When I was a rookie songwriter, I don’t know how many times I had someone tell me “You have to write FROM your title.”  Looking back, I think that advice contributed to some weak songs. At the time, I...

Written by Charlie Daniels Charlie Daniels wore his politics and beliefs on his sleeve. During the 1970s and ‘80s, he began expressing his concerns with a more brash, pointed songwriting style. “Simple Man,” the...

Melody Walker—the no-nonsense, husky-voiced singer-songwriter behind Front Country—started crafting the Nashville-via-San Francisco roots trio’s latest single, “Amerikan Dream,” over three years ago, but the band only got around to releasing it last week. Today they debut a...

Bobbie Gentry | The Delta Sweete-Deluxe Edition | (Capitol/UMe)5 out of 5 stars Anyone who dismissed Bobbie Gentry as a one-hit-wonder after 1968’s chart topping “Ode to Billie Joe” had to reconsider about six...

You know this world is just one big trouble spot Because some have plenty and some have notYou know I used to be trouble But I finally saw the lightNow I...

​​Listen & Subscribe to BiB​​ We had the pleasure of interviewing Sean Raab of Fat Trout Trailer Park! ​​​​ ​​FAT TROUT TRAILER PARK takes influences as diverse as Tame Impala and Death Grips and twists them into an...

​​Listen & Subscribe to BiB​​ We had the pleasure of interviewing Ramsey Elkholy of Monotronic over Zoom video! ​​​​ ​​What if an intrepid backpacker with an adventure-seeking gypsy spirit bounced back from nearly a decade of globe-trotting -...

Life changes offer songwriters a well of lyrical inspiration, and Irish-born, New Jersey-based singer Helen O’Shea is both offering and taking her own advice on “Unbecoming,” her latest single, released today. “Unbecoming” is built on a musically...

​​Listen & Subscribe to BiB We had the opportunity to interview Keegan Calmes. Keegan Calmes (ex-Vinyl Theatre) Debuts New Single “Broken Heart” ​​Singer/Songwriter Keegan Calmes is perhaps known best as the front-man for Vinyl Theatre (Fueled By Ramen)...

Audio-Technics gets splashy and daring with their new headphones, a limited-edition series in a can’t miss purple/black color scheme. The ATH-M50xPB Professional Monitor Headphones and ATH-M50xBTPB Wireless Over-Ear Headphones are part of A-T’s M-Series line of headphones....

Ernie Ball introduces their Family Reserve series premium collection of instruments and it’s quite a spectacle of beautiful colors, designs and wood choices. There’s a nice variety of guitars, basses and even a baritone. The...

In the midst of the recent political upheaval and marches for justice, Rory D’Lasnow couldn’t let the moment pass without putting pen to paper. “An American Lie,” his powerful new single isn’t a condemnation of American values,...