The straight-talking monthly column on all things country, Americana, roots and acoustic… This is something that I’ve wanted to write about for a...
Archive - March 2018
One thing is certain: There are a LOT of people releasing music and, to put it in the nicest possible way, the good stuff is by far outnumbered by the...
All Photos: Jason Sheldon (Fab aren’t they?) Setlist: Monolith Intro Up in the Air (Ext...
On hearing just a few tracks, it is therefore a surprise to find out this is the debut album from this Canadian pair. A massively...
A bumper 56 track, four CD box set which offers up Anti Nowhere League’s first three albums – plus a disc of non-LP B-sides...
Cop a load of that headline folks. A very brave man – considering his American missus is stood behind him and in arm’s reach of several heavy...
Mad as a box of frogs, but a truly great singer and artist. One of the very best this country has. Ms. Paloma Faith caught in the act by our interpid...
The second and now regular monthly column from celebrated US-based “A-List” session musician, hit songwriter, successful producer and one...
This young Norwegian superstar-in-waiting gave her sold out Birmingham audience a masterclass in how to be yourself as an artist. And enjoy every last...
The place was rammed, upstairs and downstairs; the capacity is 3,009, and many had already seen the band at least once on this 19-date tour. Gig...
Hotly tipped British singer songwriter Will Varley is touring in the USA right now, promoting his brand new album “Spirit Of Minnie”, a very...
Small and medium sized live music venues across the UK are closing down at an alarming rate. Music Venue Trust say that around a third of the nation’s small...
Jonathan Pie is the most exciting satirical creation since Alan Partridge. Legendary satirist Roy Bremner says so. Struggling, skint actor Tom Walker...
To say that post-hardcore band At The Drive-In have had a tumultuous relationship would be something of an understatement. Formed in 1994 in Texas, the...
Legendary X-rated comedian Roy Chubby Brown spoke to editor Simon Redley in a no-holds-barred and brutally frank interview during his current UK tour...
The First Listen From The Lost Miles Davis “Rubberband” Sessions Arrives Three Decades Later With Newly Recorded Vocals From Grammy-Nominated...
Wasn’t it Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong who said: “If you have to ask what jazz is, man, you’ll never, ever...
Steve Logan is a formidable and respected Welsh singer and songwriter, whose music straddles the folk, rock and roots genres in style. He sings...
Blues has become an odd beast. Wrestling desperately for any sort of success outside of the relatively small though...
There’s not much more that needs to be said here; other than to tell you that this really is an excellent live album. Angel...
The straight-talking monthly column on all things country, Americana, roots and acoustic… Ever since I can remember, I’ve been a voracious reader...
The full line-up has just been announced for this year’s Cornbury Festival in the Cotswolds, a truly international and eclectic affair that mixes...










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