Detailing the plight of Australia’s First Nations people, this rock anthem found an international audience upon its release in 1987...
Tag Archives: Australia
DMA’s follow up album to their gold-selling 2016 debut makes all the right noises, but will it be as successful?...
The tale of an Australian screenwriter-turned-songwriter who famously collaborated with a 13-year-old hospital patient and then American songstress Sara Bareilles...
We get to know the two-time Juno Award winning singer-songwriter from Canada who’s a featured vocalist for Dire Straits’ Mark...
Hayden Calnin’s latest EP showcases the Australian songwriter’s ability to create beautiful soundscapes and pair them with his superlative vocals...
How I wrote 'The Life Of Riley' by The Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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How I wrote 'Enola Gay' by OMD's Andy McCluskey
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How I wrote ‘Beds Are Burning’ by Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst
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Shelf help: 10 of the best books for songwriters
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How I wrote ‘Save Tonight’ by Eagle-Eye Cherry
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16 song starters
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How I wrote 'Food For Thought' by UB40's Robin Campbell
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How I wrote 'I'm Too Sexy' by Right Said Fred
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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.