The lead guitarist, songwriter and singer of the influential English 60s rock band tells of his classic track’s haunting origins...
Tag Archives: The Kinks
This time we pick out new tracks from The Kinks, Kurt Vile, OMI, Petrol Girls, Ariana Grande and Ward Thomas...
Animal House have swapped their native Australia for the UK and their vibrant, colourful guitar-pop music will make you dance...
The legendary guitarist and Kinks co-founder once again teams up with his son on this sentimental and carefully crafted album...
We meet the genre-blending rock band’s main songwriters, singer Kelvin Swaby and guitarist Dan Taylor, from our neighbouring city, Bath...
With the ‘Sunny Afternoon’ stage musical going great guns in London’s West End, here comes the accompanying two-CD ‘greatest hits’ The...
An oft-overlooked album from Ray Davies and co gets the Deluxe Edition treatment, a full 42 years after its original...
Ten great lyrical couplets that have inspired, stimulated and entertained us over the years… and ten that sadly have not!...
Interview: David Rotheray
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How I wrote 'Mad World' by Tears For Fears' Roland Orzabal
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How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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How I wrote 'Hey There Delilah' by Plain White T's' Tom Higgenson
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Interview: Ocean Colour Scene's Simon Fowler
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How we wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How I wrote ''74-'75' by The Connells
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How to write protest songs
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