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Tag Archives: Billy Bragg
Last night saw BASCA, in association with PRS for Music, announce the winning songwriters of the 63rd Ivor Novello Awards...
The Welsh capital’s international biennial arts festival announces headliners, including Patti Smith, Gruff Rhys, Billy Bragg, Nadine Shah and Passenger...
Today’s exclusive song come courtesy of of a London-based alt-folk songwriter who has been championed by some very impressive followers...
Archaic and free-spoken: the punk-pop trio storming the DIY scene. But this is just the beginning of their beckoning career...
The 2017 shortlist is announced and singer-songwriter Richard Thompson will receive its highest honour, the UK Americana Lifetime Achievement Award...
More on the highs and lows of his post-Mott career, and his relationship with three Micks: Ronson, Ralphs and Jones...
During our interviews, we asked five top songwriters how they capture those magical snippets of melodies, phrases and song titles....
This excellent Northern indie-punk quartet show their playful side on the first single to be taken from their second album...
Billy Bragg, KT Tunstall, Corinne Bailey Rae and Jack Savoretti are among the stars backing the Busk In London Festival...
Band’s debut single reaches No 11 on UK singles chart after receiving support from Liam Gallagher and The Stone Roses...
Four members of rising indie-pop band and their manager were killed in a car crash in Sweden yesterday (13 February)...
Interview: Alicia Witt
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How I wrote ''74-'75' by The Connells
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16 song starters
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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 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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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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Interview: Boy Meets Girl
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How I wrote 'I Alone' by Live's Ed Kowalczyk
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