pop music Ex-Ticketmaster CEO blames vinyl album lengths on TikTok Thom Dunn

climate change Smash Mouth wrote "All Star" to warn us about climate change & anti-intellectualism and we turned it into a meme Thom Dunn

cats The best songs about depression written from the perspective of a cat Thom Dunn

music Paul McCartney reveals inspiration behind writing 'Let it Be': 'I had a dream' Rusty Blazenhoff

songwriting How to compose a Bauhaus song in 1 minute Gareth Branwyn

songwriting How to write a Cure song Thom Dunn

music Writing song lyrics with Siri's AutoFill Rusty Blazenhoff

music Elvis Costello explains how to play the guitar, philosophically Thom Dunn

songwriting Listen to "Doublemeat Palace," a great song about the worst episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Thom Dunn

music A musician is selling a gorgeous handmade dice set as part of her new vinyl album Thom Dunn

musicals Bonnie Tyler hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart" is about vampires Thom Dunn

music One of the Johns from They Might Be Giants has a new EP of songs in Latin Thom Dunn

songwriting Dave Grohl explains how he wrote "Everlong" Thom Dunn

music Did Kurt Cobain fake his death and re-invent himself as Rivers Cuomo? Producer Rick Rubin asks Rivers Cuomo. Thom Dunn

AI Text this number with the name of a musical artist, and an AI responds with lyrics written in that style Thom Dunn

music Listen to "Songs About Comic Books & Mid-30s Malaise," the new album from the Roland High Life Thom Dunn

songwriting Elton John isn't impressed with modern pop songs: "they're not real…" Rusty Blazenhoff

music Nick Cave: writer's block is actually a "category error" David Pescovitz

music Watch the Roland High Life perform remotely for NPR's Tiny Desk Contest Thom Dunn

pop music The enduring beauty of Jimmy Webb's "Wichita Lineman" and one of the greatest musical couplets ever written Gareth Branwyn