James A.M. Downes provides the inside scoop on a recent instalment of his single-a-month project, and it’s a cheeky one!...
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A synth-rock anthem inspired by Berlin’s heroin scene, we learn all about a classic 80s track with a surprising origin...
The American singer-songwriter recounts the inspiration and creation of her most widely recognised song, which she still sings at 67...
The Australian singer-songwriter and frontman reveals how the single that launched the band’s stellar career was written on the toilet...
The award-winning singer-songwriter, music columnist and tutor returns with a new Americana-tinged single, and here she breaks down the composition...
The London-based cinematic electronic outfit’s singer and songwriter, Sara Rioja, explains how their debut album’s title track came to be...
Norwegian super producers Fredfades & Jawn Rice take us on an electronica and electro-infused musical journey through their capital city...
In the first of a new feature, we pick a new track and ask the songwriter to reveal the recipe...
Danish-Jamaican songstress Iris Gold plots a journey through a diverse collection of music from Denmark’s capital, including some tribal opera...
Learn about one of the 90s’ biggest pop smashes and the highest charting debut single by a female solo act...
Electric bluesman from Birmingham, John J Presley, shares a selection of alt-blues tracks and explains how they have influenced him...
Isaac Hanson, the eldest of the sibling trio, tells the story of his group’s chart-topping blockbuster with the super-catchy chorus...

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