We meet a rising singer-songwriter and ukelele player from Brighton and discover that she really is a ‘Silent Cynic’ underneath...
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We catch up with Songwriting’s first ever interviewee as her second album of jazz-, blues- and folk-influenced balladry hits stores...
A five piece act with a gift for anthemic indie-rock, that draws from the canons of both C86 and grunge...
Our latest songwriting competition winner is an eclectic singer-songwriter from Japan, mixing rock with elements of R&B, hip-hop and electro...
The legendary producer who reputedly ‘invented the Eighties’ reveals he’s an “awful engineer” and often didn’t take any songwriting credits...
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The Britpop band frontman turned solo singer-songwriter reveals a penchant for cryptic crosswords and an unremitting struggle with song titles...
As the Scottish rock band embarks on a reunion tour, the chef-turned-frontman talks about being compelled to keep writing songs...
Five school friends who create emotive, cinematic music that pulls at the heart-strings and has already graced a BAFTA-nominated soundtrack...
Winner of December’s songwriting competition is an indie-folk multi-instrumentalist whose home is Florida, Tennessee and 46 other states of America...
The enduring members of prog-folk band Stackridge, and commercially successful partnership as The Korgis, talk about their eccentric songwriting approach...
The 80s smash that hit No 1 on the Billboard chart almost wasn’t recorded and was the songwriter’s bittersweet tale...
Southend has spawned a psychedelic monster, in the form of a young four-piece formerly known as The Banana Club Sandwiches...
Interview: Rob Thomas
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How I wrote 'Mad World' by Tears For Fears' Roland Orzabal
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How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How we wrote Michael Jackson's 'Man In The Mirror' by Glen Ballard
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How I wrote 'Hey There Delilah' by Plain White T's' Tom Higgenson
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How we wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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How I wrote ''74-'75' by The Connells
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Interview: Wolf Alice
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How I wrote 'Enola Gay' by OMD's Andy McCluskey
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