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The pop-rock band’s frontman explains how their debut hit took two years of tweaking and “dicking around on the piano”...
The Justin Vernon-approved Swedish singer-songwriter talks us through her essential gear, which includes an Omnichord and a good mic setting...
The punk and folk singer-songwriter reveals the inspiration and craft that went into a track about an 1800s vaudeville star...
The Glaswegian frontman talks about piecing together their precipitative breakthrough hit single in the arid climes of Israel and Spain...
Returning with a dystopian new album and graphic novel, the anti-folk pioneer gives us an insight into his writing methods...
The Northern Irish frontman recalls how a song he wrote as a 16-year-old schoolboy became the rock band’s breakthrough hit...
The English pop-rockers’ songwriter tells us how their debut single managed to blend an uplifting melody with a darker lyric...
British songwriter Emma King takes us through her new mini-album which was inspired by her surroundings in Memphis and Nashville...
The Indiana-based singer-songwriter behind acclaimed alt-rock outfit Strand Of Oaks takes us into his world and reveals his essential gear...
The Americana troubadour talks us through his influences, the making of his latest album, and the voices in his head...
Brendon Thomas takes apart his band’s new song which was inspired by the plight of children in his US homeland...
Interview: Rob Thomas
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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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Interview: Wolf Alice
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How I wrote 'Hey There Delilah' by Plain White T's' Tom Higgenson
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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 I wrote 'Mad World' by Tears For Fears' Roland Orzabal
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How I wrote ''74-'75' by The Connells
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How we wrote 'Don't Stop Believin'' by Journey's Jonathan Cain
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