Musician Katharine Whalen discusses the influences behind her new album, Madly Love.

Singer and songwriter Chris Bathgate revisits the "salt year" that led to the creation of his new album.

Ben goes on an aural adventure with musician and actor Will Oldham, known to many as Bonnie "Prince" Billy.

Editors’ Note: We were interested in having Stuart be our first guest blogger because of the intense passion he brings to his craft. This man eats, sleeps, dreams and drinks music. His enthusiasm for sound is childlike, while his understanding of it is sagacious. He will be writing throughout the month, and we hope you enjoy peaking into his process as much as we do. Stuart Bogie is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and...