Scott Cooley's Blog

You can now subscribe to me on Bandcamp! For the low annual fee,  you not only get the satisfaction of knowing you’re supporting me  i...

Listening Is Learning One way to learn more about music is to listen more carefully to music you like.  Combine that with a little Googli...

I call it corn.  By that I mean what I write and record is what others call music, but I call it doing the best I can with what I've ...

I claim to be a songwriter, and there's proof out there to show that I have written many songs I think are good. People out there in th...

I am of the belief that lyrics matter.  Although there are times when I love a good instrumental, be it rock, classical, or jazz, when the s...

What is the deal with these "old newsboys" anyway?  They've always creeped me out since I was a kid because they are like som...

I got the R.E.M. “Unplugged 1991 2001 The Complete Sessions” 2-disc album for a Christmas gift this year.  The wife stuffed it in my stocki...

Here it is 2015 and I just realized I started this blog a decade ago.  Happy New Year, by the way, whoever you are (voices in my head?). ...

If you’re like me – a songwriter and independent recording artist who sells a few recordings online once in a while – from time to time your...