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Led Bib

Jazz drummer Mark Holub is doing his bit to overhaul any preconceptions surrounding the genre with his energetic, eclectic group Led Bib. M quizzed this Mercury Music Prize nominated artist on the challenges and opportunities facing the genre…

By Jim Ottewill 20 Jun 2013

Doctor Robert And Curtis Mayfield

Dr Robert, singer-songwriter with eighties new wave act The Blow Monkeys, remembers performing on stage with the legendary Curtis Mayfield.

By Jim Ottewill 19 Jun 2013

Matthew Halsall

Mancunian musician Matt Halsall is an accomplish trumpet player who draws on a combined love of Ninja Tunes and John Coltrane to inform his music. M quizzed him on songwriting, recording and the health of the UK’s jazz scene…

By Jim Ottewill 19 Jun 2013

Review: Madonna, Rihanna & Beyonce biographies

What do Beyonce, Rihanna and Madonna have in common? Other than qualifying as pop’s most prolific and globally successful divas, all three have been the subject of recent biographies. Read Russell Iliffe's round-up here.

By Anita Awbi 18 Jun 2013

One To Another

The Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess tells how the band wrote One to Another after the death of keyboardist Rob Collins

By Jim Ottewill 18 Jun 2013

Randy Newman: leading role

In the latest issue of M magazine, Paul Sexton meets Randy Newman to decipher the songwriting nous of America’s most consistent creator.

By Kyle Fisher 18 Jun 2013

Melody Maker: Justin Hayward profile

Singer, songwriter and guitarist Justin Hayward talks to M about his journey from playing Bo Diddley covers in fifties Swindon to penning international hits for The Moody Blues.

By Kyle Fisher 17 Jun 2013

Dr Robert, The Blow Monkeys

Songwriter Robert Howard, aka Dr Robert, formed The Blow Monkeys in 1981and has since cultivated a success career spanning 30 years. As a soloist he's contributed to Paul Weller's solo debut album and co-written material Dee C Lee, Kym Mazelle and Beth Orton. Here he tells us why songwriting is like casting spells.

By Anita Awbi 17 Jun 2013

Justin Hayward

Justin Hayward is the main singer, songwriter and guitarist with legendary band The Moody Blues. We caught up with him after he received his third Ivor Novello Award (this time for his outstanding achievement in British music) to pick his brains about songwriting and find out why he finds collaborating such a tricky task.

By Anita Awbi 14 Jun 2013
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