Vale Kenneth Doyle…
A few days ago, my mate Kenneth Doyle passed away and I’ve been trying to write this since then, and every draft has felt too small for the man it’s about. I met Ken back in 2003 and as soon…
Corey Stewart
I am a songwriter, musician, producer and blogger from Australia
Vale Lindsay Boyd…
Let me say from the get-go: Lindsay Boyd was one of the nicest, sweetest and most genuine human beings I have ever met. He had one of those hard-living, gravelly singing voices that could make Tom Waits sound like Pavarotti,…
Songwriting: The Quiet Risk of Writing the Truth
Just recently I realised that… “Being a songwriter gives us the extraordinary opportunity to intimately examine our lives and express our vulnerabilities through our songs.” Now, I’ve sat with that line for a bit, and the more I turn it…
Why Writing Songs Makes You a Better Musician, Artist, and Person
A friend asked me recently why I still write my own songs when an AI prompt could get me something similar in thirty seconds. Fair question? The honest answer isn’t really about the song at all. I still remember the…
The Case for Songwriting as the Most Rewarding Creative Pursuit
I was sitting with my thoughts the other night and I found myself turning over a question I hadn’t really examined in a long time. I was thinking about creativity. Specifically, I was thinking about the different ways we humans…
It’s Time To Retire The Human Jukebox
This coming Sunday June 21st, 2026 at the Chiton Restaurant will be my last cover gig EVER. This is because after a lot of thought, I’ve decided to finally retire from playing covers as a professional function. I’m walking away…
Must I Write? What Rilke’s Question Means for Songwriters
Rainer Maria Rilke once issued a challenge. He wrote: “There is only one way: Go within. Search for the cause, find the impetus that bids you write. Put it to this test: Does it stretch out its roots in the…
How Today’s Music Industry Rewards The Hollow Victory
You know, we’ve never had better tools for making music. You can write, record, produce and release a song this afternoon, from your bedroom, for nothing. The technology is genuinely remarkable. So why are so many musicians anxious, burnt out,…
How To Stay Sane In An Insane World
There’s a particular kind of exhaustion going around right now, and it’s not the kind that a good night’s sleep will fix. It’s the exhaustion of keeping up. Of waking up each morning not quite knowing what fresh chaos the…
Are We Already Over AI? The #2016 Hashtag Trend Says a Lot
There’s something quietly fascinating happening online right now, and I think it says more about where we’re headed than most people realise. According to a recent article on Reprtoir, millions of people have been flooding social media with the hashtag…