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Checking in from the helm of the Starship Casual, where we’re working on a whole bunch of stuff. There may be a “mute”-ny afoot and/or a David Bowie…

Jeff Tweedy | Starship Casual

Mar 22

Writing with John Cale, misadventures in band booking, my fabled (fake) snapping turtle

Jeff Tweedy | Starship Casual

Mar 16

White Wooden Cross (demo)Watch now (4 min) | Born, partly, from a Bob Dylan collaboration that almost was

Jeff Tweedy | Starship Casual

Mar 9

I’ve been working on my book that’s coming out this fall, and it made me think of this song I’ve always loved by the Violent Femmes. Down below there’s…

Jeff Tweedy | Starship Casual

Mar 2

February 2023

Hello, everybody, I’m back on dry land, checking in from the beaches of Lake Michigan. Continue below for two demos of “You Are Not Alone” from Mavis…

Jeff Tweedy | Starship Casual

Feb 23

I wanted to try something off of A Ghost is Born because it was mentioned in TWIW. So down below, behind the paywall, is my stab at recreating “Less…

Jeff Tweedy | Starship Casual

Feb 19

All Tomorrow's Parties (The Velvet Underground cover)

Jeff Tweedy | Starship Casual

Feb 10

Maybe you noticed, or maybe you were so entertained by my Chit-Chats you forgot to care? But a while back, Rememories took a backseat here on Starship…

Jeff Tweedy | Starship Casual

Feb 8

January 2023

I love Television. I love Tom Verlaine. A lot of people rightfully think of him mostly for his guitar playing, but I can’t think of a song better than…

Jeff Tweedy | Starship Casual

Jan 31

If you haven’t heard it already, Elyse Weinberg's song “Houses” is an amazing song that a lot of people have been covering lately, even though it was…

Jeff Tweedy | Starship Casual

Jan 26

Chit-Chat Check-In #58: Cruel Country! + “Tonight’s the Day (Sun Soup)” & "Base of My Skull (anon lyrics)"Watch now (2 min) | “Tonight’s the Day (Sun Soup)” Continue below for the early iPhone demo of “Base of my Skull”, which turned into “Bird Without a…

Jeff Tweedy | Starship Casual

Jan 20

A night that needs to be memorialized on the ol’ Substack. Enjoy these photos and tunes from Carol’s Pub in Chicago, plus bonus Chit-Chat with Thee…

Jeff Tweedy | Starship Casual

Jan 13

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