Album Reviews
Paul Kelly “Christmas Train”
Australian Paul Kelly has recorded a view of Christmas for the world. The Christmas Album has a very mixed reputation in the UK, but in America, it is much more part of the cultural annual cycle, […]
Year: 2021
Videos
Video Premiere: ELDR “Nowhere Else to Go”
Featuring a warm, full sound and a driving, foot-tapping rhythm, here is ‘Nowhere Else to Go’, the latest single from Nashville-based ELDR, also-known-as husband-and-wife duo Jameson Elder and Hanna Rae. There’s a clear chemistry between them […]
Interviews
Interview: Tony Poole’s Back Pages
An alternative history of UK americana over the last 50 years from one of the originators. Maestro of the Rickenbacker 12 String, helm of Bennett Wilson Poole, studio wizard and veteran of the pub rock years, […]
Album Reviews
Pauline Andres “All Them Ghosts”
Powerful lyrics with Southern Gothic stylings pull no punches in Andres’ re-release of her 2014 album. ‘All Them Ghosts‘ is a re-release with new vocal takes of Andres’ 2014 album originally recorded and released in Berlin, […]
Features
The Other Side Of Me: Paul Kerr muses on the wayward brilliance of Randy California and Spirit
My tattered copy of The NME Book Of Rock, published in 1975, describes the LA band Spirit as, “Long a cult group, particularly among musicians. Spirit’s early records showcase excellent performances of distinctive material which rise, […]