With 60 years and 17 albums behind him, the humble Canadian songwriter ruminates on songwriting longevity and recent pivotal moments...
All posts by Aaron Slater
From ‘Grace’ to songwriting success, the New Yorker reflects on collaborating with Jeff Buckley and navigating a diverse music career...
The virtuoso musician and singer-songwriter from Surrey reveals how his career-launching Top 10 single was simply “cut and shut” together...
The Dorset-based family festival extravaganza is back for 2024, with another packed line-up and activities uniting music, creativity and fun...
Enjoy a weekend at Rugby’s Draycote Hotel for “a micro-music-festival celebrating really good songs and the folks who write ’em.”...
Paul Hartnoll shares a playlist of songs that inspired him and Phil to form the electronic duo and leave home...
The feelgood pop rocksters’ frontman and songwriter fills us in on their new album and his foray into musical theatre...
The pop starlet reflects on her sibling-inspired rise, reveals a “filthy” lyric-writing tactic, and explains how motherhood changed her songwriting...
The artist formerly known as Terence Trent D’Arby recalls how his 1987 hit single was inspired by a dream…about Sade...
Get to know the winner of our latest songwriting competition: a New Jersey-based, Maryland-born songwriter with an alternative soul-rock sound...
The duo reveal the evolution of their 90s chart-topper from a Stonesy guitar riff to euphoric piano and brass-driven dance-pop...
James Di Salvio and Steve “Liquid” Hawley of the Montreal collective recall the genesis of their genre-defying 90s hit single...
Interview: Nerina Pallot
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How I wrote ''74-'75' by The Connells
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How I wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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'Tis the season to enter the 9th Annual Christmas Songwriting Competition
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How we wrote Ariana Grande's 'Santa Tell Me' by Savan Kotecha
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How I wrote 'I Alone' by Live's Ed Kowalczyk
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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Charlie Dore on the other C-word: Christmas
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16 song starters
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