Nashville songwriter and mentor Mark Cawley shares some tactics for reviving those elusive creative juices when you’ve lost the flow...
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We put some frequently-asked questions on royalty splits and songwriters’ rights to The Damned bassist and Musicians’ Union regional officer...
Isaac Hanson, the eldest of the sibling trio, tells the story of his group’s chart-topping blockbuster with the super-catchy chorus...
The disco classic from Earth, Wind & Fire might have sounded very different if it wasn’t for Allee Willis’ insistence...
From his beloved Gibson acoustic to his Clive James books, these are things that the folk singer-songwriter can’t do without...
Songwriting Magazine Autumn’s album of the issue is the fifth solo long-player from the former Verve frontman, released on RPA/BMG...
This rising Irish alt-country singer and songwriter draws on Johnny Cash and Beck to explore the fleeting nature of life...
A choice selection of our recent interviewees reveal the seminal albums that have inspired them the most over the years...
The Dorset singer-songwriter journals a week of writing, mixing and taking a trip to a farm in search of inspiration...
The acclaimed songwriter explains how the song ended up soundtracking a famous Coca-Cola TV ad and became a million-selling hit...
Inspired by his dad’s love of cars, The Darkness frontman hit the overdrive button to launch his rock band’s career...
Drawing on his experience of writing and directing a full staged musical, Steve Kopandy shares his advice on crafting songs...
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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Interview: Colin Macleod
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Interview: Tom Basden
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