Eight local songwriters, including Roger Cook and Beki Bondage, tell the stories behind some of our home city’s classic songs...
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Meet the hitmaker behind classic rock songs like ‘Since You’ve Been Gone’ and ‘God Gave Rock And Roll To You’...
The acclaimed songwriter explains how the song ended up soundtracking a famous Coca-Cola TV ad and became a million-selling hit...
Our latest edition features Macy Gray, Yoko Ono, Gabrielle, Boz Scaggs, Courtney Marie Andrews, Lamont Dozier, The Darkness and more...
In the first of a new feature, we shine a light on a Bristolian who made Nashville his stomping ground...
How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How I wrote 'Enola Gay' by OMD's Andy McCluskey
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16 song starters
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How I wrote 'The Life Of Riley' by The Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie
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How I wrote ‘Save Tonight’ by Eagle-Eye Cherry
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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How I wrote 'I Alone' by Live's Ed Kowalczyk
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How I wrote ‘Beds Are Burning’ by Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst
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How I wrote 'Food For Thought' by UB40's Robin Campbell
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How I wrote 'Missing You' by John Waite
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I have been writing songs now for over 40 years and I am not about to stop.
Notebook writing even day
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
Continue to build an incredible music catalogue
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.