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"I can’t find the hook. I can’t find the chorus”: Barry Manilow says that songwriting has changed
“Young people don’t write the way I was trained to write,” he believes
“The baritone Tele was made uniquely for me, and Paul’s mandolin has been with him for decades. We’re heartbroken": Someone just stole Heart’s gear on the eve of their comeback tour
The Wilson sisters are offering a reward for “their safe return – no questions asked”
The vocals on Billie Eilish’s Birds Of A Feather are out of tune, says this musician, and he thinks he knows why
“I promise this is not going to be a ‘Billie Eilish can’t sing’ video,” says Noah Forbes, but he does have a theory
Natasha Bedingfield on how she made the 2004 hit that became a viral sensation 20 years later
“We sang the ‘Staring, at the blank page...’ [section] about 100 times!”
Reference tracks can be your secret weapon when mixing - but be mindful of replicating other artists' choices too much
Comparing your mix to another can nudge you into a safe technical zone, but remember to maintain your originality
Shiner from Those Damn Crows on how to write a No.1 album and the Slipknot riff he wish he wrote
With the Welsh rockers' latest album, God Shaped Hole, topping the charts, we check in with riff-master Shiner to talk song structure, grunge inspirations, and knowing when not to play
Laufey on how a vintage guitar and amp inspired recent single Silver Lining
“I had a full studio day just to myself, and I just wanted to challenge myself to write and kind of be inspired by my surroundings,” she says
Olivia Rodrigo swears by this $50 Vocal Trainer gizmo to keep her singing voice in shape, but how does it actually work?
It’s all about those Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract (SOVT) exercises
The National’s Matt Berninger on how people react when they find out he’s worked with Taylor Swift
“She manages to get a listener inside a world and feel like they have a confidante and a dear friend who gets them”
How becoming more in-tune with our feelings when listening to music made us better creators - with a little thanks to David Byrne
Whether it’s by being exposed to new genres or digging out some of your favourite records - zoning in to how music affects your emotions gives you the best creative blueprint for music-making