interview Jeremy Lyons Keeps the Blues in Morphine Vapors of Morphine continues the bluesy arc of the cult band.
interview Ilana Katz Katz Bows to Her Blues Violin Muse The violinist has always loved the blues and is gaining confidence as a songwriter.
interview Ilkka Helander and the Science of the Blues The singer/guitarist explains how even Finnish scientists get the blues.
interview Kid Ramos Captures Great Blues Moments The musician/producer keeps things live on 75 and Alive, with singer Johnny Tucker.
interview Sue Foley Explains Why Songs Should Ring True The blues singer/guitarist privileges musical honesty above everything else.
interview Buffalo Nichols Discusses Growing Past Your Songs He may see some cracks on his debut, but listeners won't.
interview Christopher Paul Stelling on the Rugged Individualism of the Blues The singer/songwriter draws inspiration from country blues.
interview Matthew Stubbs Reveals How GA-20 Released the Hound The GA-20 guitarist discusses the band's Hound Dog Taylor tribute album.
interview Christone "Kingfish" Ingram Delivers the News with the Blues His follow-up album, 662, shows a willingness to experiment while remaining true to the blues.
interview Guy Davis is Always Ready for His Muse Songwriting is intentional, but never rushed, for the actor and musician.
interview Pascal Danae Discovers Himself in the Blues The Delgres singer/guitarist writes the blues through a Guadeloupean lens.
interview Robert Finley on Honest Songwriting Finley and producer/Black Key Dan Auerbach build songs out of family memories.
interview Joanna Connor Discusses Taste and Presence in the Blues The guitarist explains the personal songwriting that takes place within covers.
interview Alabama Slim on Tapping into the Blues’ Emotional Center The blues man shows us how great blues songs connect to personal (or overheard) experiences.
interview Rick Holmstrom on Undercooking Your Songs “I'm all into songs having bridges and middle eights, and pre-choruses and all that kind of stuff is great. But sometimes it just ends up being, in my experience, an exercise in songwriting excess.”
interview Ghalia Volt and Songwriting’s Beautiful Mess Blues singer/guitarist/one-woman-band Ghalia Volt discusses how her songwriting begins with a train ticket, a scratch book and a nice view.
interview Dennis Jones: How to Let the Song Go Blues singer/songwriter/guitarist Dennis Jones discusses his songwriting process, explaining the power of titles and the importance of believing the song will come.
