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Articles by
Charlie Hopper
Charlie writes songs, then writes about failing to sell those songs in Nashville. In the past he’s written other bits for McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and a column for The A.V. Club, sister publication of The Onion. Also, his remarks related to country music have appeared in The New Yorker, Atlas Obscura and Fast Company, as well as The Atlantic — which led to a mock debate on New Hampshire public radio with a senior associate editor from The Atlantic about the virtue of puns. Charlie was con.
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December 16, 2014Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 41: He Saw a Wolf (The Catheter Song)
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January 8, 2014Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 40: Winterizing
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May 30, 2013Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 39: Christian Rock Can Only Ever Be About One Thing
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February 8, 2013Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 38: The Pun is Not Your Friend
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August 2, 2012Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 37: A Ziploc Bag of Jigsaw Pieces That May or May Not Be From the Same Puzzle
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April 16, 2012Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 36: Actually, No, That Would Not Make A Good Country Song
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February 17, 2012Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 35: The Three Best Songs Ever Written
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December 23, 2011Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 34: Mister Christmas
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November 29, 2011Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 33: I’m Not Old and She’s Not Fat
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September 29, 2011Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 32: The Kansan Speaks (Then Plays, Then Speaks Again)
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August 23, 2011Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 31: What’s the Dog Think?
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July 22, 2011Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 30: Every Time a Friend Succeeds, I Die A Little
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