The frontwoman, actor and podcast host talks about her influences and admits she hadn’t written a song until joining Garbage...
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
Interviews
Articles
What inspired the British singer-songwriter’s biggest hit to date? Bob Dylan, Red Hot Chili Peppers and bumping into a friend...
The Liverpudlian producer/songwriter explains how his buoyant pop song went from cassette to 24-track to soundtracking ‘Match Of The Day’...
The singer and guitarist of joyously retro country outfit Midland drops by to tell us about his band’s new album...
The rising teen sensation is ready to take the pop world by storm with the release of his debut single...
How the electro-pop classic, with one of the catchiest synth melodies, was inspired by the dropping of the atomic bomb...
Charles Esten, Andy McCluskey, Gabriella Cilmi, Guy Chambers, Philip Frobos and Gordon Haskell reveal the seminal albums that inspired them...
Meet the hitmaker behind classic rock songs like ‘Since You’ve Been Gone’ and ‘God Gave Rock And Roll To You’...
20 years since its release, Stockport indie band’s singer-songwriter Ben Ottewell reflects on the genesis of their highest charting single...
We chat with a dulcet-toned folk singer soon to return with a second album, almost eight years after her debut...
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