http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7209954&rws=%2Fjoshua-radin%2Fmusic-videos.rssJoshua Radin is like a lot of singer-songwriters in the age of post-<i>Garden State</i> pop music: an Elliott Smith/John Mayer hybrid, with a dash of Nick Drake thrown in for good measure. Born and raised in Shaker Heights, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, Radin attended Chicago's Northwestern University. There he majored in painting and drawing. He also befriended hip dude Zach Braff. After graduation Radin explored a series of dead-end jobs before trying his hand at songwriting and recording. Braff took an instant liking to his pal's hushed brand of acoustic pop and featured a handful of his tunes, including the hit "Winter," on the actor's television series <i>Scrubs</i>. This, of course, led to the much-talked-about "Zach Braff effect," with more of Radin's work appearing on the shows <i>Brothers and Sisters</i>, <i>Grey's Anatomy</i>, <i>One Tree Hill</i> and more. Columbia Records then came knocking and quickly dropped his debut album, <i>We Were Here</i>, in 2006. Just two short years later, Radin found himself performing at Ellen DeGeneres' and Portia de Rossi's wedding. And a couple months after that, Radin dropped his sophomore effort, <i>Simple Times</i>. - Justin FarrarAdult Alternativeen720Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:28:52 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7209954&rws=%2Fjoshua-radin%2Fmusic-videos.rss Joshua Radin is like a lot of singer-songwriters in the age of post-<i>Garden State</i> pop music: an Elliott Smith/John Mayer hybrid, with a dash of Nick Drake thrown in for good measure. Born and raised in Shaker Heights, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, Radin attended Chicago's Northwestern University. There he majored in painting and drawing. He also befriended hip dude Zach Braff. After graduation Radin explored a series of dead-end jobs before trying his hand at songwriting and recording. Braff took an instant liking to his pal's hushed brand of acoustic pop and featured a handful of his tunes, including the hit "Winter," on the actor's television series <i>Scrubs</i>. This, of course, led to the much-talked-about "Zach Braff effect," with more of Radin's work appearing on the shows <i>Brothers and Sisters</i>, <i>Grey's Anatomy</i>, <i>One Tree Hill</i> and more. Columbia Records then came knocking and quickly dropped his debut album, <i>We Were Here</i>, in 2006. Just two short years later, Radin found himself performing at Ellen DeGeneres' and Portia de Rossi's wedding. And a couple months after that, Radin dropped his sophomore effort, <i>Simple Times</i>. - Justin Farrar