Songfacts Music Blogs

Shelby Lynne

Songfacts.com — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Shelby won the Best New Artist Grammy in 2001, but has serious beef with the industry as a whole, which we found out the hard way.

Little Richard

Songfacts.com — Sun, 06 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Was Long Tall Sally a transvestite? Did he really set his piano on fire? See if you know the real stories about one of Rock's greatest innovators.

Mike Donehey of Tenth Avenue North

Songfacts.com — Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Mike wrote "By Your Side," which was the 2010 Dove Award winner for Song of the Year. The awards are nice, but as he explains, he's just the mailman.

Rik Emmett of Triumph

Songfacts.com — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The Triumph frontman tells the stories behind hits like "Lay It On The Line" and "Hold On," and explains how you can write a hit song, too.

Superman in Song

Songfacts.com — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Not everyone can be a superhero, but that hasn't stopped generations of musicians from trying to be Superman.

Translator founder Steve Barton

Songfacts.com — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Translator frontman Steve Barton tells us how writing his new album Projector helped him deal with the death of his father.

Nick Wheeler of The All-American Rejects

Songfacts.com — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The AAR guitarist/songwriter explains how they came up with songs like "Swing, Swing," "Dirty Little Secret" and "Beekeeper's Daughter."

Two Sides To The Story - He Said She Said Songs

Songfacts.com — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Sometimes you need to hear the other side of the story. It worked for Gotye.

Dean Pitchford

Songfacts.com — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Dean wrote the screenplay and lyrics to all the songs in Footloose. His other hits include "Fame" and "All The Man That I Need."

Jeph Howard of The Used

Songfacts.com — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Bass player/songwriter Jeph Howard tells the stories behind The Used fan favorites "The Taste of Ink" and "Poetic Tragedy," along with new songs like "I Come Alive" and "Shine" from their 2012 album Vulnerable.