The quintet’s multi-instrumentalist and Ed Sheeran collaborator knows a thing or two (or five) about coming up with great ideas...
Monthly Archives: July 2020
Drawing inspiration from everything from dreams to postcards, the writing of this Americana artist’s new album was a fascinating process...
The double Ivor Novello Award-winning songwriter and founding member of Squeeze provides a fascinating tour around his trusty writing desk...
An Austrian singer-songwriter whose music is informed by blues, country and Americana teaches us about how to subvert different genres...
The bassist and vocalist from Birmingham’s legendary progressive rock band reveals how his modestly titled hit single came to be...
Welcome to some superb new music from Jayda G, Coucheron, Patricia Lalor, Rebecka Reinhard, Baba Ali, Hailey Whitters and more...
With new album ‘The Glow’ looking likely to be their most successful yet, we chat with Tommy, Mason and Johnny...
Paul Spring of Brooklyn-based folk/soul trio Holy Hive takes us on a musical deep dive into his Minnesota home town...
By providing a glimpse of her home life over five days, this American singer-songwriter shares some of her creative inspirations...
From her beloved Yamaha acoustic to her kitten Dave, these are things that Jersey’s alternative rock singer-songwriter can’t do without...
Toronto-based frontman and songwriter Kenny Boothby takes us deep inside his band’s brand new record, revealing inspirations and insights galore...
Our guitar and production aficionado Dave Chrzanowski shows how different scales can be used to write riffs, melodies and solos...
How I wrote 'Stay' by Shakespears Sister
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How I wrote Art Garfunkel's 'Bright Eyes' by Mike Batt
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16 song starters
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How I wrote 'Enola Gay' by OMD's Andy McCluskey
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How I wrote 'I Alone' by Live's Ed Kowalczyk
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How I wrote ‘Beds Are Burning’ by Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst
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I'm going to keep songwriting by reminding myself that overflowing emotions can be relieved when I write them down or sing them out.
I’ve kept writing songs all through lockdown and have just released currently have 4 tunes waiting for me to find the right words. The songs
My best mate and I have been writing songs together for just under a year and we've just released our 1st single! I am so
I have been writing songs now for over 40 years and I am not about to stop.
Notebook writing even day
I wrote 'Start a party' for Freedom day and the nightclub scene. It all started with Gary Barlow's course, I am now on the TSA
I have plenty of ideas and try to get one end product at one time! Focus, making, listen to it until I am satisfied with
Continue to build an incredible music catalogue
I have been writing songs privately for the last 5 years, but never recorded any. I almost gave up on recording, and was going to
It's my passion, to be honest.