http://lyricworkroom.com/wp-content/uploads/This-Ones-For-the-Slackers_02.mp3 Intro (Verse progression and melody, guitar only) Verse One Clutter in the closet and under the bed —this one’s for the slackers.Cheat day every day. I’ll start tomorrow.This one’s for the slackers. Chorus I’ve always founda way to skin my kneeson even groundwhere others seem to walk easily Verse Two Disappointed looks from the…
Leeds-based interdisciplinary artist Hang Linton makes music that rages against the chaos and brutality of modern life. They’re quickly becoming a must-see on the live circuit: they’ve previously opened for Yard Act, and have been a recent recipient of Help Musicians and DJ Mag’s Electronic Music Award. Now, they’re unleashing their strong creative vision and…
For singer-songwriter Beckah Amani, music is a means for finding a home anywhere. Born in Tanzania to Burundian parents, then moving to Australia as a child, she made sense of the worlds moving in and around her through songwriting, influenced by everything from her family’s heritage to the Western pop and indie artists she had…
http://www.nicholastozier.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/One-More-Summer-Like-That.m4a Verse One Read all day in the shade of the weeping willow;skin your knees on the bark of the apple tree.Run to the swingwhere your bare feet wore the grass away I want to have just one more summer like that! Verse Two Lakeside: sunbeams squirming on thewater’s edge, the dock’s legs peeling red.Rush…
Han Jeong-won (Gong Yoo) is a tortured man haunted by his parents’ violent relationship in the past, and his unfaithful wife Lee Seo-yeon (Jung Yun-ha) in the present. In an extreme way of taking a break from their relationship, she forces him into a year-long contract marriage with Noh In-ji (Seo Hyun-jin). Though initially resistant…
You don’t need to feel “inspired” to write. You don’t need some grand idea either. Pull out a notebook or open a new text file, set a timer for 10 minutes, and begin. Continue writing without interruption until the timer winds down. Don’t expect a masterpiece from this process. Don’t even expect accurate spelling or…
If you’ve never tried February Album Writing Month (FAWM), I encourage you to try it this year. FAWM is a free online songwriting workshop with a spirited, supportive community. The goal is to write 14 songs during the 28 days of February. Writing one song every two days is faster than most non-professional songwriters compose,…
Never mind Trump vs. Harris during the recent US election, the real dirt comes behind the closed doors of the Catholic Church in new movie Conclave. Based on the novel by Robert Harris, this highly satisfying drama-thriller follows what happens after the Pope dies of a sudden heart attack, zeroing in on the election of…
Looking back on Wizkid’s last three records, the Nigerian hitmaker has transcended from a regional front-runner to an international superstar. 2021’s ‘Made In Lagos’ introduced the world to his sophisticated and laidback Afro-R&B sound. Then, 2022’s ‘More Life, Less Ego’ built on the worldly pop of the Black diaspora, pulling inspiration from amapiano, dancehall, highlife…
This afternoon I thumped down a notebook and my dog-eared copy of Minot’s Three Genres: The Writing of Fiction/Literary Nonfiction, Poetry, and Drama on the kitchen table. My intention was to read a few poems three times each: Once for fun; a second time, to mark up the poem’s structure and the techniques used; then…
