“It gave us a pathway of how to do it”: Sixty years of The Last Time – the Stones’ big breakthrough

At the end of 1964, the Stones had scored their second UK Number One with Little Red Rooster. A follow-up was needed then, ...
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Hitmakers’ On Netflix, A Reality Series About Top Songwriters Collaborating To Make Hits At Writing Camps

Opening Shot: “Behind every hit song is the person who wrote it,” says some of the participants in Hitmakers as we see scenes from hit music videos from Dua Lipa, Sabrina Carpenter, Miley Cyrus and ...
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Songs That Made Me a Songwriter: Justin Tranter

Justin Tranter pays attention to details. This applies to all aspects of the hit songwriter’s life: his home; his fashion; his Facet Records and Publishing; the queer, vegan, and songwriting ...
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“If you don’t have an idea, go mow the lawn": Follow Neil Young’s lead to demolish those frustrating songwriting barriers

You can be working on one of the most gloriously uplifting chord progressions ever written, have a melody that nobody listening could ever forget, or be mixing a track where every instrument sounds ...

Let's do the 'Time Warp' again! The story behind 'Rocky Horror's signature song

It was just supposed to be a silly twist on the Twist. But instead, "Time Warp" became a phenomenon over 50 years of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." ...
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Interview: Stephen Wilson Jr. Praises ‘Abstract Nature’ That Seattle Brought to Songwriting

Stephen Wilson Jr. joined Loudwire Nights on Tuesday (Jan. 21) to celebrate the recent release of the deluxe edition of his album, 2023's søn of dad. "The conversation wasn't over," Wilson told host ...