Songwriting: Don’t Explain Too Much

This book excerpt explores the challenge of properly communicating feelings and emotions with listeners through one’s lyrics, and looks at how a songwriter can structure their work in such a way as to clearly get their intended message across without excessive exposition. ____________________________ Guest Post excerpted from Songwriting: Get Your…

Cole Swindell Details ‘You Should Be Here’ Album Release

Cole Swindell, who performed his current single “You Should Be Here” on the ACM Awards Sunday night, teased the performance on social media yesterday and also took that opportunity to cleverly reveal the names of the 12 tracks of his forthcoming second…

Sigur Ros Promise New Material for Intimate Theater Tour

Sigur Rós will hit theaters for the first time in a decade on their upcoming North American tour, which kicks off September 19th in Vancouver and concludes October 14th in Phoenix. The month-long jaunt will find the band performing two sets (separated by an intermission) and without a support act, excluding…

On the Charts: Zayn Malik Makes History With ‘Mind of Mine’

Zayn Malik’s risky endeavor to break away from the global phenomenon known as One Direction paid huge dividends as the now-solo singer’s debut LP Mind of Mine set Billboard 200 history after debuting at Number One in its first week of release.

Bolstered by 157,000 total album sales, Malik became the first U.K….