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Raven Quartet

This all-female four-piece formed over a pizza in Soho with the aim of revolutionising the traditional string quartet.

By Anita Awbi 31 Oct 2012

Revealed: the story behind Jacko's Thriller

Discover the tale behind Michael Jackson's spooky smash hit Thriller.

By Anita Awbi 31 Oct 2012

The return of Stock, Aitken and Waterman

Stock, Aitken and Waterman are considered one of the most successful songwriting and producing partnerships of all time. Though they didn’t always keep on the right side of the music critics, their music has lived on with fans and influenced a new generation of teen-focused pop producers.

By Anita Awbi 30 Oct 2012

Brother And Bones Part 2

Festival favourites Brother and Bones specialise in Americana-indebted alt-rock - watch them perform For All We Know in the second part of their session for M.

By Anita Awbi 26 Oct 2012

Esco Williams

The self-confessed 'soul-powered nerd' talks R&B songwriting styles and how he came to win the MOBO Unsung Award.

By Anita Awbi 24 Oct 2012

Song camps: the publisher perspective

Song camps are becoming an increasingly popular way for publishers and groups of songwriters to get together and create songs tailored to a specific artist. But what happens after the songs are created? Bucks Music's Sarah Liversedge explains the next steps.

By Anita Awbi 23 Oct 2012

Gold Badge Awards 2012 in pictures

Last week’s Gold Badge Awards honoured some of the music industry’s leading lights. M went along to find out more.

By Anita Awbi 23 Oct 2012

Brother And Bones Part 1

Brother and Bones are an English folk five-piece whose music recalls the grit of America’s Deep South just as much as it draws on the pastoral neo-folk of British contemporaries Mumford & Sons.

By Anita Awbi 23 Oct 2012

Song camp to singles chart: writer interviews

Songwriters Amy Wadge, Luke Juby and Ollie Green give us a behind-the-scenes look at how song camps work.

By Anita Awbi 17 Oct 2012
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