Random word generators. Selling out is officially ‘OK’, and other songwriting news

By Don • Mar 12th, 2007 • Category: Songwriting News

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Mystify Me. This website has some interesting raw audio of the late INXS singer Michael Hutchence creating melodies, lyrics, on the fly. Interesting to hear how his songs evolve from their initial state to the finished product. (Link)

As much BareNaked Ladies as you want. TechCrunch examines the reasoning behing the Bare Naked Ladies offering their new album free and DRM-free on Amie Street. 70% of proceeds go to the band/label, and Amie Street keeps the rest. (Link)

Commercial Street Cred. The Stranger examines the world of indie music licensing. (via LargeHeartedBoy)

“If we can sell 20,000 records and do a little licensing,” Czeisler says, “a band can make a nice life for themselves. Why is that bad? Otherwise they can’t make any more records and they can’t keep playing, and that’s, I think, a much worse fate than having their song in a commercial.” (Link)

Give me a word. Any word. Graham English pointed to this nifty little free Random Word Generator. (Link)

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