Scott Cooley's Blog

You make some art, then you try to sell it, then you realize you need people to find out about it.  It's when you want to grow your audi...

Maybe the biggest alternative to today's popular music is my style of music.   That is, the kind of music that I make, not necessarily ...

In short, you do.   My fans do, that is.   They give in the form of payment of this album price for a reason.   They give in support of mus...

My latest experiences with the craft of writing songs have been part of a long, drawn-out process since my last album release in mid-2014. ...

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...