[Ronald Mcdonald Is Dead]

made a video for that song i posted up here a while back - enjoy - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1FSgEB5qOs

[Top Line First?]

I'm studying under some really talented songwriters at the moment and they all seem to agree that writing from the top-line down is the most efficient way but i've always written up from the chord progression or for purely rhythmical purposes.

I've played around with writing topline down recently and it does seem to produce much more concise melodies.

I'd like to hear from everyone on their experience with both of these techniques and which one they favour.

[Writing Bass Over Guitar]

BASS

GUITAR

your right it's not as easy as it looks.

[Irish Music And Games]

just had a great idea "FIDDLE HERO" - we'll make millions!

[New Way Of Finding Band And Album Names...]

band name: Saltfleetby

debut album: Free advice is worth the price

album cover:

pretty daunting cover :/

[2 Mics (suggestions)]

need 2 mics for some home recording.

got £150 max budget

miking up vocals and an acoustic guitar.

any suggestions?

[Music Business In Flux]

love the word flux.

I was having a chat with a pal in the pub the other night and we got onto how the internet has affected the music industry. What I wanted to know from you guys is where you think the music industry is heading. There's been alot of larger labels laying people off due to financial and management restructuring. So is the future in things like I-Tunes or perhaps online communities like myspace on so on? Is there a place for the record shop for anything other than music enthusiats.

More importantly is where this leaves the artist. The trend would suggest self-releasing and smaller independent labels taking the stage more. If this is the case then where do the pr people come in, would it be expected that an artist should self-promote without any experts to help them out? Will this change the nature of what it means being a musician?

[What's Your Opinion On.....]

I think that this method is limiting what you can do in terms of message, rhyming and so on. So.. I really don't like writing lyrics after anything really, maybe the "mood" or feeling of a song, but not more than that.

i'd usually agree, keep it simple, play from the heart. That said playing around with ideas like this could open up new avenues whilst closing others.. inspiration lurks in some oddly pronounced places.

[Guitar Ignorance]

don't know nuffink about guitars like.

just wanted some opinions.. just bought a tanglewood tw145sc

here it is

I got it for 200, I was just wondering what other guitars you could suggest in the same price bracket.

[August Songwriting Contest.]

warm pillows

hard mattress

orange headrest

blue buttress

i can sing a rainbow

if you want me too

sleep a soft summer

buy some flip-flaps

on the clouds we'll be laughing

as the river winds below

through the valley beneath the mountain

where no wind blows...

is where we'll go

to sleep a soft summer below...

where the bird song echoes

and throws...

like a light against the dark night that grows...

but we'll sleep a soft summer...

and instead, wait for the snow.

[Bands That Should Have Visited Songstuff!]

i don't need to sell my soul, he's already in me.