music

“Thought is the enemy of flow” Vinnie Colaiuta

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/09/spotify-algorithm-artists-music-musicians-money-songs-playlists In the hands of some of its most gifted practitioners, songwriting is a kind of emotional alchemy. For the past week, I have been returning to a perfect example: Every Time the...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/25/grand-theft-ai-ministers-behind-it-work-stolen-copyright View image in fullscreen We are father and son: one has written 16 musicals and counting, the other cofounded The Other Songs, a leading independent record and publishing company. Our...

A happy man may be a successful bishop, dog-catcher, movie actor or sausage-monger, but no happy man ever produced a first-rate piece of painting, sculpture, music or literature. George Jean Nathan

...what captures the vibe of your current or most recent work? I've found a music break with evocative songs (preferably while on a walk) to be helpful in that "marathon of the middle." It helps me hold steady and maintain atmosphere and tone. Or, at least, I like to think it does. For me, it's...

Critics can’t even make music by rubbing their hind legs together. Mel Brooks

New blog post by Jonny – discussions in this thread, please --- Over the years, I slung my guitar in many bands, and although not exactly an international rock star, I have had the good fortune to play on a few minor tours in and around various European countries. Back in the mid-nineties just...

New blog post by Vagabond Heart – discussions in this thread, please --- It is 1975. I am a teenager, listening for the first time to a protest song by Greg Lake. The tune mesmerises me, the riff stiffens the hairs on the nape of my neck. I want to hear it over and over, but I don’t get pocket...

Earlier this morning I was sitting at my desk, lost somewhere down the YouTube warren, when the video below pops up on my sidebar as a suggestion. "What the heck is this?" I ask myself. But as soon as I press play, immediately, I'm drawn in by the beautiful acoustic guitar and the fact the...

“Fear, he is a liar.” Zach William

“The key to change… is to let go of fear.” Rosanne Cash

I know we've touched on this before, but I can't find exactly what I'm looking for (without the search function). I had an idea for an entire book from a song. The song would feature heavily, and song lyrics would be used throughout, but only in snippets at a time. I don't believe the song is...