Detailing the plight of Australia’s First Nations people, this rock anthem found an international audience upon its release in 1987...
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The guitarist recalls creating a song that helped his Newcastle-based band reboot the UK indie-rock scene in the post-Britpop years...
The Croatian and American supergroup’s Dalibor Pavičić and Chris Eckman give us an access-all-areas tour of their latest cinematic track...
The songwriter and guitarist behind the 80s pop-folk band’s chart-topping debut single tells the compelling tale of its imperfect inspiration...
James A.M. Downes provides the inside scoop on a recent instalment of his single-a-month project, and it’s a cheeky one!...
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...




























