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A music professor breaks down the theory behind Roy Ayers' Everybody Loves the Sunshine
Our resident music professor puts Ayers' oft-sampled 1976 classic under the musical microscope
From Kung Fu Fighting to Good Riddance, here are 6 neglected B-sides that ended up becoming hugely popular
They might have been initially maligned by their creators, but these songs were just too good to keep down
Cracking open Max Martin’s über-succesful songwriting formula
Exploring the winning routes taken by the songwriting mastermind behind Britney Spears, Katy Perry and Ariana Grande's biggest tunes
TESSAN x Rachael Yamagata: Embracing Connection Through Music and Travel
Presented by Tessan
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They set the boyband template, but The Monkees also introduced the world to the synth
People initially labelled them a fabricated band, but we’ve got the Monkees to thank for being pop's first ever synth players
How Taylor Swift’s songwriting skilfully makes the personal universal
Taylor Swift deftly divides her songwriting between three separate voices. Here's how to spot them…
Why there’s nothing wrong with collecting gear as a hobby - even if you don’t use it
Gatekeepers will tell you to sell your synths if you’re not using them “enough” - but isn’t your personal relationship with them sufficient reason to keep them around?
“For those about to rock… best try another genre”: New stats show that bands are dead, solo and collabs are the way to go and rock has well and truly rolled…
Want to make it in music? Take a few hints from UK chart performance data from 1980 to the present day…
