In reviewing a recent documentary film about the famous musicians who died aged 27, Fern Dunn explores the tragic phenomenon...
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Taken from Songwriting Magazine’s Spring 2018 issue out now, this is a featured review of Greta Kline’s new 18-track long-player...
On the 50th anniversary of Jethro Tull’s formation, the band’s pioneering, enigmatic, flute-toting frontman talks about their evolution and eclecticism
After more than 20 years together, the musical relationship between Joey Burns and John Convertino continues to produce the goods
Music editor Damien Girling explores the scene, songwriters, albums and equipment that helped create the sound of late-80s indie rock
Warm your bones with some righteous dub-reggae that will provide a sense of summer you don’t get with other records...
Today we bring you an exclusive track by a songwriter whose specialism is a vein of jangle-pop you’re gonna adore...
Want to know what the Boston alt-rocker couldn’t write without, then look no further as he reveals their 10 essentials...
The Canadian singer-songwriter extols the virtues of daily routine, following your heart, journaling, wearing blinders, hiring musicians and saying ‘no’...
Seun Kuti, the youngest son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, introduces us to 10 songs that represent his home country...
The author of the book ‘Staying Sane In The Music Game’, Brett Leboff, shares some tactics for controlling your head...
The country singer-songwriter returns with an album of new and old material, all lifted by the sparse and inviting production...
Interview: Janet Devlin
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How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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How I wrote 'Hey There Delilah' by Plain White T's' Tom Higgenson
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How I wrote 'Iris' by Goo Goo Dolls' John Rzeznik
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How we wrote 'Gran Torino' by Jamie Cullum
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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 we wrote 'Naïve' by The Kooks’ Luke Pritchard
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How we wrote 'MMMBop' by Hanson
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How I wrote 'Marrakesh Express' by Crosby, Stills & Nash
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