Brought to you by the great team behind Classic Rock, Blues Magazine is a mix of old and new; cult and mainstream – and celebrates 75 years of great blues music.

The second issue features elder statesman of the blues, B.B. King, talking about his early days and incredible career.

PLUS: Young, Gifted & Blues, a free 15-track CD featuring the best in young blues talent including Joanne Shaw Taylor, Oli Brown, Jo Harman, The Strypes, Krissy Matthews, Lucy Zirins, Hooson and more…

Also included in issue No.2:

Bonnie Raitt – talking about Slipstream, her first studio album in seven years

Robert Cray – talks to Charles Shaar Murray about his new album Nothin’ But Love

Tab Benoit – the Louisiana legend talks blues and trying to save his native swamplands

Ian Siegal & The Mississippi Mudbloods – the hottest new Brit/US blues supergroup interviewed

A tribute to Chicago blues guitarist and Howlin’ Wolf sideman Hubert Sumlin

The greatest British blues albums part two, 1967 to 1970

The latest blues and roots CDs, DVDs and books reviewed and rated

And interviews with…

Giles Robson & The Dirty Aces

Debbie Davies

Sandi Thom

Alex McKown

The Brew

The Motives (featuring Matt Taylor)