The Built To Spill bassist on a solo song created through slow grooves, sweltering Rio sessions, and layers of cello...
All posts by Duncan Haskell
The House of Pain veteran on writing in Nashville, seeing songs as pictures, and finding inspiration after eight years away...
The composer and songwriter discusses finding emotional truth through restraint, and allowing harmony, resonance, and silence to become storytelling partners...
With Hitmakers Live coming to the UK, its founders explain how songwriting retreats can transform your creativity, confidence, and craft...
How the organisation behind the Grammys is championing the creators who are shaping the future of music around the world...
The Nashville hitmaker on surviving success, embracing reinvention, and why the thrill of creation itself is the ultimate songwriting reward...
The “Scouse Springsteen” Ian Prowse has mastered the art of writing social commentary that still works as great pop music...
A Roland piano, bright light, tea, and adventures on a bicycle form the foundation of this deeply personal creative practice...
In the hands of this talented singer-songwriter, a disastrous first date becomes a tender meditation on longing, projection, and connection...
The former Viarosa frontman discusses grief, his process, and returning with The Vine after years living with a debilitating illness...
The Norway-based musician’s meditation on future ruin and present complacency, shaped through jazz propulsion, fragmented dreams, and quietly political songwriting...
With a new album, anniversary reissue and Atlantis still casting a long shadow, the duo reflect on 15 transformative years...
How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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How I wrote 'Hey There Delilah' by Plain White T's' Tom Higgenson
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How I wrote ''74-'75' by The Connells
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How I wrote 'Iris' by Goo Goo Dolls' John Rzeznik
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How I wrote 'Mad World' by Tears For Fears' Roland Orzabal
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How I wrote ‘Save Tonight’ by Eagle-Eye Cherry
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How we wrote 'Don't Stop Believin'' by Journey's Jonathan Cain
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How I wrote 'The Living Years' by Mike + The Mechanics' Mike Rutherford
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