Part of the team behind ‘Everybody Cares: An Elliott Smith Compilation’, Francis Lung takes us inside the beloved singer-songwriter’s catalogue...
Introducing… Fable
Song-by-Song: ‘VIRGO’ by Sarah Klang
In Conversation With… Nashvillains
Songs In The Key Of… South African folk music
Diary Of A Songwriter: Ida Mae’s Chris Turpin
Song-by-Song: ‘Honesty’ by Jake Isaac
Introducing… Ola Village
Diary Of A Songwriter: Katie Kuffel
Songs In The Key Of… Elliott Smith
Diary Of A Songwriter: James Vickery
10 components of a Christmas classic
Interview: Goo Goo Dolls’ John Rzeznik
Diary Of A Songwriter: Crawford Mack
Song-by-Song: ‘Old Flowers’ by Courtney Marie Andrews
Chris Difford’s Songwriting Survival Kit
Prinz Grizzley: 5 ways exploring different genres can add something new to your style
Interview: DMA’S
Songs In The Key Of… St. Cloud, Minnesota
Diary Of A Songwriter: Sunny Ozell
Nerina Pallot’s Songwriting Survival Kit
Song-by-Song: ‘Transfiguration Highway’ by Little Kid
Interview: Martin Terefe
Diary Of A Songwriter: London Plane’s David Mosey
How I wrote ‘Yellow River’ by Christie
Diary Of A Songwriter: George Montague
Gizmo Varillas’ Songwriting Survival Kit
Interview: P.P. Arnold
5 Minutes With… Liddy Clark
How I wrote ‘Is It Any Wonder?’ by Keane’s Tim Rice-Oxley
Ben Earle of The Shires’ Songwriting Survival Kit
Song Deconstructed: ‘Lord Richard’ by The Corner Laughers
Song Deconstructed: ‘Shape’ by Hannah Scott
Songs In The Key Of… Philadelphia
Song-by-Song: ‘ANIMA’ by Suzy & The Lifeguard
When ‘Airy Met Fairy on the art of emotions
Song-by-Song: ‘Angel Miners & The Lightning Riders’ by Awolnation
Songs In The Key Of… Colorado
Solomon Grey’s 5 top tips for writing music pre-picture
5 Minutes With… Judy Collins
Diary Of A Songwriter: Katrin Hahner
Songs In The Key Of… New Orleans
How I wrote ‘Dance The Night Away’ by The Mavericks’ Raul Malo
5 top tips on entering songwriting competitions
Interview: Garbage’s Shirley Manson
How I wrote ‘Everybody’s Gone To War’ by Nerina Pallot
How I wrote ‘The Life Of Riley’ by The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie
Introducing… Dan Aura
Interview: Russ Ballard
Diary Of A Songwriter: Serafina Steer
Interview: Jennah Barry
Song Deconstructed: ‘Here We Are’ by O&O
Katherine Blamire of Smoke Fairies’ Songwriting Survival Kit
How I wrote ‘High’ by Lighthouse Family’s Paul Tucker
Interview: John Paul White
The importance of developing a standout brand in the music business
How I wrote ‘Dreams’ by Gabrielle
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In celebration of World Book Day, we share our favourite songwriting reads and also include several titles that you’ve suggested...
Working on the last two tracks of his debut album, the R&B artist gives advice on how to finish songs...
As we ramp up the festivities, Irish singer-songwriter Michael Gallagher suggests the key ingredients required to build a Christmas song...
From delighting in positive reviews to working on mythology-infused demos, the Nottingham-based rising talent shares a week in her life
Flute-toting frontman of prog-folk group Stackridge, Mutter Slater, recalls a time before the words ‘boundary’ and ‘taste’ had been discovered
The alt-rock frontman from Buffalo discusses the band’s new Christmas album including one of the meanest festive songs ever written...
The Glaswegian songwriter takes us through the creation of his album ‘Bread & Circuses’, complete with tips from Ray Davies...
Drawing inspiration from everything from dreams to postcards, the writing of this Americana artist’s new album was a fascinating process...
The double Ivor Novello Award-winning songwriter and founding member of Squeeze provides a fascinating tour around his trusty writing desk...
An Austrian singer-songwriter whose music is informed by blues, country and Americana teaches us about how to subvert different genres...
With new album ‘The Glow’ looking likely to be their most successful yet, we chat with Tommy, Mason and Johnny...
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How I wrote 'Chasing Rainbows' by Shed Seven's Rick Witter
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How I wrote 'Enola Gay' by OMD's Andy McCluskey
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16 song starters
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How I wrote ‘Beds Are Burning’ by Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst
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How I wrote 'I Alone' by Live's Ed Kowalczyk
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How I wrote 'The Life Of Riley' by The Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie
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How I wrote 'I'm Too Sexy' by Right Said Fred
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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Comments
I have been writing songs now for over 40 years and I am not about to stop.
Notebook writing even day
I wrote 'Start a party' for Freedom day and the nightclub scene. It all started with Gary Barlow's course, I am now on the TSA
I have plenty of ideas and try to get one end product at one time! Focus, making, listen to it until I am satisfied with
Continue to build an incredible music catalogue
I have been writing songs privately for the last 5 years, but never recorded any. I almost gave up on recording, and was going to
It's my passion, to be honest.