January 2021 – Americana UK

Something for the Weekend: Hiss Golden Messenger “I Need a Teacher”

January 29, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Well, that’s it for us this week, dear reader. There’s been a lot of talk about education over the last few days. So many questions. Will schools reopen before Easter? Should teachers, along with other frontline […]

Forgotten Artists – C.C. Adcock

January 29, 2021 Rick Bayles 3

Following my recent “Ten Top Cajun/Zydeco Tracks” article I’ve realised that there are some out there, among our readers, who share my passion for the music of Louisiana. Not just for Cajun music but for that […]

Teenage Fanclub release a new single but postpone album release and tour – Listen

January 29, 2021 Paul Kerr 0

As the ravages of the pandemic continue to cause havoc with the best laid plans, the ever splendid Teenage Fanclub have unveiled a new song and announced that their album and tour dates have been pushed […]

Pick of the Political Pops: John Prine “Some Humans Ain’t Human”

January 29, 2021 Paul Villers 0

So this week we learned the depressing news that the UK covid-19 death toll has passed now some 100,000. You may be asking yourself why. That we can’t answer but we are drawn to this extract […]

M. Ward “Think Of Spring”

January 29, 2021 Harold Hogan 0

A heartfelt and intimate tribute to one of the true greats. Hot on the heels of his tenth studio album “Migration Stories”, released in April, prolific songwriter M. Ward returns with an album of re-worked Billie […]

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0

At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

August 7, 2026 0

A powerful message that’s relayed with the kind of vigour and skill needed to make people sit up and listen. “In his oval room, in his rockin’ chair / He’s the president, but I don’t care […]

Classic Clips: The Mavericks “Born To Be Blue” – Live at American Songwriter Studios, 2012

August 7, 2026 1

Of all the recent musicians we have sadly lost in recent times, the tragic news of the passing of Raul Malo last year was one of the most gut-wrenching for me. He was only 60 years […]

Month: January 2021