News
Aimee Mann announces UK/Ireland dates
Aimee Mann’s ‘Mental Illness’ which was released at the end of March went straight to number one in the UK americana charts – we were rather keen on it too, calling her work “rarely less than […]
Month: May 2017
Album Reviews
Bob Cheevers “Fifty Years Sampler” (Howling Dog Records, 2017)
In recognition of a half century of songwriting Bob Cheevers has pulled together a comprehensive 5CD, 83 song retrospective which covers, it’s claimed, ten genres of music, and taking a mix of songs from his albums […]
Album Reviews
Brock Zeman “The Carnival is Back in Town” (Busted Flat Records, 2017)
Canadian musician Brock Zeman has had an excellent career and shows no sign of slowing up his output with his thirteenth release, the highly ambitious ‘The Carnival Is Back In Town’. 10 years in the making […]
News
Uncut wants you to ask Steve Earle some questions
The lovely people at Uncut have a regular “An audience with..” feature where they get their readers to send in questions to musicians and next up is americana legend Steve Earle. They prompt readers with suggestions such […]
Features
Why country music sings about drugs
Great article in RS Country today on a subject dear to my heart (since my other “head” is being a researcher in this field – not so much field work mind you) on a new study […]