March 2017 – Page 13 – Americana UK

The Stands main man strikes out on his own

March 21, 2017 Rudie Hayes 0

Howie Payne, formerly of Liverpool band The Stands has announced his first solo tour with his live outfit The Band of The Sun and the release of ‘The Stands, Recordings 2003-2005’, a boxset collection of rarities, B […]

Video: Donald Byron Wheatley “Smoking Gun”

March 21, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

Excellent and distinctly Dylanesque song from Mr Wheatley, taken from his debut album, Moondogs And Mad Dogs, out on May 5th.

Ryan Adams “Prisoner” (Virgin/EMI 2017)

March 20, 2017 Keith Hargreaves 1

A comeback, break up album – what could be better for the record buying Americana fan? Ryan Adams, the quintessential wounded troubadour, back ‘on form’ with a searing examination of a highly personal life event. Surely this […]

Campbell Woods “Oxford Street” (Independent, 2017)

March 20, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Oxford Street, in this case, is not the glitzy miles long street of vast temples of consumerism, awash with gee-gaws and superficially attractive but ultimately empty and worthless baubles. No, this is an Oxford Street of […]

Hear track from new Dylan album – Listen

March 20, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Which never ceases to be an exciting thing! Paste report: “Bob Dylan has just released “Stardust,” the third track from his forthcoming triple album Triplicate, a continuation of his grizzled take on popular jazz standards. The […]