Which is better: Son House's Death Letter or The White Stripes version?
A heartbreaking story of love and loss written in 1930 by ex-convict Son House, Death Letter was covered by alternative scenesters The White Stripes. But who did it best?
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John Mayall's Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton: The Making of 'the Beano album'…
Released in 1966, John Mayall’s Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton changed the musical landscape. Here’s how Beano came to be…
Building Bridges: The Rise of Leon Bridges
Fuelled by the spirit of Sam Cooke and Otis Redding, Leon Bridges has hooked critics and roots music lovers alike…
Could you be the Guitarist Of The Year?
The hunt is on for 2018's Guitarist Of The Year, and it could be you
If you listen to one new blues artist this week, make it Elise LeGrow
Listen to this Canadian blues singer’s sometimes astonishing reinvention of the Chess back catalogue.
If you listen to one new blues act this week, make it Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse…
Fed up with bland blues that doesn't really say anything? Don't Let The Bastards Drag You Down is an anthem for our times...
Black Stone Cherry's Family Tree: Chris Robertson's track-by-track guide
Black Stone Cherry frontman Chris Robertson's guide to the band's sixth studio album, Family Tree
If you listen to one new blues artist this week, it should be Fantastic Negrito
He almost died. He was a gang-banger. His real name has too many consonants. But this is the best new blues song of the week.
4 reasons to get excited as the Rockin' The Blues tour reaches London
This week the Rockin' The Blues tour comes to The Garage in London... and with it come four guitarists of the kind you don't usually don't get to see under one roof
Tax The Heat's track-by-track guide to Change Your Position
Tax The Heat reveal how second album Change Your Position came into being, track-by-track
The 10 Best ZZ Top Songs, by Billy Gibbons' protege Lance Lopez
Texan bluesman Lance Lopez met Billy Gibbons when he was 16, when they bonded over a love of Jimi Hendrix. Here, Lance tells the whole story, and picks his 10 favourite ZZ Top songs
No girls allowed: One singer’s struggle with sexism in the music industry
Greta Valenti, frontwoman of Californian alt.rockers Well Hung Heart, opens up on the time her band were denied a gig on account of her gender – and how that’s just the start...
Stevie Nicks: if this band hadn't made it big, we’d still be playing the clubs
Interview: Fleetwood Mac legend Stevie Nicks on stepping away from the spotlight, juggling careers, and being born to entertain
Imelda May on rebellion, growing up, and drinking with Jeff Beck
She sang with Ronnie Wood when she was 16. Now Imelda May is a star in her own right, and happy to explain why genitals aren't important when carving out a career in rock
The Quiet One: Malcolm Young by Joe Elliott
Def Leppard's Joe Elliott pays tribute to the man who held AC/DC together.
The Rhythm King: Malcolm Young by Dave Mustaine
Megadeth's mainman on the man he revered as a guitarist and knew as a friend.
The Best of 2017
All of our end of year coverage in one handy place. The best albums, the hottest bands, the greatest stories…
Opinion: How the U.S. Net Neutrality Repeal Could Affect Rock Artists and Fans
The repeal of the net neutrality laws could make things tough for already-struggling artists AND deny fans access to music.
World's first remote-controlled vinyl record with flashing LEDs launched
Romanus Records are releasing the world's first remote-controlled, LED-filled vinyl record, for a limited edition run of Brother O' Brother's recent Neon Native album
