The Brooklyn-based avant-garde folk artist details the creation of each track from her latest album, revealing a rollercoaster of emotions...
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The Australian singer-songwriter explains how The Doors, Scientology documentaries and two chords went into the making of her latest release...
Before the Irish band’s singer tragically died in 2018, she told us how this classic 90s rock song was created...
The Wolverhampton singer-songwriter reveals how his debut single earned him a tour with Foo Fighters and an Ivor Novello award...
The frontman explains how their most famous song is a long and winding tale of riots, London buses and underpants...
With a comprehensive new book about Jeff Tweedy’s band on the horizon, its author walks us through 12 essential tracks...
The indie band’s frontman on creating their two-chord, Phil Spector-produced hit single, and how easy it is to sing drunk!...
A true student of popular music, this New York songwriter invites us to learn a thing or two about love...
The pop-rock band’s frontman explains how their debut hit took two years of tweaking and “dicking around on the piano”...
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...
The Northern Irish frontman recalls how a song he wrote as a 16-year-old schoolboy became the rock band’s breakthrough hit...
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How we wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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How we wrote Michael Jackson's 'Man In The Mirror' by Glen Ballard
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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How I wrote 'Mad World' by Tears For Fears' Roland Orzabal
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50 female songwriters on International Women's Day
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Interview: Lily Fitts
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16 song starters
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How I wrote 'Hey There Delilah' by Plain White T's' Tom Higgenson
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