Nashville-based Americana rocker Sophie Gault is about to release her third studio album, titled Unhinged.

The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Sophie about covering Robert Johnson, recording with Gurf Morlix and sailing the Outlaw Cruise.

Nashville-based singer/songwriter Melody Guy has just released her new album, Train To Dreamland.

Marty Duda spoke to Melody on the eve of release day to find out where that train took her. Turns out its be quite a journey, one that has included domestic abuse, being kidnapped at gunpoint and singing at McDonalds.

Blues guitarist Eric Johanson has released Live In Mississippi, where the raucous Friday-night crowd welcomed Eric to the stage at the Ground Zero Club in Biloxi, Mississippi.

The 13th Floor's Marty Duda found Eric at home in New Orleans earlier this year and spoke to him about playing at Ground Zero and briefly living in New Zealand.

This past year saw a host of cool reissues from Liberation Hall including an expanded version of the one and only album by Pearl Harbor & The Explosions.

The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Pearl who was at home in the desert in Southern California in remission from a recent cancer scare.

Portugal. The Man have released their 10th studio album, titled Shish, after Shishmaref, Alaska.

The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to bandleader John Gourley who is a proud Alaskan native. He found John at home in Portland, Oregon and talked about making Shish, growing up in Alaska and being chased by ICE agents in Portland.

Season Of The Peach is the 10th studio album from Black Lips, a record they call a “rock & roll odyssey”.

The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to founding member Jared Swilley about a musical odyssey that takes us from punk to doo-wop to gospel to Sardinia.

Juliana Hatfield releases her latest solo album, Lightning Might Strike, in just a few days.

The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Juliana about making a record that, “captures a period of change”. Along the way we discuss the life changes that come with aging and the joys of R.E.M.

Sax man Dave McMurray has just released I Love Life (Even When I’m Hurting) on Blue Note Records.

The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Dave, who was in his hometown of Detroit, the inspiration for the album and the place where he first met friend, collaborator and, now head of Blue Note, Don Was. Dave recounts those days in Detroit and where he’s at now.