Young Songwriter 2019 competition open for entries
February 10, 2019 in Competitions, News
Song Academy’s annual contest for 8-18-year-olds will be judging originality, lyrics, melody, composition, and potential to be a hit song…
Chris Difford
How I wrote ‘Jilted John’ by Graham Fellows
August 31, 2018 in Features, Interviews
We hear about a punk song whose protagonist was so heartbroken he cried all the way to the chip shop…
Sodajerker presents… Willy Russell
February 28, 2016 in Features, Interviews
The latest songwriting podcast features the playwright, lyricist and composer best-known for creating Shirley Valentine, Educating Rita and Blood Brothers…
New tour and long-awaited album to come from Squeeze
March 25, 2015 in News
Difford & Tilbrook plan ‘From The Cradle To The Grave’ tour and first LP of new material for 17 years…
Sodajerker presents… Difford & Tilbrook
April 28, 2014 in Features, Interviews
Who have Sodajerker been talking to this month? Only one of the greatest British songwriting teams in history, that’s all……
Book review: ‘Isle Of Noises’ by Daniel Rachel
October 7, 2013 in Gear
This book sets out to do for British artists what ‘Songwriters On Songwriting’ did for their US counterparts – and…
Interview: Helen Boulding
October 11, 2012 in Features
After years working behind the scenes with a host of big names, this unassuming singer-songwriter is stepping into the limelight…
