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Pet Shop Boys
How the Pet Shop Boys took on the church with their most iconic, most “heavy metal” song

By Roland Schmidt Published

Hi-NRG meets Catholic orthodoxy - we analyse the Pet Shop Boys' masterwork

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Harry Styles performs on stage during his Together, Together Tour at Johan Cruijff Arena on May 17, 2026 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
“He's very… Harry Stylish. But that's all that he is": Producer Mike Stock on today's pop landscape

By Daniel Griffiths Published

Having crafted over 100 hits with Stock Aitken Waterman, the super-producer is back with today’s biggest stars in his sights

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oasis
“It has a reputation for being a big, dumb, four-chord song”: A music professor breaks down the theory behind Oasis’s Wonderwall

By Ethan Hein Published

We put Wonderwall under the musical microscope and explore how the song became a standard for beginner guitarists

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Olivia Rodrigo at a piano
Olivia Rodrigo on the making of Stupid Song – and an unlikely artistic inspiration

By Ben Rogerson Published

She's also announced a new music festival with an impressive all-women line-up

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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 17: Charli XCX attends the UK Premiere for "The Moment" at Picturehouse Central on February 17, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Grant Buchanan/Dave Benett/WireImage)
Charli XCX reflects on the reaction to her 'dancefloor is dead' lyric

By Ben Rogerson Published

“I don’t even know what the genre is. It’s just me and A G Cook and Finn Keane, doing our thing"

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Britney Spears
From Bollywood to Bond: Unpacking the intricate arrangement of Toxic

By Roland Schmidt Published

Cribbing from a Bollywood film soundtrack and the chords of Bond maestro John Barry, Toxic's extraordinary sound led it to become one of Britney’s biggest hits

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 15: Taylor Swift is seen in Greenwich Village on June 15, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Aeon/GC Images)
Taylor Swift appears to confirm that I Knew It, I Knew You was written, recorded and produced in around eight hours

By Ben Rogerson Published

Swift by name…

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Snow Patrol
How Snow Patrol constructed one of the most enduring hits of the 21st century

By Roland Schmidt Published

Snow Patrol's 2006 monster became one of the biggest radio songs of all time, but why did it work so well?

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studio
How to beat writer's block: 11 tips to help you finish that track today

By Si Truss Published

No more staring at a blank screen or endlessly auditioning loops. Here’s how to make that track idea a final, finished reality

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Bowie/Sakamoto
Why Ryuichi Sakamoto’s spellbinding theme from Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence remains so captivating

By Roland Schmidt Published

We take a deeper look at the theory underpinning Ryuichi Sakamoto’s gorgeous, award-winning theme from the movie that gave him his acting and scoring debut

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