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Rock'n A Hard Place: Resilience Amplified

Rock'n A Hard Place: Resilience Amplified

Written by: Ethan Johnson
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When life brings hardship, music helps us get through it. Hear artists describe how music and songwriting helped them in their darkest times. Each episode features a tiny desk concert of a song driven from these experience.Ethan Johnson Music
Episodes
  • Episode 3: Pete Droge

    Episode 3: Pete Droge
    Apr 22 2026

    Rising to fame in the mid 90s with his hit "If You Don't Love Me, I'll Kill Myself," singer, songwriter, and composer Pete Droge has had an extraordinary career. Appearing in Cameron Crowe's "Almost Famous," having a song on the "Dumb and Dumber" soundtrack, opening for Tom Petty... he sits down with me in his Vashon Island home to recount it all. Plus, he talks about his new album, his search for his birth mother, his battle with chronic fatigue, and learning what matters most. Best of all, he performs an acoustic version of "Fade Away Blue" the title track from his 2025 solo LP.

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Episode 2: Brittany Davis

    Episode 2: Brittany Davis
    Jan 27 2026

    Blind since birth, Brittany Davis shares a unique perspective about continuing on—from surviving inner-city violence in Kansas City to performing music in Paris, France. Hear Brittany's story and a tiny desk performance in this remarkable episode.
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Episode 1: Grant Mullen | Naked Giants

    Episode 1: Grant Mullen | Naked Giants
    Jan 2 2026

    Naked Giants debuted their first album, toured Europe, and took the stage at SXSW three times. When they were set to drop their second album, Covid hit along with bad news from their record label and the hard reality of substance abuse.

    Hear all about it, plus a tiny desk concert, featuring a song from Grant's upcoming solo project.
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    43 mins
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