The Lazy Day driving force on their debut album, using rhythm to inspire lyrics, and being explicit in your songwriting...
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Her contemplative new album provides the opportunity to both showcase her songwriting prowess and look back on her songwriting journey...
Featuring greats like Junior Wells and Sonny Terry, acclaimed harp player Shawn Hall, AKA The Harpoonist, picks his essential dozen...
ACM’s Songwriter of the Year on her reluctant beginnings and writing for some of the biggest names in the business...
Having dropped latest heartfelt single ‘Don’t Cry’, the versatile London-based indie-rock artist shares a quartet of his top songwriting habits...
Songs about grief, greed, gender equality, mental health and more make up this bewitching debut album, as the singer-songwriter reveals...
The punk producer/artist films a video for his song ‘Dogs’ starring his Chihuahua Milly and works on potential new tracks...
John Linnell recalls the story behind their catchy-as-hell alt-rock classic whose words were written years after the melody first appeared...
A candid chronicle of working in LA with Jacknife Lee, capturing the creative process behind the alt-folk artist’s comeback album...
The acclaimed Black Country singer-songwriter delves into the history, art, craft, and emotional resonance of glass in his recent works...
By following where the music wanted to go, the Bath band conjured up the title track for their new album...
Crispin Burton and Dilettante wow judges and audience alike at the live final held at London’s Ninety One Living Room...
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 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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How I wrote 'Mad World' by Tears For Fears' Roland Orzabal
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How I wrote 'Dakota' by Stereophonics' Kelly Jones
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How I wrote 'Enola Gay' by OMD's Andy McCluskey
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How I wrote Art Garfunkel's 'Bright Eyes' by Mike Batt
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How we wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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How we wrote Little Big Town's 'Girl Crush' by Lori McKenna
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How we wrote 'I Alone' by Live's Ed Kowalczyk
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