That Far”
Thursday, March 1st, 2012[audio:http://www.justincaldwell.com/wp-content/uploads/Not-That-Far4DCblogl1.mp3|titles=You’re Not That Far ] The clip above is a song in progress that will be on my new album. It’s about a lonely gravedigger who wants to save the woman he loves before she dies. Click here for the story behind it.
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
DANIEL: “Ok, I have an idea. Give me a minute.” Daniel then proceeded to type furiously on his Mac. I sat on my couch across from him, pondering the scribbles in my notepad. It was summer. Nashville. 2011. We were spending the afternoon inside wrestling with the creation of my next album. Where should […]
Read More »Mountain Alarm
Monday, February 27th, 2012[tubepress video=”rAcYt1Rxi7U”] As I blogged about a couple of weeks ago here, I’m in the beautiful high-altitude of Ruidoso, New Mexico working on songs for my next album. Along for the trip is one of my good friends and co-writers, Daniel Bowden. The beautiful air and scenic views are a welcome distraction…but we’re here to work, […]
Read More »The Trouble With Bears and Rock n’ Roll
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
Hear about the animated kid’s bear that won the Grammy? That’s right, the internet’s abuzz with Bonnie Bear, the cuddly little gramophone-toting (oddly enough) bear that won Best New Artist. And I’m so pumped about this because I’ve produced children’s music for such gems as The Hungry Caterpillar and an assortment of Dr. Seuss books. (One of […]
Read More »Grammys and Goliaths
Monday, February 13th, 2012
Adele won the trifecta last night at the Grammy’s: Record, Song, and Album of the Year. Now I’m moving on to my own musical trifecta: Mountains, Cabin, and Song-Writing. One week from today, I’ll be incognito in the pristine desert air of Ruidoso, New Mexico laboring on my Album of the Year…and though I don’t […]
Read More »Build It and Randy Travis Will Come…
Friday, February 10th, 2012
I’ve got wood. Randy Travis’ wood to be exact. That’s right. I’m now the proud owner of several planks of wood from his old barn. And they say that there are 6 degrees of separation between any two people on earth. But all that separates Randy and me are several planks of wood and a […]
Read More »The Spittin’ Mama and the Nuthin’ MacGuffin
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012Lately, I’ve been hard at work writing lyrics for my next album. And writing always has its influences, especially when they’re geniuses. Paul Simon is a genius. One of the best songwriters…I would say…ever. Take Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard. This song sits proudly on my inspirational mantelpiece. I like to look at […]
Read More »Super World Peace Salsa Bowl
Saturday, February 4th, 2012I read that the total amount of salsa consumed on Super Bowl Sunday could flood the entire earth and would be deep enough to cover the highest mountain…Mount Everest. No, that’s true. I’m almost positive. Anyway, back to my original point. The Super Bowl is just about the biggest thing that’s ever happened on […]
Read More »Last Year’s Loving . . . & other receipts
Saturday, August 13th, 2011Receipts remind me of money I no longer have. Stacks of receipts remind me of taxes… and I guess stacks of money I no longer have. Tonight, I finally brought myself to sit down and deal with my 2010 taxes. I pulled out a small green Ikea box full of wads of crumpled receipts, and […]
Read More »Harry Potter . . . and the Magical Chisel
Sunday, July 17th, 2011
I’ve got a hobby. Woodworking came straight from my grandfather and is thick in my blood. He had me working the drill press when I was still in single digits. Long hours in his New Mexico workshop by some might be considered child labor, but I loved it. We’d make wooden guns, trains, dog-mansions, and even a […]
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