April 2018 – Page 22 – Americana UK

Video premiere: Jon Patrick Walker & Hope Davis “Your Open Hand”

April 5, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

JP Walker is a talented man. His “day job” if you like is being a well-regarded actor who’s currently playing King George in the touring company of a little-known musical called ‘Hamilton’. His wife, Hope Davis, is the lead […]

Mickelson “No Such Luck” – Listen

April 5, 2018 Jonathan Aird 2

Scott Mickelson has paid some dues – his band Fat Opie were heralded as folk-rock-punks, they played CBGB’s, the Bitter End, and Madame Wong’s West in LA. They had the same management company as Neil Young […]

Steve Shiffman & The Land of No “Double Life” (Later/Clearly Records 2018)

April 5, 2018 Rick Bayles 0

One thing you can immediately say about Steve Shiffman & The Land of No is that this is a band that really likes to mix things up! Fronted by Canadian Shiffman the band hails from New […]

Dylan turns classic into gay wedding anthem – Listen

April 5, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

NME is reporting that Bob Dylan has contributed a track to a new compilation that turns well know songs into “same-sex wedding anthems”. Mick Huckabee will not be amused. They report: “‘Universal Love’ will be released on Friday (April 6) […]

Silver Jews finally available to stream on Spotify

April 5, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

You can finally hear probably the finest lyricist alive today on Spotify (“In 1984 I was hospitalized for approaching perfection” – try that Ed Sheeran) and other streaming services in the UK as Drag City have […]