Our new edition features Black Francis, Jamie Cullum, Gabriella Cilmi, Guy Chambers, Grant Nicholas, Jenna Andrews, Gretchen Peters and more...
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The Northern Irish frontman recalls how a song he wrote as a 16-year-old schoolboy became the rock band’s breakthrough hit...
This week’s exclusive track is a spiky, post-punk inspired psych-rock number that’ll have you tapping your toes from the start...
Album number six sees the legendary Boston alt-rock quartet in fine fettle and reminding fans of their enduring songwriting quality...
We round-up the last week in music, including news you might’ve missed, our #SongOfTheDay playlist and Classic Of The Week...
Our second exclusive of the week comes from a deliciously murky Scandinavian alternative songwriter, who’s been called Sweden’s best-kept secret...
By embracing their influences, this Edinburgh band have delivered an assured, energetic and immediate second album of charged power pop...
Japanese band Taffy return with their EP ‘Darkle’ and show that mixing grunge and shoegaze is still a glorious idea...
Cut against a wintery backdrop, Arborist’s single arrives showcasing a mournful tone and featuring the backing vocals of Kim Deal pening with...
One of American alt-rock’s most classic albums gets the deluxe reissue treatment, a full quarter-century on from its original release...
London based trio Doe take feminism, horror and beer as their motto and indie-rock’s early 90s heyday as their inspiration...
Those legendary zeitgeist-spawning inventors of the loud/soft dynamic, the Pixies, return with their second EP release in the past year...
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Interview: Roxanne de Bastion
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Enter MusicGurus' songwriting competition with Guy Chambers
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I have been writing songs now for over 40 years and I am not about to stop.
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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
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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.