Some musicians opt for their music to be deeply referential–referential to things like books, movies, and, at times, music itself. We’re focusing on the latter list today. Check out four songs below ...

Sometimes it takes crisis to fuel creativity. “Unfortunately, that seems to be the case for me,” says singer-songwriter Marc Cohn, who just saw the release of Join the Parade, his first studio album ...

Most musicians never manage one song about music without seeming too earnest or embarrassed; Pretty Girls Make Graves had a good one a few years ago, and I’m always into hearing “Sweet Soul Music” ...

The common advice for aspiring writers is to write about what you know. So it's no surprise that songwriters often write songs about music itself. Those are the songs we're looking for this morning in ...