Writer of the Week: Keb’ Mo’
Blues master and multi-instrumentalist Keb’ Mo’ has a song or two under his belt: his twelfth full-length album, BluesAmericana, came out earlier this year. Since launching his career in the early...
View ArticleToast Of The Town: A Q&A with Bloodshot Records On Their 20th Anniversary
Ever since Nan Warshaw and Rob Miller founded Bloodshot Records in 1993, the small, Chicago-based label has been one of the most important, trusted homes of independent, roots-minded American music in...
View ArticleWriter of the Week: Mary Timony of Ex Hex
Ex Hex guitarist and DC native Mary Timony grew up in the right place at the right time. She learned about the music industry – and formed her ideas of what it means to be in a band – from going to...
View ArticleWriter of the Week: Chancellor Warhol
Electro-rapper Chancellor Warhol is dominating the Nashville hip-hop scene. Warhol’s fascination with Kurt Cobain, surrealist art and fashion meld together to form a unique brand of urban pop that’s...
View ArticleThe Heart Of The Song: A Q&A with John Oates
This article was originally published in July 2012. This month John Oates helps select the winner of American Songwriter’s first Coffeehouse Tour. We talked with Oates about his current work with...
View ArticleThe Singer Addresses His Audience: A Q&A with Colin Meloy Of The Decemberists
When The Decemberists went on hiatus in 2011, none of us were sure when it might end. Guitarist and singer Colin Meloy was working on a series of children’s books; instrumentalists Jenny Conlee, Chris...
View ArticleJohnny Marr: Half and Half
Johnny Marr has rightfully earned his reputation as one of the most influential British guitarists of the last three decades. After a storied career that kicked off with revered British rock band The...
View ArticleInside “Shut Up and Dance,” WALK THE MOON’s Number One Hit
The guys in WALK THE MOON were crossing their fingers in hopes of a hit from their December sophomore album TALKING IS HARD when they released “Shut Up and Dance,” an energetic and catchy...
View ArticleQ&A: Singer-Songwriter Charlie Puth on Current Number One Hit “See You Again”
This time last year, 23-year-old Charlie Puth was just another struggling singer-songwriter searching for a hit. After becoming a viral sensation on YouTube and fostering an online following, Atlantic...
View ArticleWhatever Works: A Q&A with Benjamin Booker
When Benjamin Booker released his debut album Violent Shiver in 2014, the now-25-year-old singer, songwriter and guitar player was little known outside of the music community in his adopted hometown...
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