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Sonic Sketches: The Virtues of the Demo Recording

How Low-Fi Recordings Provide a Unique Glimpse into an Artist's Evolution

Locket Power4 months ago

What's the Story?

Bardcore, Tool, and The Story Song

Locket Power5 months ago

Proof Is in the Pudding

and other adventures in City Pop

Locket Power5 months ago

What is listening?!

Listen harder, better, faster, and stronger

Locket Power5 months ago

A finished Office, The Songwriting Commonplace book, and Logic Pro for iPad

New Horizons of the Analytical Songwriter

Locket Power6 months ago

Things Take on a Life of Their Own (Corrected Newsletter)

Tina Turner, Compact Discs, and Flow as Guide

Locket Power6 months ago

Remembering Andy Rourke: 1964 - 2023

Locket Power6 months ago

Podcasts, Shelves, and Covers

a progress report

Locket Power7 months ago

Inside the Songwriter's Studio: Andy Partridge

Locket Power7 months ago

Savor the Moments

Lessons on Life and Productivity

Locket Power7 months ago

Unlock Your Creative Potential: 3 Lessons to Conquer Resistance, Turn Pro, and Own Your Turf!

Locket Power8 months ago

Remembering Ryuichi Sakamoto

1952-2023

Locket Power8 months ago

Finish More Songs With These 3 Game Changing Tips

Write More, Struggle Less

Locket Power8 months ago

Jimmy's Buffet: Food for Thoughtful Tunes

Songwriting, Sunsets, and Sliders

Locket Power8 months ago

From Self-Doubt to Self-Discovery: Unleashing Your Creative Potential

Locket Power9 months ago

The Future of Music: Man or Machine

or: How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Robots

Locket Power9 months ago

Feet, Form, and Phonics

The Poetry of Songwriting

Locket Power10 months ago

Critical Listening 101

How to Analyze a Song

Locket Power10 months ago

Torn Curtain: Remembering Tom Verlaine

A celebration of the late legend

Locket Power10 months ago

Music, Mysticism, and The Groove

Victor Wooten's Elements of Music

Locket Power10 months ago

In Memory of Yukihiro Takahashi 1952-2023

Locket Powera year ago

Striking A Chord

An Introduction to Scales and Chord Progressions

Locket Powera year ago

How to Beat Writer's Block

Locket Powera year ago

How to Write What You Know

Locket Powera year ago