How to Write Songs
How to Write Post-Britpop Songs
You want those big honest choruses that make strangers scream your lyrics at a small sweaty venue. You want the emotional clarity of Br...
How to Write New Wave Of British Heavy Metal Songs
If you want riffs that feel like a punch in the teeth and choruses that make leather jackets nod in approval you are in the right place...
How to Write Apala Songs
You want an Apala song that hits like a grandmother telling you to stop wasting your life and to call your mama now. You want percussio...
How to Write Thai String Pop Songs
You want a song that makes people hum in the taxi, cry in the karaoke room, and share a screenshot of the line that hits them like a be...
How to Write Corrido Songs
You want to tell a story that people hum on the way home. You want characters that feel alive and details that stick like gum on a shoe...
How to Write Vallenato Songs
You want a song that smells like sun, rum, and honest feelings. Vallenato is a Colombian folk music tradition born on the Caribbean coa...
How to Write Powerviolence Songs
Powerviolence is a subgenre of hardcore punk that emerged in the late 1980s. Characterized by its fast tempo, aggressive riffs, and oft...
How to Write Political Hip Hop Songs
You want your music to do two things at once. Make people bob their heads and then make them think, or act, or at least feel guilt abou...
How to Write Latin House Songs
Want to make a record that makes bodies move and phones explode with dancing videos? Latin house fuses the steady energy of house music...
How to Write Horror Punk Songs
Understanding the Horror Punk Genre
Horror punk, a subgenre of punk rock, is characterized by its dark and macabre themes, often inspir...