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Shuffle: The Late Summer Holiday Playlist

September 24, 2021 David Cowling 0

This year along with millions of others, we’ve had to think differently about the kind of holiday that we will be going on. Normally we unthinkingly (well there is a bit of thought about where we […]

Album Reviews

Matthew James Adkins “Stoned On My Own”

September 24, 2021 Martin Johnson 2

Muscle Shoals influenced country soul from Detroit. It is hard for aspiring musicians to get any career traction, even when they have managed to write enough songs for an album, and then manage to independently record […]

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Zelly “Mercy” – putting the murder back into murder ballad

September 24, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Originally from California, Zelly Dugan began playing guitar and writing songs at the age of 14, entering a few songwriting contests in high school. She spent a few lonely years in Los Angeles, trying to find […]

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Video Premiere: William Poyer “The Eagle”

September 24, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the video premiere of ‘The Eagle’, the excellent first single from William Poyer’s upcoming EP ‘Forgiven’.  A positive to come out of the enforced pause in live touring was the opportunity it presented to […]

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Essentials: Top 10 Gene Clark Songs

September 23, 2021 Ljubinko Zivkovic 4

Gene Clark’s story is one that legends in modern music, any genre or style are built upon. From humble background to fame and fortune, to substance abuse (quite a few of those), to recovery, back to […]

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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

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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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Of course Steve Earle actually announced the new album quite some time ago – towards the end of his gigs last year Steve took time out to discuss his plans for a more obviously politically slanted […]

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Video Premiere: Connor Garvey “All These Things”

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Here’s the latest single from Connor Garvey, delivering a typically earnest performance and sincere lyricism from the Portland, Maine singer-songwriter.  ‘All These Things’ has is an engaging tune, benefiting from musical layers and flourishes, particularly notable […]

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Track Premiere: Barrel Flash “Between The Lines”

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We’re starting a new year of Tracks with a premiere from Barrel Flash who are a Minneapolis/St. Paul-based trio consisting of Julia Brown on vocals and piano, Ross Johnson on vocals, acoustic/electric guitar, harmonica and Priscilla […]

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