Having taught himself to write/produce songs, the BBC Radio 1 presenter collaborates with some famous friends on his new podcast...
Interview: She Drew The Gun’s Louisa Roach
Interview: They Might Be Giants’ John Linnell
Introducing… Ashley Kutcher
Interview: Roxanne de Bastion
Introducing… Denis Coleman
Interview: Franne Golde
Interview: Jimbo Mathus
Song Deconstructed: ‘My Best Friend Hates Me’ by Sound Of Kalima
How I wrote ‘Scooby Snacks’ by Fast of Fun Lovin’ Criminals
Song-by-Song: ‘Good Feeling’ by Travis
Interview: Colin Macleod
Interview: Billy Steinberg
Introducing… Fable
In Conversation With… Nashvillains
Interview: John Waite
5 Minutes With… Jack Conman
Interview: Diane Warren
Interview: Teenage Fanclub
Interview: Hailey Whitters
Interview: Tom Grennan
Interview: Newton Faulkner
5 Minutes With… Peggy Seeger
How I wrote ‘Munich’ by Editors’ Tom Smith
Introducing… Ola Village
Interview: Boy Meets Girl
How I wrote ‘Cool For Cats’ by Squeeze’s Chris Difford
Interview: Jamie Cullum
How I wrote ‘Turning Japanese’ by The Vapors’ David Fenton
How I wrote Art Garfunkel’s ‘Bright Eyes’ by Mike Batt
How I wrote ‘American Pie’ by Don McLean
How I wrote ‘Stay’ by Shakespears Sister
5 Minutes With… Brian Protheroe
Interview: Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Interview: Gary Barlow
Interview: The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne
Interview: Bróna McVittie
Interview: Tom Walker
Interview: Elles Bailey
5 Minutes With… KT Tunstall
How I wrote ‘Suddenly I See’ by KT Tunstall
Interview: Goo Goo Dolls’ John Rzeznik
How I wrote Christina Aguilera’s ‘What A Girl Wants’ by Shelly Peiken
How I wrote ‘Rabbit’ by Chas & Dave
Interview: Stereophonics’ Kelly Jones
Interview: INXS’ Andrew Farriss
How I wrote ‘Teenage Kicks’ by The Undertones’ John O’Neill
Songwriting Magazine Autumn 2020: The Quotes
Interview: Roachford
How I wrote ‘Light My Fire’ by The Doors’ Robby Krieger
Interview: James Taylor
Songwriting Magazine Autumn 2020 edition out now
Interview: Tenille Townes
Interview: Miranda Lambert
Interview: Rob Thomas
How I wrote ‘Lessons In Love’ by Level 42’s Mark King
Interview: Guy Chambers
Interview: Gabriella Cilmi
How I wrote ‘I’m Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)’ by The Moody Blues’ John Lodge
Interview: DMA’S
Interview: Martin Terefe
How I wrote Bristol
How I wrote ‘What A Beautiful Day’ by The Levellers
Interview: Tori Amos
Jenna Andrews’ tips on getting the most out of a publishing deal
How I wrote ‘Yellow River’ by Christie
The Album That Changed Everything
Interview: P.P. Arnold
5 Minutes With… Liddy Clark
Interview: Eels’ Mark Oliver Everett
How I wrote ‘Is It Any Wonder?’ by Keane’s Tim Rice-Oxley
How I wrote ‘Underdog (Save Me)’ by Turin Brakes’ Olly Knights
Interview: Isobel Campbell
Interview: Jonathan Wilson
Introducing… Craig Stickland
5 Minutes With… Judy Collins
Interview: Kelvin Jones
How I wrote ‘Farewell To The Fairground’ by White Lies’ Charles Cave
How I wrote ‘Senza Una Donna’ by Zucchero
Frankie Cosmos’ Songwriting Survival Kit
How I wrote ‘Dance The Night Away’ by The Mavericks’ Raul Malo
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
5 minutes with… Midland’s Mark Wystrach
Introducing… Dan Aura
How I wrote ‘Enola Gay’ by OMD’s Andy McCluskey
Interview: Russ Ballard
How I wrote ‘Rhythm & Blues Alibi’ by Gomez’s Ben Ottewell
Interview: Jennah Barry
How to overcome writer’s block: 10 top songwriting tips
How I wrote ‘Glad All Over’ by Dave Clark
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
Interviews
Articles
The lead singer and songwriter of this uncompromising psych-pop outfit discusses the process behind her band’s new album ‘Behave Myself’...
We chat to one half of the Brooklyn-based alt-rock band about their latest project ‘Book’ and his idiosyncratic writing process...
Singer, songwriter and artist exploding onto the music scene as she utilizes meaningful fan interactions to inspire her songwriting process...
Rising star of the independent music scene discusses her new Bernard Butler-produced album ‘You & Me, We Are The Same’...
We get to know a rising London-based star who found his sound thanks to some help from his violin instructor...
Most musicians can only dream of achieving the phenomenal career that has been accomplished by this hugely successful songwriting legend...
The prolific Mississippi songwriter tells us about collaborating with his good friend Andrew Bird and writing from the title down...
Best friends Sal Verma and Peter Niewenburg journey inside this song about what it’s like to hate your best friend...
The NYC band’s Brian ‘Fast’ Leiser explains how the Quentin Tarantino movie-sampling hit was inspired by a valium-popping security guard...
With the release of her technicolour new album ‘Pink Noise’, the songwriter from Birmingham is embracing a bold new future...
Spending lockdown in Ireland with her partner Francesco Turrisi, the North Carolinian made an album about the call of home...
How I wrote 'Enola Gay' by OMD's Andy McCluskey
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16 song starters
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How I wrote 'Food For Thought' by UB40's Robin Campbell
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Win! KT Tunstall lyric contest in association with MusicGurus
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How I wrote ‘Beds Are Burning’ by Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst
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The 10 greatest Christmas songs of all time
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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Shelf help: 10 of the best books for songwriters
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How I wrote Art Garfunkel's 'Bright Eyes' by Mike Batt
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Comments
I'm going to keep songwriting by reminding myself that overflowing emotions can be relieved when I write them down or sing them out.
I’ve kept writing songs all through lockdown and have just released currently have 4 tunes waiting for me to find the right words. The songs
My best mate and I have been writing songs together for just under a year and we've just released our 1st single! I am so
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