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Classic Clips: Steve Earle “Ellis Unit One” – Sessions At West 54th, October 1998

April 19, 2022 Peter Tomkins 2

The 1995 film ‘Dead Man Walking’ was directed by Tim Robbins based on a non-fiction book of the same name by a Roman Catholic nun, Sister Helen Prejean, about her work as a spiritual adviser to […]

Bobby Duncan “Maybe This Time”

April 19, 2022 Alan Fitter 0

A big sounding, glossy, polished new album from Texan Bobby Duncan. From 2012 to 2018, the television series “Nashville” was a must watch for lovers of country music – both old and new. It was a […]

Artwork for The Cowboy Junkies album Songs Of The Recollection

Cowboy Junkies “Songs Of The Recollection”

April 19, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 0

Superb collection of cover versions from alt-country veterans. The Cowboy Junkies initially came to most people’s attention via their cover version of ‘Sweet Jane’ released over 30 years ago. Their first album in 1986 was comprised […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Ramsay Midwood “Feed My Monkey”

April 19, 2022 Paul Russell 9

So last week we had some Canadian gunslinging with the wonderful The Guess Who. Firepower has been a relative constant in music over the years, inevitably providing musicians with powerful references. Looking back at the my […]

Haze & Dacey Collective “Letters from Gilead”

April 19, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 0

Tales from a fictional world with a chilling link to reality. Inspired by the dystopia in the TV drama ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and the novel by Margaret Atwood that lies behind it, ‘Letters from Gilead’ by […]

Live Review: Tift Merritt, The Lower Third, London – 28th June 2026

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And, at last, the temperature had begun to dip, so the only concern could be would the three record days in a row of June heat have caused the rail line any trouble; maybe there’d be […]

Benjamin Miller “So What” – to just care not

July 9, 2026 0

The frontman of The Federales, Benjamin Miller, is about to release a solo EP which celebrates his love for the Grateful Dead, and we have here the title track. These are Grateful Dead covers, and nor […]

Video Premiere: Kye Alfred Hillig “On Small Wings”

July 9, 2026 0

The latest single from Tacoma songwriter Kye Alfred Hillig is a brilliantly crafted reflection on love, vulnerability and patience. On Small Wings unfolds beautifully, opening with just Hillig’s voice before the instrumentation begins to swell beneath. […]

Year: 2022

Classic Clips: Steve Earle “Ellis Unit One” – Sessions At West 54th, October 1998

Bobby Duncan “Maybe This Time”

Cowboy Junkies “Songs Of The Recollection”

AUK’s Chain Gang: Ramsay Midwood “Feed My Monkey”

Haze & Dacey Collective “Letters from Gilead”

Live Review: Tift Merritt, The Lower Third, London – 28th June 2026

Benjamin Miller “So What” – to just care not

Video Premiere: Kye Alfred Hillig “On Small Wings”

Jason McNiff heralds his tenth with “Ten Blue Songs”

The Welcome Addition “Now Forever” – a mournful tale of self-sabotage