September 2020 – Page 4

Amanda Palmer & Rhiannon Giddens “It’s A Fire” – Listen

September 29, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Amanda “F@cking” Palmer and Rhiannon “I accept this award” Giddens have teamed up to record a version of the Portishead song ‘It’s a Fire‘ to raise money to support the Free Black University Fund. The song […]

Video: Austin Lucas “Already Dead”

September 29, 2020 Andrew Frolish 1

Ahead of his new album, ‘Alive in the Hot Zone!’, due out on 30th October, Austin Lucas has released a timely new single. 2020 has been one hell of a year and this is Lucas’s response. […]

Ned Hill “By The Light of The Radio” (Whistlepig Records, 2020)

September 28, 2020 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

The moment first notes of ‘Lonely Heart of Mine,’ the opener of ‘By The Light of The Radio’, the new album by Nashville ‘old hand’ Ned Hill hit the speakers, one word immediately comes to mind […]

Johnny Cash classics get reimagined by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

September 28, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Columbia and Legacy Recordings have announced the release of ‘Johnny Cash and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’ which lands in the UK on November 13th. Produced by Nick Patrick and Don Reedman and recorded at Abbey Road […]

Video: Bruce Springsteen “Ghosts”

September 28, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

The latest single from Bruce Springsteen launches immediately into a forceful drum pattern, laying the foundations for a powerful song about a life of love and loss, surrounded by music. Springsteen explains: “‘Ghosts’ is about the beauty […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Chicks - Taking the Long Way (local streaming)
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Far From Saints - Far From Saints (vinyl)
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Ryan Adams - The Suicide Handbook (vinyl)
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Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch (vinyl)
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RE: There's no future in nostalgia
Stonehenge was a fucking mess every time but it was a b...
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Great shout John I’m new here -Gil Scott Heron wh...
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Neil Young - Citizen Kane Jr
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Clarence White would have been 82 today. A little remin...
By Martin Johnson , 2 weeks ago
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Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen - The Call Us The ...
By Peter Thompson , 3 weeks ago

The Jayhawks announce new album “Sanctuary Park”

June 24, 2026 0

Putting some meat on the bones of last week’s passing reference to a new album when announcing their upcoming live dates, we can now reveal that the new album by The Jayhawks is called Sanctuary Park […]

artwork for Andrew Sa album "American Rough"

Andrew Sa “American Rough”

June 24, 2026 0

The remarkable debut of a 21st-century crooner. Where do crooners come from? Surely this thought must have kept you awake in the late hours, when time stands still and there’s nothing to do but face the […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ben Folds Five

June 24, 2026 0

Ben Folds Five were a three-piece band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They were together only a short while before the seven-year itch sent lead vocalist Ben Folds off to work on solo projects. This article […]

Interviews

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1

As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0

Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]

Interviews

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0

In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

Tracks

Dusty Wright “That’s All Right” – deconstructed

July 3, 2024 0

A song taken from Dusty Wright’s new album ‘Dusted Off‘ (reviewed here) offering versions of favourite songs that he has enjoyed covering over the years. This take on Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup’s tune from 1946 is […]

Album Reviews

Torgeir Waldemar “Love” (Jansen Records, 2020)

January 23, 2020 0

‘Love’ is Norwegian troubadour Torgeir Waldemar’s follow up to the well-received ‘No Offending Borders‘ album released in 2017. Described by his publicists as (his) “most ambitious work to date”, and “inspired by Brian Wilson’s ‘Love and […]

Album Reviews

Paul Bond “Sunset Blues”

December 21, 2021 0

Debut solo outing full of warm sound and natural charm. Paul Bond is an artist who has been around for a while, working on his musical chops as a session pianist with many acts on the […]

Month: September 2020

Amanda Palmer & Rhiannon Giddens “It’s A Fire” – Listen

Video: Austin Lucas “Already Dead”

Ned Hill “By The Light of The Radio” (Whistlepig Records, 2020)

Johnny Cash classics get reimagined by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Video: Bruce Springsteen “Ghosts”

The Jayhawks announce new album “Sanctuary Park”

Andrew Sa “American Rough”

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ben Folds Five

Ady Johnson “Under Gainsborough Skies”

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share