American Songwriter

The Writer’s Block: Bryan Adams’ Longtime Collaborator, Jim Vallance, Followed the “Voices” in His Head and Wrote a Catalog of Hits for Aerosmith, Heart, and More

Everything changed for Jim Vallance the evening of Sunday, February 9, 1964, when he heard "Ladies and gentlemen, The Beatles ...

‘Michael’ May Be ‘Family-Friendly,’ but It Taps Into Michael Jackson’s Most Powerful Creative Fuel — His Anger

The media has done a good job of talking about what’s not in “Michael.” I refer, of course, to the accusations of child ...

The only two songs Ringo Starr wrote for the Beatles

Did you know the band's drummer wrote these iconic Beatles' tunes?

Quicksand's Walter Schreifels on New York hardcore, Minor Threat and those disgusting CBGB toilets

“When I started going to Manhattan and CBGBs, it was at the tail-end of the hangover from the 1970s; Manhattan sort of ...
Louder

"I wasn’t going to smoke angel dust or rob people, so I thought straight edge was a good antidote." The Beatles, Blondie, New York hardcore and those disgusting CBG…

Walter Schreifels has been releasing music for close to 40 years and has been a member of several celebrated bands, notably ...