About this episode

Hunter deBlanc interviews John Nolan about his musical journey and recent projects.

My guest on this week's show is John Nolan of the bands Straylight Run and Taking Back Sunday. We chat about John's musical influences and history, as well as the origins of Straylight Run, as well as the compilation that Nolan curated recently in support of the ACLU. Thanks to John for chatting with me about the tunes.

People in this episode

Host: Hunter deBlanc

Guest: John Nolan

Topics covered

• music influences
• band history
• Straylight Run origins
• ACLU support
• compilation curation

Keywords

• John Nolan
• Straylight Run
• Taking Back Sunday
• music influences
• ACLU
• compilation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Straylight Run, Taking Back Sunday, ACLU

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