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MondayNovember 10, 2025

The ever-evolving life of Bill DeMain: cartoonist, musician, songwriter, music journalist and guide

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Bill DeMain has been creating and evolving for decades. A prolific songwriter, music journalist, walking tour guide, and one half of the pop duo Swan Dive, he’s still not slowing down. In fact, during the pandemic, he added yet another career to his résumé: cartoonist. Today, Bill tells us how it all started, why he continues to try new things, and his thoughts on the untimely death of his friend and co-writer, Jill Sobule.

Further reading and listening

  • Listen to Bill DeMain on BBC Radio Scotland’s Another Country with Ricky Ross
  • Meet Bill’s alter ego, prolific correspondent Sterling Huck
  • Visit one of the publications Bill writes for, Mojo Magazine
  • Learn more about Bill’s walking tour, Walkin’ Nashville
  • Read Bill’s article about his memories of Paul McCartney and Wings’ working vacation in Nashville in 1974

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