the improviser’s sub
John Coltrane’s cousin Mary’s sister-in-law’s friend’s dentist heard about a band teacher working in Boissevain, Manitoba who was a remarkable improviser that practiced the same objective in life as in […]
Songwriting
better to burn out than it is to rust
Student:I want to say something about someone in my song but I don’t want to get into trouble. Teacher: Then don’t be a songwriter. Student: But I like writing songs. […]
the greek therapist
The latest issue of Improvnotes out of Guelph includes my interview with Coleman Hughes and a link to his startling video Blasphemy. There are a lot of provocative ideas and […]
the cape
A nice surprise when I played with the Cameron Family Singers last weekend, was learning the Guy Clark song The Cape. At first I assumed it might be about Cape […]
lalo + joni
Lalo entering Saul Goodman’s apartment the end of episode seven did not disappoint. Such a great bad guy. I feel like I recognize all these variations of testosterone run amok. […]
georgy girl
You select a song on Spotify and afterward, other songs are generated related to your first selection. It happened while I was driving after I chose something by Roy Orbison. […]
won’t you do your sister’s will
After Little Richard died, many stories were posted. One that stood out to me was when Roy Orbison’s guitarist was approached by fans who flattered him for his inventive signature […]
sirens
Anthemoessa Publishing offered Dan the young songwriter a deal. It contained many sections where Dan could receive a whopping sum of money contingent upon other events happening. If for instance […]
advance payment
The famous songwriter from Los Angeles developed writer’s block which grew worse and worse, everyone worried about him and his career. His manager, family and fans set up a Go […]
Blind Loosa Bernstein and Slim Raphael
There was a songwriter at the open stage last fall, named Rusty, and every song he sung was about death or dying. One night, after everyone finished performing, a few […]