The punk-folk-rock band’s lead singer, Mark Chadwick, tells us how the rousing, mid-90s anthem took just three minutes to write...
Spring 2018
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A budding local musician tells us how he challenged himself to write 10 completely new songs in just 10 days...
Experienced session guitarist Jake Gakovik takes us through the basic elements of song craft: form, lyrics, melody, harmony and rhythm...
Some of our past interviewees reveal the iconic albums that have inspired and influenced them the most over the years...
After making his own distinctive brand of music with Eels for over 20 years, E has come a long way...
Author of ‘The Art Of Songwriting’ Ed Bell suggests how to decide what to write about and become more prolific...
The Welsh piano-playing singer-songwriter explains how learning to perform cover versions can help you discover what really matters to you...
Producer, musician extraordinaire and a songwriter with a genuine artistic vision, LA-based Jonathan Wilson really is one of a kind...
New York indie-pop singer-songwriter Greta Kline – aka Frankie Cosmos – talks through the items that she can’t do without...
The pop-rock band’s frontman explains how their debut hit took two years of tweaking and “dicking around on the piano”...
We’re delighted to bring you a collection of songs from one of the most influential genres in guitar-pop’s alternative canon...
On the 50th anniversary of Jethro Tull’s formation, the band’s pioneering, enigmatic, flute-toting frontman talks about their evolution and eclecticism
How I wrote ''74-'75' by The Connells
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How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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How I wrote 'Lil Boo Thang' by Paul Russell
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How I wrote 'Suddenly I See' by KT Tunstall
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How I wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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How I wrote Art Garfunkel's 'Bright Eyes' by Mike Batt
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How I wrote 'Dakota' by Stereophonics' Kelly Jones
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16 song starters
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How I wrote 'I Alone' by Live's Ed Kowalczyk
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How I wrote 'MMMBop' by Hanson
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