March 2019 – Page 21 – Americana UK

The Cactus Blossoms “Easy Way” (Walkie Talkie Records, 2019)

March 8, 2019 Linda Jameson 0

Would you ever get sick of being compared to the Everly Brothers? Praise doesn’t get much higher when we’re talking about tight, sweet harmonies and the kind of blending of sound only possible when siblings sing […]

Tony Benn “People Give…Advice” – Listen

March 8, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

There is a half-swallowed word in this PG-version of Tony Benn’s new single, which has the acoustic roots artist criticising the endless streams of information that bombard him from all electronic directions. Let’s put it this […]

Jackie Leven “Standing In Another Man’s Rain”

March 8, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

Here’s the late great Jackie Leven accompanied by Michael Cosgrave live in Hamburg in 2007 with the wonderful (but then all his songs are) Standing In Another Man’s Rain. Have a good weekend everyone.

Henry Derek Elis “The Devil Is My Friend” (Independent, 2018)

March 7, 2019 Harold Hogan 0

Henry Elis is a stalwart of the Los Angeles metal scene, fronting many bands over the years, and currently lead vocalist for the trash metal supergroup “Act of Defiance“, which was formed by ex-Megadeth memebers Chris […]

Video: The East Pointers “In Bloom”

March 7, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

Now here’s an interesting thing. A live cover of Nirvana’s ‘In Bloom’ by Canada’s East Pointers, recorded live at the Silk Mill Studios in Staffordshire. Well worth your time.

Mary Gauthier “Reckoning”

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One of our finest songwriters delivers an album for our times with consummate clarity and lyrical daring. Mary Gauthier was something of a late starter, delivering her first album when she was in her late thirties […]

Sylvie finally make a full length debut which arrives in November

September 22, 2026 1

Sylvie, the project of Los Angeles artist Ben Schwab, has announced their forthcoming album, New Season, available November 6th, 2026, via Ghostly International. Rina (feat. Alex Amen) is the single out now. Reflecting on a passing […]

Features

More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

September 22, 2026 0

Carey Ott is nothing if not prolific. He hails from Chicago, and he’s a multi-instrumentalist, a producer and engineer and a performer. He’s released seven albums to date as well as numerous singles. In my music […]

Month: March 2019