Tracks
Track Premiere: Wayne Graham “Taking You In”
Much like Blondie, who famously sported “Blondie is a band” badges, Wayne Graham are at pains to point out that they too are a band – there is no Wayne Graham (at least, not in […]
Month: September 2022
Features
The Other Side of Me: Keith Hargreaves on the redemptive power of Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott Heron crept into my life in a bath in a rented house in Sidcup. I was a feckless drama student sharing the premises with seven others and Monday night was my bath night. […]
Tracks
The OK Factor “Love Song For Lucy” – she’s a dog
We are breaking one of the unwritten rules of the site here – no songs about your lovely kid, no songs about your great dog. Two topics that seem to be able to bring the […]
Album Reviews
Jake Hunsinger and the Rock Bottom Band “Wrapped Around the Axle”
The personal and the philosophical meet in debut album. Jake Hunsinger and the Rock Bottom Band’s debut album ‘Wrapped Around the Axle’ is described in the release material as representing “three years’ worth of growth […]
Videos
Video: Hannah Shira Naiman “The Grouse”
There is a town in North Ontario where you’ll hear perpetual motion with claw hammer banjo accompaniment as Hannah Shira Naiman walks beside ‘The Grouse’. There is an endless debate about what defines Americana music. […]