Inspired by his dad’s love of cars, The Darkness frontman hit the overdrive button to launch his rock band’s career...
All posts by Duncan Haskell
With influences stretching back to the Ottoman Empire, we just had to learn a little more about this Oxford group...
Peace activist, artist provocateur, Beatle wife… Songwriter? In our latest edition, we enjoy a quick chat with this iconic figure...
Returning with her first new album in over a decade, she’s ready to reclaim her place at pop’s top table...
We hear about a punk song whose protagonist was so heartbroken he cried all the way to the chip shop...
Having conquered ‘Nashville’, this Australian artist is stepping out from behind her onscreen character and releasing an eponymous debut album...
Graham Nash takes us on a journey to Morocco in order to explain the origins of a classic. All aboard!...
The former Beautiful South guitarist offers some advice for any songwriters hoping to return to the craft after a break...
Henry: “Anything that excites us or makes us feel something out of the ordinary usually leads to us getting the...
The release of his surprisingly straight new album gave us the opportunity to chat with this hero of alternative country...
The West Country rock band’s frontman tells us how their energetic, singalong single took shape and took off Formed in...
The fun-loving indie trio’s lead singer and bassist recalls how Bob Marley inspired the conception of their biggest hit single...
How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
1
How to deal with grief through songwriting
2
How I wrote ''74-'75' by The Connells
3
How I wrote 'Death Of A Clown' by The Kinks' Dave Davies
4
How we wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
5
How we wrote Michael Jackson's 'Man In The Mirror' by Glen Ballard
6
How I wrote Art Garfunkel's 'Bright Eyes' by Mike Batt
7
How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
8
How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
9
How I wrote 'Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime' by The Korgis' James Warren
10
