Cameron Parkins, singer/guitarist for the experimental pop band Superhumanoids talks about finding inspiration in Los Angeles, the band’s painstaking writing process, “reverse engineering” their synth-heavy songs for live performance and more. Superhumanoids’ full-length debut Exhibitionists is out June 11 on Innovative Leisure. We are very proud to call Los Angeles our home. There is a [...]

Irish singer-songwriter Marc Carroll’s 4th studio album, Stone Beads & Silver is out now on One Little Indian. The album features guest spots from My Morning Jacket keyboard player Bo Kostell and Larry Campbell, guitarist for Levon Helm and Bob Dylan. A Sense Of Discovery I don’t know how songwriting comes about. It’s a unique experience [...]

Jessa Callen is a pop singer and harpist for the sibling duo The Callen Sisters. They’ve been together as this group since 2006 and are releasing their new EP, The Light Bringer, which focuses on current-day controversial issues while simultaneously providing a ray of hope for listeners. Check out the sisters here or listen to [...]

November/December “On My Deathbed” winner Colin Halliburton reveals his prize picks.  From Paul Simon to Miles Davis, read Colin’s blog post below on the picks that helped him win the HD Dierks Bentley Martin Guitar.  And enter the next “On My Deathbed” contest for your chance to win a Martin D-Mahogany Guitar. Live At The [...]

Accomplished singer/songwriter/producer Russ Irwin has been honing his musical chops for over two decades, working with artists ranging from Meat Loaf to Clay Aiken, Aerosmith to Sting. If you’ve seen Aerosmith over the past 15 years, you may recognize him. He’s the band’s touring keyboardist who’s now co-written the band’s latest single “What Could Have [...]

Veteran singer-songwriter David Ramirez (who Paste once called “The best damn songwriter you don’t know yet”) has a new album Apologies, which drops August 28. It was produced by Ramirez and Brian Douglas Phillips, and mixed by Danny Reisch (Okkerville River, Shearwater, Kathleen Edwards, White Denim). Take a listen to the album track “An Introduction” [...]

3 Michael Harrison Berg was a big part of the Chicago music scene even before he was fronting rock band Van Ghost. A music promoter who has worked with bands as well as festivals, such as North Coast Music Festival, Berg has seen bands come and go in the Second City. Here’s Berg’s top 5 [...]

Alisha Zalkin‘s new EP, March to a Different Beat, finds the San Diego singer-songwriter of Jewish and Mexican heritage establishing her own sound. In this special guest blog, Zalkin gives her take on the ephemeral songwriting process. Songwriting is a very spiritual process for me. I like to take situations going on in the world [...]

DIY-inspired Brooklyn band Spirit Family Reunion opened for Levon Helm before his last shows, at Tarrytown Music Hal in Tarrytown, NY in late March. The group, inspired by church revivals, has drawn comparisons to The Band, and in honor of one of their heroes, the members put together this poem. a band could be so [...]

Chris Smither’s new album Hundred Dollar Valentine is his first comprised of all original material in his four decade career. In this special guest blog, Smither talks about music production and songwriting ethos.  When Anita Suhanin started working on the harmony for the title cut of Hundred Dollar Valentine, she took a short break after she’d worked [...]

Hello fellow songwriters and music lovers across the globe! My name is Tommie Vaughn from the Los Angeles indie alt-country duo Wall of Tom. I would like to share with you our new video ‘Cherish Every Moment’, the first single from our upcoming album The Lovers. Wall of Tom is made up of myself Tommie [...]

Paul Thorn’s latest and most excellent album What the Hell is Goin’ On is a tribute to the musicians who’ve inspired him. Comprising of twelve covers, the new disc finds the Americana artist and former boxer interpreting everyone from blues great Elvin Bishop to British classic rockers Free. In this special guest blog, Thorn expounds [...]