The Doors’ guitarist explains how the classic song emerged because he felt sorry for the obscure chords that rock’n’roll forgot...
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A quartet who met at university, wrote songs for other artists and then formed a band discuss their debut EP...
The author of ‘666 Songs to Make You Bang Your Head Until You Die’ suggests 12 rocking and rollicking tracks...
We learn all about how an overdue and recrimination-filled musical letter to Paul McCartney provided the inspiration for this song...
Taking on the role of the pub bore provided this Bristol artist with the perfect angle for her latest single...
The sophisti-pop group’s slap bass-toting frontman on the creation of their 80s classic that topped singles charts in five countries...
Drawing inspiration from everything from dreams to postcards, the writing of this Americana artist’s new album was a fascinating process...
The bassist and vocalist from Birmingham’s legendary progressive rock band reveals how his modestly titled hit single came to be...
Paul Spring of Brooklyn-based folk/soul trio Holy Hive takes us on a musical deep dive into his Minnesota home town...
Toronto-based frontman and songwriter Kenny Boothby takes us deep inside his band’s brand new record, revealing inspirations and insights galore...
Eight local songwriters, including Roger Cook and Beki Bondage, tell the stories behind some of our home city’s classic songs...
The punk-folk-rock band’s lead singer, Mark Chadwick, tells us how the rousing, mid-90s anthem took just three minutes to write...



























