🍂 The Autumn/Fall issue of Songwriting Magazine is here, with @missmargoprice on the cover, and inside: @samrydermusic @timminchin @brmcofficial @thesubways @tobygad @bncmusic and more... Subscribe and read → https://t.co/zR9qKZPnBB #songwriting #songwriters #musicmagazine

On this day in 1987, @midnightoilband released 'Beds Are Burning'. Here, drummer and songwriter Rob Hirst reveals how a journey into the desert inspired his band’s best-loved track... https://t.co/TWCOHblgKc #bedsareburning #midnightoil #robhirst #songwriting #80smusic

How first lines, seaside scenes, and minimalist arrangements shaped a song and set the tone for a vintage-tinged debut album... https://t.co/sA758G79dh #studioelectrophonique #davidandjayne #songdeconstructed #jamesleesley #songwriting

“I’ve never been super-confident about my songwriting. I find music, melodies and shapes pretty easy, but lyrically I’m a bit ‘moon in June’.” — @PCarrack On this day in 1974, Ace released 'How Long?'. Here's how one of Paul's first songs came to be... https://t.co/6Y85oshbG8

Rising Australian indie-folk star @thisishazlett shares how late beginnings, creative flow, and personal honesty shaped his introspective, vulnerable new album... https://t.co/xyTw3jIkwL #hazlett #indiefolk #australianmusic #songwriter #songwriting

On this day in 1986, @SwingOutSister released breakthrough hit single 'Breakout'. Here the duo, Corinne Drewery and @AndyConnell reveal how the World Cup and a panic-inducing deadline inspired their sophisti-pop song... https://t.co/JwAqNiCqEG #swingoutsister #breakout #80smusic

“Bad songs will always lead you to the good songs because songwriting is like a muscle” @thisisruthanne delves into ‘The Psychology of a Writing Room’... https://t.co/up1juvqX3q #ruthanne #shelfhelp #itsnotjustasong #songwriting #songwriter

With a debut solo album under his belt, Working Men’s Club songwriter Sydney Minsky Sargeant reveals the essential tools of his trade... https://t.co/qOdxTbDtUE #sydneyminskysargeant #workingmensclub #songwritingsurvivalkit #songwriter

“The synth melody is the chorus, so even if you can’t speak English you can sing along” On this day in 1980, @OfficialOMD released 'Enola Gay'. Andy McCluskey talks us through the creation of the electro-pop classic... https://t.co/SCR4AvRsgZ #enolagay #omd #andymccluskey #80s

“I’m still fighting to get into rooms...to get the single” — JHart The British songwriter’s ‘Hitmakers’ journey spotlights songwriting camps, industry politics, and why visibility matters in the fight for recognition... https://t.co/l2iJtD4p4b #jhart #hitmakers #songwriter

Stuck for ideas or craving a creative spark? Copenhagen alt-rock band @poptonesdk share their tips for igniting your next song... https://t.co/vpsgX1eHTD #poptones #findinginspiration #songwriting #songwriters #creativity #altrock

British alt-rock band @wolfalicemusic became the first act in @MercuryPrize history to be nominated for all four of their albums. To mark the occasion, we’re revisiting our 2015 interview with the band... https://t.co/hHvjwd5Mza #wolfalice #mercuryprize #songwritingmagazine

On this day in 2003, @thedarkness released 'I Believe In A Thing Called Love'. Inspired by his dad’s love of cars, @JustinHawkins explains how he hit the overdrive button to launch the rock band’s career... https://t.co/hUDUosKUsA #thedarkness #ibelieveinathingcalledlove

Today would have been Leonard Cohen’s 91st birthday, and to mark the occasion, we’re revisiting our 'Songs In The Key Of...' article. In it, author Harry Freedman picks out 12 essential Cohen tracks... https://t.co/Qm39LJZ73q #leonardcohen #songsinthekeyof #songwriter

“When you’re playing guitar, you have a circular relationship with yourself and you’re self-soothing” — Roland Orzabal On this day in 1982, @tearsforfears released 'Mad World'. The duo’s songwriter tells all... https://t.co/7qLTwHlW3P #madworld #tearsforfears #rolandorzabal

From studio sessions to live performances, saxophonist @theleogreen on collaborating with iconic songwriter Van Morrison and witnessing his craft first-hand... https://t.co/ch6oKzyWIk #leogreen #mysongwritinghero #vanmorrison #songwriter

“It’s important not to think too much about what people will think, because then you’ll never write!” — Dolores O'Riordan On this day in 1994, @The_Cranberries released 'Zombie'. Before the singer tragically died in 2018, she told us how it was created... https://t.co/fD3IVPocCn

Award-winning songwriter @yijia_music discusses her new album 'TU' – a reflection on heritage, memory, identity, and the evolving dialogue between traditions... https://t.co/3Wsxf5325k #yijia #tu #chinesefolkmusic #songwriting #songwriter

“It’s a bit of a trick...to have a chorus that doesn’t actually repeat” On this day in 1998, @barenakedladies released 'One Week'. Frontman Ed Robertson reveals how his quirky, off-the-cuff freestyle unexpectedly became a global smash hit... https://t.co/iDDIeypz3R #oneweek

On this day in 1992, @StereoMcs_Rob_b released the Top 20 hit single 'Connected'. Frontman Rob Birch explains how their most famous song is a long and winding tale of riots, London buses and underpants... https://t.co/5ppCiVS8OZ #connected #robbirch #songwriter #90smusic