Songwriters Vantage

11/20/2022

Pink Floyd fans, did these guys not do a professional live film recording of The Dark Side of the Moon tour, ala, the Last Waktz or Stop Making Sense?

This was Stolen from the great wide web The maker is unknown, possibly a bootleggerLooks to be bits and pieces from different shows near thetime period when ...

01/22/2013

The heartbreaking passing of a giant.
Things won’t be the same now in the songwriting community. Our friend John Braheny is gone, he passed away on Saturday. He was the original songwriter’s friend, mentor, supporter and general mensch. We think of him as the Obi Wan Kenobi of songwriting – the guy you would go to when you had a question, about the craft or the business of songwriting. In fact, he wrote THE book on that subject, “The Craft and Business of Songwriting”. If there was one book a songwriter might want to answer all of his/her questions, this would be it. But, he would answer those questions directly, just because he wanted to set songwriters on the right track. In the cut-throat music business, he was a was an anomaly: he was simply the nicest man in America!
I first encountered him at those marvelous L. A. Songwriters Showcase meetings he ran with Len Chandler back in the 70s. He was always generous with his time, information and encouragement. Many great writers came through those ranks, too many to mention, in fact. Those meetings were, in fact, the model for our own L. A. Songwriter’s Co-Op.
Later, he formed the Songwriter’s EXPO, which for the most part, was quite like the TAXI Road Rally is now. They were very exciting, kind of like a World’s Fair for songwriters. They were nearly what one might call “information overload” with so much info and so many opportunities to connect - all in one weekend. We’d run around those things, trying to be in twenty places at once. Looking back, it was great training for the Road Rally, ASCAP EXPO and the like.
In his later years, he continued to contribute to the songwriting community in nearly every way possible, being an esteemed panel member, mentoring or guest-hosting many events. Always giving away his innate knowledge on the subject he ate and breathed, songwriting. Damn, we’ll miss him.
Alex Del Zoppo

11/19/2012

RETRO MONDAY with RUSH! Congrats on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum nomination! for our friend, Jerry. :) 1981

Mean mean pride

11/05/2012

RETRO ELECTION MONDAY with Tears for Fears! 1985

Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World subtitulado al español

10/30/2012

To Our Friends and Musical Family at Indie-Music.com, It is with great sadness and an incredibly heavy heart that we announce the loss of our founder, Suzanne Glass, who passed away this week after a short, but intensely courageous battle with cancer. This is a profound loss - both personally and fo...

10/29/2012

RETRO HALLOWEEN MONDAY with Michael Jackson! A timeless masterpiece! We miss you, Michael. Happy Halloween!

Chanson écrite par Rod Temperton, racontant les pires situations que peut ressentir une personne en regardant un thriller (un film d'horreur). La chanson est...

10/22/2012

RETRO MONDAY with Nancy Sinatra! 1966

"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" is a pop song musically composed by Lee Hazlewood and first written and recorded by Nancy Sinatra. It was released in Febr...

10/15/2012

RETRO MONDAY with the sizzling Chris Isaak! 1989

Chris Isaak - Wicked Game

10/08/2012

RETRO COLUMBUS DAY with sequins & orchestra! You go, Neil Diamond. 1980

Original video of Neil Diamond performing America from The Jazz Singer, presented here remastered in clean DTS Digital Sound from the limited edition 25th An...

10/01/2012

RETRO MONDAY with Blue Oyster Cult! 1976

This song is about life, and how life inevitably leads to death. In mentioning Romeo and Juliet, they are stating that love though limited, is timeless throu...

09/24/2012

RETRO MONDAY with Diana Ross & Michael Jackson!

Michael visits Diana at one of her Live-Concerts and dances with her to "Upside Down" ... Lovely!

09/17/2012

RETRO MONDAY with Def Leppard!

Def Leppard - Photograph (Robert John "Mutt" Lange/Steve Clark/Phil Collen/Richard Savage/Joe Elliot/Pete Willis) Directed by David Mallet Audio Produced and...

09/10/2012

RETRO MONDAY with Earth, Wind & Fire!

Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Video clip)

09/03/2012

RETRO LABOR DAY MONDAY with Dolly Parton!

"9 to 5", the theme song to the feature film Nine to Five (1980) Parton starred in along with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, not only reached number one on the ...

08/27/2012

RETRO MONDAY with Don Henley!

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08/20/2012

RETRO MONDAY with Siouxie & The Banshees!

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