Blog: Prefixmag.com

Brendan Benson , undeservedly known as "the other guy in the Raconteurs," posted a series of webisodes on Spinner over the past month. This year Benson released his first post-Raconteurs solo album, a raucous punch of powerpop entitled My Old Familiar Friend . In the webisodes Benson talks about the influence of producer Gil Norton, the influence of the blues on his music, the difficulties and rewards of playing live, and how songs can just "come out." It's an intriguing look into the creation of an album and the mindset of a solo [...]