Some Good Reading For Songwriting

Starting with this article in the New York Times songwriting blog Measure by Measure, An Uncommon Thread.

The best of Nerd Rock with Weezer.

A new blog I discovered called Songwriting Zen. He's also a fellow 50/90 participant.

Another 50/90 participant has a great title for her blog...The Shy Singer/Songwriter.

Some tips of Self-Producing Your Own Music.

Cash In Your Ears

I thought this was such a clever title.
Read this article by Roseanne Cash. It's good.

The Article

The Beauty of Co-Writing

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Here's a great article in Measure by Measure about co-writing.

I've done a few in my day and am becoming more and more open to the idea the more I write. I've been very happy with my past collaborations.

How many of you have done co-writes/collaborations before? How did they turn out? Easy or hard? How was the "letting go process"?

Read the article and then let's talk.

Measure For Measure: An Outstanding Songwriting Blog

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Creativity breeds creativity, yes?

Here are several highly creative people (Andrew Bird and Roseanne Cash among them) that have a songwriting/creativity blog in the New York Times.

Measure for Measure

Thanks to Tom St. Louis for his post that lead me down the rabbit hole.