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Video: Sergeant Buzfuz “Theresa McKee”

May 27, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

This lively new release from Sergeant Buzfuz tells the story of a pregnant factory worker.  It’s an immediately engaging, upbeat, foot-tapping burst of energy.  Acoustic guitar and mandolin shimmer brightly on the first single from their […]

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Kory Quinn & Co. “The Blueroom” (Independent, 2020)

May 27, 2020 Steven Rafferty 0

It’s a bit of a challenge to pin down exactly where Kory Quinn is from. Most signs point to Portland, OR but there’s a Twitter account that says Chicago and a Soundcloud page that points to […]

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AmericanA to Z: Danny Schmidt

May 27, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

The A-Z rolls around, once again, to the letter ‘D’, which offers a wealth of possibilities. This time, we’ll shine a light on a personal favourite, Danny Schmidt. Texas has produced more than its fair share […]

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Heather Anne Lomax “All This Time” (Independent, 2020)

May 27, 2020 Russell Murphy 1

Los Angeles based Heather Anne Lomax has released ‘All This Time’, an album inspired by Elvis Presley’s ‘The Sun Sessions’, songs recorded in 1954 and 1955 at Sun Studios, but not actually released as a compilation […]

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Zaac Pick “Ladder to the Sun” – Listen

May 27, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

On ‘Ladder to the Sun‘ Zaac Pick addresses the drifting away of friendships as people grow up and find that those guys that used to be such fun are actually not as interesting as was once […]

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The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with the […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

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Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

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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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Rodney Crowell has announced the release of his 18th studio album ‘Triage’ which lands on July 23rd, 2021, and to accompany the news today he’s released the first single, ‘Something Has To Change’, along with a […]

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The No Ones “304 Molino Way” – again?

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What is this then? Didn’t we have The No Ones last Friday?  Yes, we did, and this is their even newer awesome single.  So no apologies – if it looks like favouritism it’s because it is. […]

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