Writing

John is an avid writer and has written many articles for various online publications.

Book publications

• 2010-09-29 Electric Aphorisms by John Roderick, available as Softcover.

Videos

John recorded a video series called #HEYSEATTLE for VISITseattle.tv at the beginning of 2017

• 2018-03-19 KCTS9 Ad together with Ken Jennings
• 2016-09-10 XOXO 2016: John Roderick
• 2015-05-17 John Roderick - Seattle City Council pos. 8
• 2015-04-06 Roderick on the Line live on JoCo Cruise 2015
• 2012-04-05 Live Wire Radio
• 2011-11-07 Jonathan Coulton - Nemeses Official Music Video
• 2008-12-08 DVD: The Long Winters LIVE at the Showbox by Adam Pranica

Regular columns

Seattle Weekly

John’s regular monthly column at Seattle Weekly (link shows more than that)

• 2013-03-06 Punk Rock is Bullshit
• 2012-10-02 Answers & Advice: Showbiz Ain't Friend-Biz!
• 2012-07-31 Answers & Advice for Jay Inslee and Aerosmith
• 2012-07-02 Answers & Advice: Blow Harder!
• 2012-06-06 Answers & Advice: Helping Rosanne Cash With Porta-Potties, and more
• 2012-06-05 Answers & Advice: Cash to Roderick
• 2012-05-01 Answers & Advice: Surviving Forklife
• 2012-04-03 Answers & Advice: Coming to America

The Stranger

all articles by John on The Stranger

• 2017-05-19 Remembering Chris Cornell
• 2015-07-10 Tim Burgess's Gun Tax Proposal Is Pure Politics and Not a Real Solution
• 2001-12-20 O, Tenenbaums - Gene Hackman's Royal Blues
• 2001-05-31 Family Union - Romantic Protest Movie Strikes a Chord
• 2000-06-01 Activist Afterglow - WTO Documentary Asks the Right Questions
• 2000-05-11 Sexy Grandpa - When Old People Fuck Like Rabbits

Talkhouse

all articles by John on Talkhouse

• 2015-12-08 Criteria for a Good Christmas Song
• 2014-12-20 John Roderick Talks Christmas Music
• 2014-04-24 Eels - The Cuationary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett
• 2014-01-24 The 2014 Grammy Awards
• 2013-12-05 Kelly Clarkson - Wrapped in Red
• 2013-05-03 Michael Bublé - To Be Loved

Other articles written by John

• 2017-01-01 The Kids Are Alright on Seattle's Child
• 2015-07-15 Seattle needs new political leaders who get tech, but aren’t running Windows Vista on GeekWire
• 2014-05-28 Why I'm Not a Fan on LA Weekly
• 2013-11-07 How an Indie-Rock Label Saved My Life on RollingStone
• 2013-03-06 Punk Rock is Bullshit on Seattle Weekly

Articles about John

• 2018-03-27 Ken Jennings and John Roderick Are Preserving History for After the Apocalypse on SeattleMet
• 2017-12-07 The Apocalypse is Coming (Apparently) and Ken Jennings' Podcast is Here to Prepare Us in Newsweek
• 2017-11-25 Meet The Seattle Musician Who Wants To 'Make America Great Again' Through Song on KNKX
• 2016-11-03 The Long Winters release first new song in 10 years and it's about Donald Trump on 107.7 the end
• 2015-11-23 John Roderick, Musician, Songwriter, and Podcaster on Indivisible
• 2015-07-01 John Roderick Takes the Political Stage on SeattleMet
• 2015-05-12 Seattle Rock Vet John Roderick Hangs Up His Guitar for the Political Trail on Billboard
• 2015-05-12 The Long Winters’ John Roderick Is Running For Seattle City Council on Stereogum
• 2015-01-21 The Business of Creative Careers: John Roderick, Musician on Billfold
• 2013-08-19 The Monarch Drinks With John Roderick on The Monarch Review
• 2013-05-02 Writer, with Kids: John Roderick on Cari Luna
• 2013-01-01 AS YOU DO on PMc Magazine
• 2012-12-25 Twelve Days of Fretboard: John Roderick on Fretboard Journal
• 2012-12-14 One Christmas at a Time- An Evening with Jonathan Coulton and John Roderick - 12/14 on City Winery
• 2012-11-30 The Long Winters' John Roderick Talks Christmas Music, Becoming Mayor of Seattle on Dallas Observer
• 2011-09-26 Q&A: John Roderick of the Long Winters on CityArts
• 2011-03-08 Stream Shelby Earl's New John Roderick-Produced Record, Burn the Boats on Seattle Weekly
• 2011-01-21 John Roderick on String Art Owls, Copper Pipe, and Bono's Boss on 43 Folders
• 2010-07-08 This One Time John Roderick Drove Me All Over Seattle... on The Stranger
• 2010-07-05 Hello Lamppost! on The New Yorker about the concert where John played with Aimee Mann
• 2008-12-16 5 Lyrics That Prove John Roderick Is A Better Songwriter Than Your Favorite Songwriter on PastE
• 2007-06-21 The Long Winters' John Roderick Doesn't Hate Everything -- or, The Commander Eats Aloud on Riverfront Times
• 2005-06-01 Interview with JOHN RODERICK on Believer

Several articles in The Bowery Presents

More resources

• Quotes by John Roderick
• The Long Winters Blog
• Set Lists by John Roderick
• Set Lists by The Long Winters