Music Theory And Songwriting
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How Johnny Cash drew on his own experiences to make his greatest songs
By Andy Price published
The Man in Black comes under our spotlight as we break down his take on the creative process

Songwriter Eg White on how Adele took some “very boring chords” and turned them into an “explosive” hit
By Ben Rogerson published
Why working with the star on 2008’s Chasing Pavements led White to question some of his own creative instincts

Technically capable, but struggle to make your tunes sound musical? 5 simple music theory hacks to make your tracks stand out
By Hannah Bruce published
Level up your music-making with these simple but effective tricks that can be easily used by those with zero knowledge of music theory

Who Wants To Live Forever? The composer still creating music from beyond the grave
By Will Simpson published
Alvin Lucier’s lab-grown artificial ‘brain’ is creating sound four years after he died

Neil Finn joins Dua Lipa to sing a Crowded House classic on her Radical Optimism tour
By Ben Rogerson published
Finn once said that the 1986 hit “came out fully formed”

“Stealing the work, art and livelihoods of songwriters”: Suno AI warned over its ‘lyrics generator’
By Will Simpson published
ReMi tool regurgitates lyrics to existing copyrighted songs

Bill Burr told Eddie Vedder that he hated Pearl Jam because they “knocked out” ‘80s hair metal
By Ben Rogerson published
“When Pearl Jam came, that was another one of those grunge Seattle bands. And that’s when I was like, ‘Oh my God. This isn’t ending”

Bon Iver’s new album features a collaboration with Mk.gee, a musician who “reignited something” in him
By Ben Rogerson published
Jacob Collier also has a writing credit on the song
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