Today I'm going with Rys' suggestion to use lists when I don't have something else prepared. (If you're looking for pictorals that actually tell a story, check out her stuff - narratives without words.) In keeping with this blog's overall storytelling theme here are some songwriters who I consider great storytellers:
Warren Zevon - Darker lyrics set to melodies that stay in your head.
Jonathan Davis/Korn - In a word: genuine.
Paul McCartney/John Lennon - The classic songbook.
Mick Jagger/Keith Richards - Serious topics (and some serious humor).
Steven Page/Ed Robertson - Some serious humor (and some serious topics).
Ben Folds (before he sucked) - Ok, before you get mad at the joke they were actually selling that on t-shirts the last time I saw him perform in Philly. He actually opened for John Mayer. And I'm not going to do a joke about that.
This is by no means a complete list so feel free to add your own suggestions...
Warren Zevon - Darker lyrics set to melodies that stay in your head.
Jonathan Davis/Korn - In a word: genuine.
Paul McCartney/John Lennon - The classic songbook.
Mick Jagger/Keith Richards - Serious topics (and some serious humor).
Steven Page/Ed Robertson - Some serious humor (and some serious topics).
Ben Folds (before he sucked) - Ok, before you get mad at the joke they were actually selling that on t-shirts the last time I saw him perform in Philly. He actually opened for John Mayer. And I'm not going to do a joke about that.
This is by no means a complete list so feel free to add your own suggestions...
Anyway, apprentices are not very hard to find. In general, they are fairly youg, beautiful but a little insecure, wanting and held back. What I do is unleash their inner desire and give them hints at how to fulfill it...