Song Deconstructed: ‘Monsters’ by The End Of America
July 19, 2019 in Features, Interviews, Music
Brendon Thomas takes apart his band’s new song which was inspired by the plight of children in his US homeland…
Interviews
Jonathan Donahue: My Songwriting Hero, Bobbie Gentry
July 18, 2019 in Interviews, Songwriting Magazine Spring 2019
The frontman of psych-pop veterans Mercury Rev reveals his love for the Mississippi songwriter and why they reimagined her album…
How I wrote ‘Fireflies’ by Adam Young (Owl City)
July 14, 2019 in Features, Interviews, Songwriting Magazine Winter 2015
The singer-songwriter-producer explains how insomnia, a new synth and Blink-182 inspired a multi-platinum single that topped charts across the globe…
Geoff Wilkinson: how to win friends and collaborate
July 8, 2019 in Interviews, Songwriting Magazine Spring 2019, Tips & Techniques
If you’re a vocalist/topliner looking for a collaboration, then the Us3 and YLD producer has some top tips for you…
How I wrote ‘Death Of A Clown’ by The Kinks’ Dave Davies
July 7, 2019 in Features, Interviews
The lead guitarist, songwriter and singer of the influential English 60s rock band tells of his classic track’s haunting origins…
How I wrote ‘I Alone’ by Live’s Ed Kowalczyk
June 30, 2019 in Features, Interviews
25 years after ‘Throwing Copper’ went global, we learn the story of the song that helped it on its way…
Songs In The Key Of… The Korg MS-20
June 25, 2019 in Features, Interviews, Music
DJ and producer Attaque (aka Dominic Gentry) picks out a selection of tracks which were built using the classic synth…
Diary Of A Songwriter: Ruarri Joseph
June 23, 2019 in Interviews, Songwriting Magazine Spring 2019
The William The Conqueror frontman delves back into his family history to chronicle the evolution of a deeply personal song…
The Album That Changed Everything (Spring 2019)
June 20, 2019 in Interviews, Music, Songwriting Magazine Spring 2019
Some of our favourite past Songwriting interviewees reveal the seminal albums that have inspired them the most over the years…
River Nelson’s tips on staying resilient as a lyricist
June 14, 2019 in Features, Interviews, Tips & Techniques
The New Yorker draws on three decades as a hip-hop artist to offer some invaluable advice to any would-be wordsmiths…
How I wrote ‘Labour Of Love’ by Hue & Cry’s Greg and Pat Kane
June 13, 2019 in Interviews
From a Latin disco drumbeat to a politically charged lyric, here’s the story behind the 80s pop duo’s biggest hit…
Song Deconstructed: ‘Better As One’ by The Heavy
June 12, 2019 in Features, Interviews, Music
The West Country alternative punk band’s singer Kelvin Swaby reveals some surprising sociological and political observations behind their latest single…
How I wrote Robbie Williams’ ‘Millennium’ by Guy Chambers
June 7, 2019 in Features, Interviews
Robbie’s writing partner talks us through the pair’s creative process and how it spawned their first No 1 single together…
How I wrote ‘Ho Hey’ by The Lumineers’ Wesley Schultz
June 4, 2019 in Interviews, Songwriting Magazine Winter 2016
The frontman explains how their breakthrough hit single was inspired by a decidedly uninspiring period spent living in New York…
Diary Of A Songwriter: Scott Lavene
May 31, 2019 in Features, Interviews
Our latest diarist overcomes his existential angst in order to have a hugely productive week, complete with mass muesli consumption…
Introducing… Kawala
May 28, 2019 in Features, Interviews
We get to know an alt-indie duo from London who skilfully capture their energetic live shows in their studio recordings…
Barry Blue’s tips on surviving for 50 years as a songwriter
May 23, 2019 in Features, Interviews, Tips & Techniques
The legendary British songwriter and producer offers some wise words for anyone wanting a lasting career in the music-making business…
How I wrote ‘Save Tonight’ by Eagle-Eye Cherry
May 20, 2019 in Features, Interviews
When this pop-rock classic landed on both sides of the Atlantic it became a self-fulfilling prophecy for its creator…
Diary Of A Songwriter: Alex Toth
May 16, 2019 in Features, Interviews
Things get increasingly meta when this diary entry from the Tōth man form the basis of a brand new song…
Interview: Lighthouse Family’s Paul Tucker
May 11, 2019 in Features, Interviews
Finally returning with a new album, we catch up with the pop-soul duo’s songwriter still searching for his Holy Grail…
Songs In The Key Of… Tucson, Arizona
May 7, 2019 in Features, Interviews, Music
Gabriel Sullivan and Brian Lopez of XIXA assume the role of tour guides as we head into the Arizonan desert…
How I wrote ‘Beds Are Burning’ by Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst
May 5, 2019 in Features, Interviews
Detailing the plight of Australia’s First Nations people, this rock anthem found an international audience upon its release in 1987…
