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There is a quote attributed to the late Athabascan elder and ambassador of indigenous Alaskan culture, Howard Luke. It’s ...

According to the “rules” of songwriting, a song needs two verses, a bridge, and a deeply memorable chorus. Most often, an onus is put on the chorus. You have one listen to draw listeners in. A strong ...

Despite being one of popular music’s most prolific songwriters (it’s likely you’ll be familiar with at least 90% of his body of work) the name Max Martin still only really resonates with those keen on ...

Listening to the early demo of a song the verse of which would eventually turn into Muse’s ‘Plug In Baby’ for a blog the other day set me thinking of those other tunes that’ve pissed their best bits ...

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What is a rock ‘n’ roll memoir for? To settle scores, foreground one’s achievements at the expense of others, elicit public empathy for the Poor Little Rich Star? Over the past decade or so, there ...

Our digitized world hasn’t just changed how we listen to music. It changed the music itself. Since the 1960s, pop music has been ruled mostly by what’s known in the business — and to your ears — as ...

We just posted a feature on the 50 most explosive choruses ever – a lovenote to those exhilarating ‘take-off’ moments when a song slaps you round the face with its manifest awesomeness. But what is ...

Blur's Graham Coxon has announced details of his autobiography, Verse, Chorus, Monster!. ORDER NOW: Queen are on the cover of the latest issue of Uncut READ MORE: Graham Coxon on Blur and pop: “It’s a ...