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Steve Earle covers Justin Townes’ “Harlem River Blues” on ‘Kimmel’ – Watch

January 11, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Steve Earle and his band the Dukes performed a cover of his son Justin Townes Earle’s ‘Harlem River Blues’ last week on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the recorded version of which appears on the newly released album […]

Triptides “It Won’t Hurt You” – Listen

January 11, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

‘It Won’t Hurt You‘ is a song that was made to define the phrase “Byrdsian jangle”, as Triptides freely admit. It’s taken from their upcoming album ‘Alter Echoes‘ which showcases the LA band’s blend of Byrds […]

Video: The Americans “You Will Not Take My Heart Alive”

January 11, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Begin your week with this atmospheric video from The Americans. It’s a cover of Joanna Newsom’s ‘You Will Not Take My Heart Alive’ but the band very much make it their own. Guitarist and singer, Patrick […]

Something for the weekend: Bill Callahan and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy “Miracles”

January 8, 2021 Mark Whitfield 1

So that’s it from us for one of our shorter weeks thanks to the perils of putting together a new look website over Christmas when everyone else is doing more exciting things (or maybe not this […]

Interview: Corey Ledet on zydeco’s history and modern relevance

January 8, 2021 Martin Johnson 3

Modern day Zydeco star Corey Ledet looks back at his family’s19th century musical history and explains the joys of zydeco We may be in the middle of winter and experiencing the worst pandemic for a hundred […]