Latest articles by Jim Beaugez
“The Best Stuff Happens Accidentally. You Don’t Quite Know How You Got There”: Aaron Lee Tasjan Talks Getting In the Zone
The guitarist’s latest album ‘Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!’ is full of psychedelic surprises.
Mac McAnally Shares the Music That Inspired His Incomparable Career
The Nashville session ace takes us from a porch in Belmont, Mississippi, to Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where he worked sessions as a teenager, and finally to Music City.
“What Drives Anyone Who Has Obsessive-Compulsive Leanings?” Juliana Hatfield Talks Creativity and Songwriting
The alt-rock songstress reveals the inspiration behind her many albums and collaborations.
The Revivalists’ Guitar Duo Zack Feinberg and Ed Williams Talk Creativity in the Wake of Success
The New Orleans stars discuss their unique musical kinship and the making of their latest long-player ‘Take Good Care.’
No One Works Harder to Keep Guitar in the Nashville Sound than Lindsay Ell.
The Canadian country star talks Strats and touring with A-listers.
“Guitar should be utilized for making a song really interesting”: Dylan LeBlanc Talks Songwriting and Gear
The Louisianan maestro reveals the inspiration and the axes behind his latest long-player.
Samantha Fish Talks Her Role in the Blues
The electric guitar firebrand reveals how “blues always glued everything together” in this classic interview.
Third Man Records Artist Lillie Mae Reveals How She Ended Up on Jack White’s Label
Video The Nashville multi-instrumentalist talks inspiration and songwriting.
Chris Shiflett: My Life in Five Riffs
VIDEO The Foo Fighter’s lead guitarist counts down a quintet of tunes that rock his world.
Samantha Fish: My Life in Five Riffs
Video Five unforgettable riffs that shaped a modern blues maestro.
Madison Cunningham Talks Open Tunings, Jazzmasters and Why Her Amps Have Got to Be Fender
Cunningham's playing is a tour de force of melodic chord voicings and bold rhythmic choices. Here's the story behind it.
How KT Tunstall Rekindled Her Love of Guitars
The former folkie talks inspiration and musical reinvention.
Julien Baker Shares Her Stompbox Epiphanies and Discusses the High-Wire Risk of Solo Live Performances
Broadening her sound and her pedalboard for her new album 'Little Oblivions,' Baker looks forward to playing it live in the company of her band.
Lindsay Ell: My Life in Five Riffs
Ell reveals the songs that shaped her fierce, bluesy style.
The Many Instruments of Sierra Hull: How Transferrable Skills Are Redrawing the Boundaries of Her Sound
She made her name on mandolin in the bluegrass scene, but Hull's six-string skills have been there the whole time.
Ayron Jones on Dynamics, the Seattle Sound and Building the Next Generation's Rock and Roll Guitar Tone
Seattle’s Ayron Jones channels rock, blues and hip-hop into music that spans the eras - from Hendrix to Morello.
Sadler Vaden: My Life in Five Riffs
Sadler Vaden reveals the sources of his sweetly melodic, classic-rock-influenced riffage.
Jason Isbell on the Redemptive Power of Vintage Gear, Sweet Tones and Finding What Works for the Song
On 'Reunions,' Jason Isbell shows that his fretboard skills deserve as much recognition as his peerless songwriting.
How Jason Isbell Ended Up with Ed King’s Legendary “Red Eye” Les Paul
Guitar-wise, Ed King "got the best versions of pretty much everything.” Learn about his stunning Les Paul, and how it came into the possession of Jason Isbell.
