Finally returning with a new album, we catch up with the pop-soul duo’s songwriter still searching for his Holy Grail...
All posts by Duncan Haskell
Detailing the plight of Australia’s First Nations people, this rock anthem found an international audience upon its release in 1987...
The guitarist recalls creating a song that helped his Newcastle-based band reboot the UK indie-rock scene in the post-Britpop years...
Having made one of the albums of the year so far, the Stats frontman talks us through its unusual genesis...
The go-to bass player for Prince, Mick Jagger and Jeff Beck is now going it alone as a solo artist...
A synth-rock anthem inspired by Berlin’s heroin scene, we learn all about a classic 80s track with a surprising origin...
The American singer-songwriter recounts the inspiration and creation of her most widely recognised song, which she still sings at 67...
The masters of pyrotechnic electro noise break down their unique way of working and the benefits of being a duo...
We choose to revel in the big-chorused glory of mid-90s British pop music, with some of the era’s defining players...
One half of the American country music duo reveals how he has transformed himself into a songwriter of prolific capacity...
The founding member of both The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash reveals all about his new album and group...
Learn about one of the 90s’ biggest pop smashes and the highest charting debut single by a female solo act...
How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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How to deal with grief through songwriting
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How I wrote ''74-'75' by The Connells
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How I wrote 'Death Of A Clown' by The Kinks' Dave Davies
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How we wrote Michael Jackson's 'Man In The Mirror' by Glen Ballard
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How we wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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How I wrote Art Garfunkel's 'Bright Eyes' by Mike Batt
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How I wrote 'Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime' by The Korgis' James Warren
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