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Video: Wayne Graham “Some Days”

September 23, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

A lush sound and a lovely vocal melody elevate ‘Some Days’ by the band Wayne Graham, led by brothers Kenny and Hayden Miles.  The band, named after the brothers’ characterful grandfathers, has put out six albums […]

Album Reviews

The Menzingers “From Exile” (Epitaph, 2020)

September 23, 2020 Lyndon Bolton 0

Artists have responded to lockdown in many ways. After their Australian tour stopped abruptly in March The Menzingers turned their creative juices to existing work. Stuck at home the band wanted to document how working musicians […]

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AUK’s Chain Gang: Dave Von Ronk “Hang Me, Oh Hang Me”

September 23, 2020 Jason McDonald 0

Following on from last week’s link in the Americana chain (The Milk Carton Kids’ ‘Hope of a Lifetime’) the Internet has been scoured to form the next addition. The song which has been selected is linked via […]

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Brand New Trash “Right in Front of You” (Independent, 2020)

September 23, 2020 Guy Lincoln 0

With their new album ‘Right in Front of You’ Brand New Trash have fashioned a career-defining statement. Over the course of 34 short minutes the record morphs from making out like it wants to be the […]

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Bella White “Broke (When I Realised)” – Listen

September 23, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Bella White will surely be a rising star of bluegrass, as she gears up to show just how well a Canadian does that “high and lonesome” sound  on her debut album ‘Just Like Leaving‘ which is […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

February 10, 2026 0

From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

February 9, 2026 0

Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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Although the shadow of The Mahones may be hard to escape this solo excursion is a worthwhile addition to his musical legacy. McConnell has released his first solo album after more than 30 years as front-man […]

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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 44

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A glimpse of times to come. Phew, January’s a bastard. It’s cold, dark, hungover from December’s increasingly desperate joyousness and in the case of school, full of people shuffling from class to class coughing, wheezing and […]

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Sammy Kay “Letter To My Former Self” – here’s how it went kid.

June 28, 2022 0

New Jersey born Sammy Kay is a punk-rock-folk-troubadour, with a vocal style that defines gruff, with just a hint of Tom Waits.  And he has a new virtual single out, which includes today’s song which reflects […]

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