Song Deconstructed: ‘If I’ by Mozes And The Firstborn
January 18, 2019 in Features, Interviews, Music
In the first of a new feature, we pick a new track and ask the songwriter to reveal the recipe…
Interviews
Interview: Bo Bruce
January 15, 2019 in Features, Interviews
From runner-up of The Voice UK in 2012 to becoming one-half of Equador with Henry Binns, the singer-songwriter reveals all…
Songs In The Key Of… Copenhagen
January 8, 2019 in Features, Interviews, Music
Danish-Jamaican songstress Iris Gold plots a journey through a diverse collection of music from Denmark’s capital, including some tribal opera…
How I wrote ‘Dreams’ by Gabrielle
December 28, 2018 in Features, Interviews
Learn about one of the 90s’ biggest pop smashes and the highest charting debut single by a female solo act…
Interview: Corey Taylor
December 12, 2018 in Interviews, Songwriting Magazine Winter 2017
Our cover star was one of rock and metal’s shining stars – the head honcho of Slipknot and Stone Sour…
Interview: Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt
December 9, 2018 in Interviews, Songwriting Magazine Winter 2017
God of extreme prog metal: not just one of the most highly acclaimed songwriters of his genre, a true legend…
Interview: Vagabon
December 7, 2018 in Interviews, Songwriting Magazine Winter 2017
Infinite songwriting wisdom: at the end of last year we highlighted the brilliant Laetitia ‘Vagabon’ Tamko as a breakthrough artist…
Interview: DeVotchKa’s Nick Urata
December 5, 2018 in Features, Interviews
The Colorado-based quartet’s frontman talks about making their cinematic indie music and scoring award-winning movies ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ and ‘Paddington’…
Songs In The Key Of… Alternative Blues
December 4, 2018 in Features, Interviews, Music
Electric bluesman from Birmingham, John J Presley, shares a selection of alt-blues tracks and explains how they have influenced him…
Ask The Experts: Paul Gray of the MU
November 30, 2018 in Interviews, Songwriting Magazine Winter 2017, Tips & Techniques
We put some frequently-asked questions on royalty splits and songwriters’ rights to The Damned bassist and Musicians’ Union regional officer…
How I wrote ‘MMMBop’ by Hanson
November 27, 2018 in Interviews, Songwriting Magazine Winter 2017
Isaac Hanson, the eldest of the sibling trio, tells the story of his group’s chart-topping blockbuster with the super-catchy chorus…
How I wrote ‘Boogie Wonderland’ by Allee Willis
November 25, 2018 in Interviews, Songwriting Magazine Winter 2017
The disco classic from Earth, Wind & Fire might have sounded very different if it wasn’t for Allee Willis’ insistence…
RuthAnne’s 10 tips on transitioning from songwriter to artist
November 23, 2018 in Features, Interviews, Tips & Techniques
This successful Irish songwriter is making her move for solo stardom. Here are her tips on how to change lane…
Songs In The Key Of… UK Garage
November 23, 2018 in Features, Interviews
DJ and producer Shy Cookie takes on a journey through a genre which dominated the charts of the late 90s…
Frank Turner’s Songwriting Survival Kit
November 22, 2018 in Gear, Interviews, Songwriting Magazine Winter 2017
From his beloved Gibson acoustic to his Clive James books, these are things that the folk singer-songwriter can’t do without…
Interview: Cass Lowe
November 21, 2018 in Features, Interviews
After working with everyone from Take That to Rudimental, the acclaimed songwriter-producer shares his insight into successful modern pop co-writing…
Diary Of A Songwriter: Laoise
November 16, 2018 in Features, Interviews
A trip to London provides this Irish artist with a chance to write new music and record her latest video…
Introducing… Eoin Glackin
November 15, 2018 in Interviews, Songwriting Magazine Autumn 2018
This rising Irish alt-country singer and songwriter draws on Johnny Cash and Beck to explore the fleeting nature of life…
How I wrote Bristol
November 11, 2018 in Interviews, Songwriting Magazine Autumn 2018
Eight local songwriters, including Roger Cook and Beki Bondage, tell the stories behind some of our home city’s classic songs…
The Album That Changed Everything (Autumn 2018)
November 9, 2018 in Interviews, Songwriting Magazine Autumn 2018
A choice selection of our recent interviewees reveal the seminal albums that have inspired them the most over the years…
Interview: Bastian Baker
November 8, 2018 in Features, Interviews
The Swiss pro hockey player turned country singer-songwriter and coach on Belgium’s ‘The Voice’ talks about touring with Shania Twain…
Diary Of A Songwriter: Roo Panes
November 6, 2018 in Interviews, Songwriting Magazine Autumn 2018
The Dorset singer-songwriter journals a week of writing, mixing and taking a trip to a farm in search of inspiration…
