The Glaswegian songwriter takes us through the creation of his album ‘Bread & Circuses’, complete with tips from Ray Davies...
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Dave Davies lifts the lid and teases details of what the band is working on, now they are back together...
The lead guitarist, songwriter and singer of the influential English 60s rock band tells of his classic track’s haunting origins...
The Kinks songwriter prepares to release ‘Americana’, a 15-track collection of originals inspired by his memoir of the same name...
The New Year Honours List sees The Kinks’ songwriter and frontman awarded a knighthood for his service to the arts...
With the ‘Sunny Afternoon’ stage musical going great guns in London’s West End, here comes the accompanying two-CD ‘greatest hits’ The...
The Canadian ‘songwriter’s songwriter’ started learning hundreds of covers, has a ‘no co-writing’ rule and hasn’t got a mobile phone...
The podcasting duo Sodajerker secure some time with a national treasure, as they talk songwriting with the brilliant Tom Robinson...
An oft-overlooked album from Ray Davies and co gets the Deluxe Edition treatment, a full 42 years after its original...
This book sets out to do for British artists what ‘Songwriters On Songwriting’ did for their US counterparts – and...
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Songwriting is truly part of me, and it was there for me during 2020. Now, in 2021, I’m more grateful for songwriting than ever. This
We have to use all our talents to find the songs which are out there in heaven.
I write songs all the time, I have written an album that I am going record and have professionally produced when lockdown ends.
I pledge to be song-full.
In addition to the many things that motivate me as a songwriter, 2020 generated much to write about and also emphasised the role that songwriting
I've been a guitarist/singer/songwriter for 25 years it's what I do. I work part/time in a supermarket so I am able to continue my work.
I have written lots of lyrics and l am pretty sure they are good but l don't belong to the world of music, l have […]