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Belle and Sebastian cancel their European tour

November 6, 2015 in News

With frontman Stuart Murdoch’s voice in “bad shape”, the band have been forced to pull the plug on their tour… Tags: Belle And Sebastian, I’m A Cuckoo, Sodajerker, Stuart Murdoch

Sodajerker presents… Nick Heyward

November 5, 2015 in Features, Interviews

Our friendly songwriting podcasters hear from the Haircut 100-founding songwriter who’s amassed a stack of hits across his 32-year career… Tags: Blair Cunningham, Boat Party, Bob Sargeant, Captain Pennyworth, Geoff Emerick, Graham Jones, Haircut 100, Les Nemes, Marc Fox, Moving England, Nick Heyward, Pelican West, Sargeant, Shearwater, Sodajerker

Sodajerker presents… Mike Scott

August 20, 2015 in Features, Interviews

The podcasting duo Sodajerker have struck gold once again with the ever evolving and consistently challenging Scottish songwriter Mike Scott… Tags: Elvis, Mike Scott, Nick Cave, Sodajerker, The Waterboys

Sodajerker presents… Meshell Ndegeocello

July 28, 2015 in Features, Interviews

Team Sodajerker meet an inspirational songwriter with 11 albums, 10 Grammy nominations and a 20+ year career under her belt… Tags: funk, hip-hop, jazz, Meshell Ndegeocello, Sodajerker, soul

Sodajerker presents… Gilbert O’Sullivan

June 25, 2015 in Features, Interviews

Our friends at Sodajerker return! This time around, they speak to a songwriter who’s topped the singles charts six times… Tags: Gilbert O'Sullivan, Sodajerker

Sodajerker presents… Josh Rouse

April 22, 2015 in Features, Interviews

The Sodajerker boys talk to Josh Rouse, critically acclaimed purveyor of introspective Americana, and discover he’s a closet Cure fan… Tags: Josh Rouse, Sodajerker

Sodajerker presents… Miranda Cooper

April 9, 2015 in Features, Interviews

This month Sodajerker sit down with Miranda Cooper, a key member of the smash hit songwriting and production team Xenomania… Tags: Brian Higgins, Dannii Minogue, Franz Ferdinand, Gina G, Girls Aloud, Kylie, Kylie Minogue, Miranda Cooper, Moonbaby, Pet Shop Boys, Sodajerker, Sugababes, T-Shirt, Xenomania

Sodajerker presents… Tom Robinson

March 18, 2015 in Features, Interviews

The podcasting duo Sodajerker secure some time with a national treasure, as they talk songwriting with the brilliant Tom Robinson… Tags: BBC 6 Music, Café Society, Donovan, Elton John, Glad To Be Gay, Hidden Seam, Lisa Knapp, Ray Davies, Sodajerker, Tom Robinson, Tom Robinson Band

Sodajerker presents… Sondre Lerche

March 6, 2015 in Features, Interviews

Our podcasting friends in Liverpool discuss songwriting with a Norwegian pop star who, funnily enough, is a big A-Ha fan…… Tags: pop, Sodajerker, Sondre Lerche

Sodajerker presents… Jeff Daniels

February 18, 2015 in Features, Interviews

The American actor, singer-songwriter and playwright Jeff Daniels joins our good friends at Sodajerker to talk about his songwriting process… Tags: Arlo Guthrie, Central Michigan University, Debra Winger, Eugene O'Neill, Guild, Jeff Daniels, John Prine, Jonathan Hogan, Lanford Wilson, Molière, Purple Rose Theatre, Robert Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, Shakespeare, Sodajerker, Steve Goodman, William Gibson, Woody Allen

Songwriting issue 2: return of the app!

February 6, 2015 in News

Songwriting is proud to announce the news your mobile’s been waiting for: issue 2 of our app is out now!… Tags: Aisling Peartree, American Idol, Android, Burt Bacharach, Eg White, iOS, Joanna Gruesome, Kindle, Leave Right Now, Lisa Redford, Paul McDonald, Peggy Seeger, PocketMags, Rumer, Sodajerker, Trust Fund, Windows Phone

Sodajerker presents… Jeff Barry

January 8, 2015 in Features, Interviews

The songwriter talks about penning his many hits and working with Brill Building collaborators like Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector… Tags: 1619 Broadway, Andy Kim, Arnold Shaw, Barry Mann, Ben Raleigh, Brill Building, Cynthia Weil, Ellie Greenwich, Hugo & Luigi, Hugo Peretti, Ike & Tina Turner, Jeff Barry, Julie Moon, Leiber & Stoller, Luigi Creatore, Mike Stoller, Neil Sedaka, Peter Allen, Phil Spector, Ray Peterson, Sodajerker, The Beach Boys, Tina Turner

Sodajerker presents… Joan Armatrading

November 22, 2014 in Features, Interviews

Our podcasting friends over at Sodajerker once again speak to a songwriter who’s dedicated their entire life to their craft… Tags: Joan Armatrading, Sodajerker

Sodajerker presents… KT Tunstall

October 16, 2014 in Features, Interviews

With autumn rolling in, Sodajerker sit down and talk songwriting with one of the most recognisable songwriters of the noughties… Tags: Bon Jovi, Gary Larson, George Lucas, KT Tunstall, Mozart, MTV, Neil Young, Patti Smith, Skywalker Ranch, Sodajerker, Sundance Film Composers Lab, Wham, Whitney Houston

The podcasting-songwriting duo speak with the “quintessential professional songwriter” whose list of collaborators include Adele, Tom Odell, Kylie and Duffy… Tags: Adele, Alice Temple, Brother Beyond, Duffy, Eg & Alice, Eg White, Florence & The Machine, Florence Welch, Ivor Novello, James Blunt, James Morrision, Jimmy Hogarth, Kylie Minogue, professional songwriter, Rebecca Ferguson, Sodajerker, Tom Odell, Will Young, Yip Yip Coyote

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…… Tags: Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook, Sodajerker, Squeeze

Sodajerker presents… Rufus Wainwright

March 24, 2014 in Features, Interviews

The excellent Sodajerker team strike gold once again, with an interview with the ineffable baroque pop songwriting megastar Rufus Wainwright… Tags: Barbara Charone, Guy Chambers, Judy Garland, Kate McGarrigle, Leonard Cohen, Loudon Wainwright III, Martha Wainwright, Neil Tennant, Robbie Williams, Rufus Wainwright, Sodajerker, Van Dyke Parks, Viva Katherine Wainwright Cohen

Sodajerker presents… Paddy McAloon

February 23, 2014 in Features, Interviews

Another coup for our friends at Sodajerker this month as they chat to reclusive Prefab Sprout main man Paddy McAloon… Tags: indie, Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout, Sodajerker

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