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The Scottish band’s lead singer and talismanic songwriter, Fran Healy, takes us through the making of their upbeat debut album...
The Glaswegian frontman talks about piecing together their precipitative breakthrough hit single in the arid climes of Israel and Spain...
Our latest issue features Kiefer Sutherland, Ashley Monroe, Chris Difford, Howard Jones, Tim Burgess, Nile Rodgers, Fiona Bevan and more...
We choose to revel in the big-chorused glory of mid-90s British pop music, with some of the era’s defining players...
The Scottish group’s frontman and talismanic songwriter talks about telling the truth, being “the shittest” and making ‘The Man Who’...
Our latest edition features Chvrches, Graham Nash, Janis Ian, Travis, Ali Tamposi, Nizlopi, Roger Cook, Jamie Lawson and much more...
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How I wrote ''74-'75' by The Connells
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How I wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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Interview: Jesse Colin Young
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Song-by-Song: 'Shadows' by Talia Rae
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How I wrote 'Suddenly I See' by KT Tunstall
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How I wrote Art Garfunkel's 'Bright Eyes' by Mike Batt
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16 song starters
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How we wrote 'Gran Torino' by Jamie Cullum
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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