Songwriter

Easy Listener: Today's Must-Know Songwriters and Their Must-Have CDs

David Finkle | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Scott Evan Davis, Sam Davis, Brian Lowdermilk, Michael Patrick Walker, Lance Horne, Georgia Stitt, Kait Kerrigan, Songwriter, Songwriting, Contemporary Music, Culture News

Songs at the moment boasting lyrics that can be considered sophisticated, witty, psychologically complex, romantically adult, maturely silly are few and far between.

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Jim Morrison: Great American Poet?

Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Songwriter, Jim Morrison Poet, Lizard King, The Doors, Jim Morrison Poetry, When You're Strange Poem, Songwriting, Jim Morrison, Great American Poet, Poetry, Video, Books News

From The Poetry Foundation By Daniel Nester There are two kinds of people in this world: those who think the Doors are a hokey caricature of m...

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How to Write a Song: For Writer's Block or Beginners

Ruth Gerson | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Singer-Songwriter, Vocal Coach, Vocal Coaching, How to Sing, Songwriter, Singing Lessons, Jobs for Musicians, Singers, Writer, Musicians, How to Write Songs, Writer's Block, How to Write a Song, Arts News

From: San Francisco Vocal Coaching's "Singing, Songwriting and Performance" Class (I've also taught it at Princeton University.) How To Write A Song,...

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Lost and Found Brings New Year, Same David Gray

Jon Chattman | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Ray Lamontagne David Gray, Lost and Found, Groupon, Songwriter, English, Englishman, Draw the Line, Foundling, Singer, Musician, Entertainment News

What a difference a year doesn't make. Last summer, I sat down with David Gray in SoHo and discussed his new album and tour. Last Friday, I chatted...

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Raging Against The Machine: Tom Morello's Nightwatchman Persona

Michael Gilmour | Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Tom Morello, Rage Against the Machine, Sacred Sounds, Religion and Music, Guitarist, Protest Songs, Labor Unions, Civil Disobedience, Songwriter, Revolution, Rock and Roll, Protest Music, Tom Morello Nightwatchman, Woody Guthrie, Religion News

With all the rhetorical force and righteous anger of the prophets, the Nightwatchman's biblically literate activism rails against the individuals and institutions responsible for the plight of the needy

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"All or Nothing at All"

Rick Carnes | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Songwriters Guild of America, Songwriter, Protect IP, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Music Piracy, Technology News

Policy makers have struggled for over a decade to find the proper fix for the problems presented by rogue piracy websites and now with the PROTECT IP Bill they are taking some first steps.

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Marsha Ambrosius: Late Night Lessons in Love and Loss

Marlynn Snyder | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: British Soul, Gay Bashing, Songwriter, Marsha Ambrosius, J Records, Suicide, Homophobia, Late Nights & Early Mornings, Producer, Neo-Soul Music, Entertainment News

Most of the tracks on Late Nights sound like deeply reflective, emotion-soaked remembrances, best listened to in the twilight hours (with maybe a little cognac on the side).

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'Anonymous' Attacks Songwriters

Rick Carnes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bmi, Songwriter, Ddos, Copyright, Piracy, Anonymous, Music, Anonymous Bmi, Anonymous Hacker Group, Media News

The hacker group known as 'Anonymous' launched a denial of service attack on the website of Broadcast Music Inc. It misconstrues the history and service to music culture that BMI has performed over the last 73 years.

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Singer/Songwriter Sean Rowe Makes Magic

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rick Moranis, Rockwood, Ghostbusters, Beach Boys, Songwriter, Bob Dylan, Euell Gibbons, Beards, Meditation, Singer, Geronimo, Sean Rowe, Otis Redding, Leonard Cohen, Sean Rowe Magic, Entertainment News

It wasn't until Sean was 17-years-old and discovered Otis Redding that he was so inspired to take the lead vocal.

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PHOTOS: Carole Bayer Sager's Abstract Paintings On View At LA Art House

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oscar, Songwriter, La Art House, Abstract Painting, Los Angeles Art, Carol Bayer Sager, Exhibitions, Los-Angeles-Art-Galleries, Songwriting, Painting, Art Exhibitions, Slidefullscreen, Arts News

WHO: Singer/Composer Carole Bayer Sager turns her talents to the canvas in a surprisingly rich debut of Abstract Oil Paintings WHAT: Generations - N...

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Kate Nash Talks Tour, Music, and Muppets?

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Holiday, Songwriter, Made of Bricks, Christmas, English, Kate Nash, Singer, My Best Friend Is You, Music, Muppets, British, Entertainment News

2010 has been exciting and extremely busy for Nash, who released her sophomore album My Best Friend is Youand toured to support it for the better part of the year.

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David Gray Goes 'Foundling' in SoHo

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Please Forgive Me, Itunes, Concerts, New York, Songwriter, Bablyon, Foundling, Apple Store, Singer, David Gray, Soho, Ray Lamontagne, Music, British, Entertainment News

David Gray's honest lyrics and smooth, crisp sound have melted hearts and mesmerized us for over a decade now. I recently spoke with Gray and asked him about putting his new album together.

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A New Age of Dis-Connectivity in Music

Rick Carnes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fan, Songwriter, Music and Technology, Songwriters Guild of America, Music Fan, Musicians, Copyright Protection, Songwriting, Creator Maximalist, Intellectual Property, Music, Music Piracy, Sga, Jazz, Rick Carnes, Music Theft, Music Creators, Arts News

Back when the big labels were rolling in money they could afford to invest in diversity in their catalogs. Now the business has been reduced to 'crank up the computer and crank out another track' exactly like the last hit.

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Net Neutrality -- Can We Trust the FCC Not to Censor the Internet?

Rick Carnes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Songwriter, Music and Technology, Free Speech, Music Creators, Intellectual Property, Music, Net Neutrality, 1st Amendment, Technology News

The history of the FCC is replete with examples of attempts to apply decency rules and censorship to content. Should we believe that 'this time it's different?'

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The Business of Music II - A Look at the Artist-as-Entrepreneur

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wal-Mart, Songwriter, Recording Artist, Music Business, Creative Artist, Pro Tools, Twitter, Diy, Facebook, Best Buy, Target, Singer, Garage Band, American Idol, Itunes, Entrepreneur, CD Baby, Sonicbids, Live Nation, Entertainment News

If your goal is the stereotypical rock or pop fantasy, then your dreams might be best realized with a major label. But if your goal is for financial and creative success, other smart models and mindsets are becoming available.

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GET A REAL JOB!

Rick Carnes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Songwriters Guild of America, Mark Gorton, Limewire, Songwriting, Songwriter, Rick Carnes, Lime Wire, Sga, Media News

As songwriters we all face a common enemy; the blank page. Nothing is more terrifying. Each new day we sit down and try to invent our future through...

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The Newest Old Business Trend

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Outdoor, Website, Craig Mathews, Sales, Charity, Songwriter, Brushfire Records, Patagonia, Million, Dollars, Perception, Business, Amen, Membership, Cause, Believers, Income, Executives, Countries, Products, Philanthropy, 1% for the Planet, 1% FTP, Clif Bar, Apparel, Percentage, Albums, Sigg, Marketing, Volcom, Sierra Club, Positive, Old Testament, Brands, Earth, Church, Blue Ribbon Flies, Recruit, Nonprofits, Supplier, Organization, Religion, Corporations, Companies, Bible, Nature, Image, Tithing, Environment, Jack Johnson, Logo, Members, Singer, Fishing, Mba, Entrepreneurship, Networking, Yvon Chouinard, Business News

Tithing -- offering a percentage of income for a cause -- dates back to the Old Testament. And lately its popularity is surging in the business world.

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Vic Mizzy Dead: 'Addams Family'

AP | RAQUEL MARIA DILLON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vic Mizzy Dead, Songwriter, Addams Family, Los Angeles, Green Acres, Spiderman 2, Vic Mizzy Died, Johnathan Wolfson, Vic Mizzy, Bel Air, Addams Family Theme Song, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — Vic Mizzy, a songwriter who composed the catchy themes for the 1960s sit-coms "The Addams Family" and "Green Acres," has died. He ...

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The Unknown, Famous Leiber and Stoller

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jailhouse Orck, Stand by Me, Songwriter, Spanish Harlem, Jerry Leiber, On Broadway, Mike Stoller, Songwriting, Rock and Roll, Yakety Yak, Legendary, R&b, Entertainment News

Mike Stoller and his writing partner Jerry Leiber are a songwriting team for which the description "legendary" was coined. Even if their names are not familiar to you, you've heard their music.

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Interview with Singer and Songwriter Meiko: "They're Not Gonna Lick Themselves"

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jewel, Myspace, Perez Hilton, Songwriter, Ingrid Michaelson, Los Angeles, Facebook, California, Grey's Anatomy, Jon Chattman, Georgia, Singer, Itunes, Meiko, Hotel Cafe, Denny, Entertainment News

"There will always be people saying, 'Oh my God, you sound just like Jewel', because I'm a girl playing guitar, but it doesn't bother me -- I know there's a difference, and I know that people who actually 'get it' know it too".

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Eddie's Attic: Singer/Songwriter Ellis in Full Bloom in Atlanta

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Zen, Pema Chodron, Atlanta, Songwriter, Singer, Eddie's Attic, Folk Music, Ellis-Music, Ellis, Decatur, Georgianne Nienaber, Atlanta-Georgia, Entertainment News

Check out Eddie's Attic if you are in Atlanta. If you live anywhere on this planet, find Ellis's performance schedule and locations.

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