Skip Matheny – currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle and former bartender in a retirement community, was recently able to catch up with The Secret Sisters at The Holland House in Nashville, to talk about their creative process, and the collaboration involved in creating their debut record. What is your favorite drink? Lydia: [...]

Skip Matheny – currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle and former bartender in a retirement community, was recently able to catch up with comedian and creator of the WTF Podcast Marc Maron to talk about his creative process, his relationship to music, and the rough intersection of the two. This (non-alcoholic) interview took [...]

Skip Matheny— currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle and former bartender in a retirement community,  was recently able to catch up with songwriter and author,  Josh Ritter, to talk about his creative process, among other things. Josh recently published his first novel Bright’s Passage which has been hailed by former U.S. Poet Laureate, Robert [...]

Skip Matheny— currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle and former bartender in a retirement community recently talked with UK songwriter, now living in New York, Bobby Long. Bobby is a singer/songwriter from Wigan (near Manchester) England. His major-label debut record A Winter Tale came out on ATO records in the U.S. as did his 2011 [...]

Skip Matheny— currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle and former bartender in a retirement community — was recently able to ask music legend Doc Watson some questions with David Holt. Doc and David won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album, with their three-disc set, Legacy. Commonly called a “National Treasure,” Doc [...]

Skip Matheny— currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle and former bartender in a retirement community — recently talked with Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion of Cults. Their debut LP is out now, on Columbia / In the Name of and is currently making several best-of 2011 lists. This interview took place on their tour bus. [...]

Skip Matheny— currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle and former bartender in a retirement community — caught up with Craig Fox, Patrick Keeler, and Jack Lawrence of The Greenhornes in Nashville recently. Their latest LP,  * * * * is out now on Third Man Records. What’s your favorite drink? Patrick: If you [...]

Skip Matheny— currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle and former bartender in a retirement community — recently caught up with Marcus and Winston from Mumford & Sons in Knoxville, Tennessee, while the band was on their sold out U.S. tour supporting their debut album Sigh No More. Adding to the momentum they have [...]

Skip Matheny— currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle and former bartender in a retirement community — caught up with Mac McCaughan recently in Chapel Hill, NC, before the release of Majesty Shredding, Superchunk’s acclaimed new album, and their first since Here’s to Shutting Up nine years ago. Superchunk live dates follow the interview [...]

Skip Matheny— currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle and former bartender in a retirement community — caught up with James Shaw of Toronto-based indie-rockers Metric, before their set at the Lollapalooza in Chicago. Metric’s primary songwriters are Broken Social Scene alumni James Shaw and Emily Haines. (all below photo credits: Timshel Matheny) What’s [...]

Skip Matheny— currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle and former bartender in a retirement community — caught up with Oliver Sim of The XX, before their show at the Bottletree in Birmingham, Alabama. The London-based band’s debut just scored them Britain’s coveted Mercury Music Prize. What’s your favorite drink? My favorite drink? Oh, [...]

(From left to right: Jon Philpot, Joe Stickney, and Adam Wills of Bear In Heaven) Skip Matheny— currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle and former bartender in a retirement community — caught up with Bear in Heaven before their recent show at the End in Nashville. Their record Beast Rest Forth Mouth received numerous [...]