March 2023 – Page 31 – Americana UK

Interview: Diane Hubka on why folk and americana should still swing

March 7, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

There is only good and bad music and all American music shares the same roots. Diane Hubka’s formative musical memories go back to the west coast folk and country rock of the ‘70s, with a dash […]

NUTANA “You Belong” – fitting right in

March 7, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

NUTANA is the new solo project of Sam Corbett, who is also the drummer in The Sheepdogs. There’s a debut album coming on April 7th, but ‘You Belong‘ is the early taster single. It is, Corbett […]

Ben Walker “Banish Air from Air”

March 7, 2023 Rick Thorn 0

British folk music at its most thought-provoking. Ben Walker is such an interesting character. A post-grad in Mathematics and a classically trained virtuoso on the guitar. Described by Total Guitar Magazine as ‘one of the best […]

Paul Weller at the Michael Sobell Sports Centre 12 December 1981

The First Time: Darren Lumbroso – The Jam, Michael Sobell Sports Centre, London, 12th December 1981

March 7, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 2

The Jam were a very British phenomenon who by 1981 had firmly established themselves in the hearts and minds of a generation. Their albums, such as ‘Sound Affects’ and ‘The Gift’, offered sharply observed vignettes of […]

Video: Andrew Bird “Never Fall Apart”

March 7, 2023 Ed Donnelly 0

Andrew Bird delivers another minimalist anthem with the video for ‘Never Fall Apart’. Prominent Anishiaabe musician Keith Secola mimes Bird’s words on screen as he follows a long string of yarn from his telephone through the […]