The Smiths’ guitarist and songwriter Johnny Marr has joined forces with the award-winning actor Maxine Peake on a musical project...
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We get to know the hotly tipped, Aussie indie-pop songwriter and hear of her passion for sci-fi and confessional poets...
The Smiths singer has set the release date for his 11th long-player ‘Low In High School’ and confirmed tour dates...
The seminal Manchester group have released two vinyl reissues of their song ‘The Queen Is Dead’ and it’s available now...
The Irish rock band’s frontwoman speaks candidly about coping with bi-polar disorder and how they wrote their first hit ‘Linger’...
We speak with the renowned American Football frontman about his latest album as Owen and his confessional approach to writing...
The former frontman of The Smiths has written the follow-up his 2014 album ‘World Peace Is None Of Your Business’...
Indian indie may not be a genre with which you are best acquainted, but tonight’s exclusive will change all of...
D.A.R.K consist of Andy Rourke, Dolores O’Riordan and Olé Koretsky, and their debut album ‘Science Agrees’ is out in May...
A Morrissey fan site has posted some previously unheard demos, including a trumpet-laden version of ‘Never Had No One Ever’ Fans of...
The frontman of La Ley, and successful solo artist, discusses his career in music and writing songs in his car...
Our showcase at London’s Water Rats welcomed 60s legend Sandie Shaw, with performances from Paulaa, McGoozer and Little Brother Eli...
How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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16 song starters
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How I wrote ‘Save Tonight’ by Eagle-Eye Cherry
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How I wrote 'I Alone' by Live's Ed Kowalczyk
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How I wrote 'The Life Of Riley' by The Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie
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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.