Most of us tend to think of singer-songwriters as self-contained individuals. We imagine them toiling away to write songs that they then record for public consumption. But many of them branch out and ...

Juxtaposing downcast lyrics against benign musical backing has always been an effective technique for songwriters to undertake. It worked like gold for Stephen Bishop on the song “On and On,” giving ...

There are some songs that sound like love songs, but when you dig down deeper into the lyrics, you realize they’re not love songs at all; sometimes they’re actually about heartbreak. In the case of ...

After 50 years in the music business, Stephen Bishop is stepping away gracefully on his final album. For “THIMK,” the 73-year-old California native gets by with a little help from his friends like Art ...

Stephen Bishop has announced his 20th album THIMK, and apparently it's his last. He's making sure to go out with a bang by welcoming collaborators like Sting, Eric Clapton, Michael McDonald, ...