J R Harbidge’s songwriting tips
September 24, 2018 in Features, Interviews, Tips & Techniques
The rocker from the Black Country shares some techniques to help make your melodic ideas and song structures more palatable…
Interviews
Diary Of A Songwriter: Emily Phillips
September 23, 2018 in Interviews, Summer 2018
The topliner plots a few busy weeks, taking in London and LA, and judging an Ivor Novello along the way…
Emma King’s Songwriting Survival Kit
September 22, 2018 in Features, Gear, Interviews
When it comes to her essential writing gear, this soulful artist from Hull has a secret weapon up her sleeves…
How I wrote ‘JCB’ by Nizlopi’s Luke Concannon
September 16, 2018 in Interviews, Summer 2018
We learn all about the effortless birth of the quirky, million-selling No 1 single about Luke’s digger-driving dad ‘Bruce Lee’…
Five minutes with… Lawson’s Andy Brown
September 13, 2018 in Features, Interviews
The disbanded pop group’s frontman talks about going solo and the creation of his infectious blend of homegrown rock-infused country…
How I wrote Whitney Houston’s ‘Run To You’ by Jud Friedman & Allan Rich
September 10, 2018 in Interviews, Summer 2018
How one of the lucky few original songs to appear on ‘The Bodyguard’ soundtrack was inspired by a real break-up…
Interview: Travis’ Fran Healy
September 9, 2018 in Interviews, Summer 2018
The Scottish group’s frontman and talismanic songwriter talks about telling the truth, being “the shittest” and making ‘The Man Who’…
Interview: Graham Nash
September 7, 2018 in Interviews, Summer 2018
Having spent much of his life in two of the world’s biggest bands, he’s enjoying some time on his own…
Songs In The Key Of… Finland
September 6, 2018 in Features, Interviews
Who better than Finland’s most-successful indie band Satellite Stories to introduce some of the musical highlights of their Nordic homeland…
Interview: Janis Ian
September 3, 2018 in Interviews, Summer 2018
Between the songs: the iconic NYC-born songwriter reflects on a five-album run which is up there with the very best…
How I wrote ‘Jilted John’ by Graham Fellows
August 31, 2018 in Features, Interviews
We hear about a punk song whose protagonist was so heartbroken he cried all the way to the chip shop…
Interview: Chvrches
August 29, 2018 in Interviews, Summer 2018
Scotland’s synth-pop gods, Lauren Mayberry, Martin Doherty and Iain Cook, are on the cusp of becoming the UK’s biggest band…
Interview: Clare Bowen
August 27, 2018 in Features, Interviews
Having conquered ‘Nashville’, this Australian artist is stepping out from behind her onscreen character and releasing an eponymous debut album…
Interview: Jet’s Nic Cester
August 20, 2018 in Features, Interviews
The Australian singer-songwriter and frontman talks about the rock band’s rise, fall and rebirth in 15 years since ‘Get Born’…
Charlie Worsham’s Songwriting Survival Kit
August 13, 2018 in Features, Interviews
One of the most gifted musicians in Nashville shares with us the essential elements needed when it comes to songwriting…
How I wrote ‘Marrakesh Express’ by Crosby, Stills & Nash
August 4, 2018 in Features, Interviews
Graham Nash takes us on a journey to Morocco in order to explain the origins of a classic. All aboard!…
Songs In The Key Of… Beijing
July 24, 2018 in Features, Interviews
Chinese-born Jason Magnus and his band Maven Grace take us through a playlist of Beijing’s most exciting and original artists…
David Rotheray’s 10 tips for songwriting after an extended break
July 19, 2018 in Features, Interviews, Tips & Techniques
The former Beautiful South guitarist offers some advice for any songwriters hoping to return to the craft after a break…
Interview: Ruen Brothers
July 17, 2018 in Features, Interviews
Henry: “Anything that excites us or makes us feel something out of the ordinary usually leads to us getting the…
How I wrote ‘Breakout’ by Swing Out Sister
July 14, 2018 in Features, Interviews
Corinne Drewery and Andy Connell explain how the 1986 World Cup and a panic-inducing deadline inspired their sophisti-pop hit single…
