Tracks
Amanda Cook “Ready For A Bluer Sky” – Summer come-along
‘Ready for a Bluer Sky‘ is a light-sounding tale of coming to a decision – and it’s the old, old question “Should I stay or go? Am I all alone on a dead-end road.” Yes, it […]
Month: April 2023
Cajun Corner
Cajun Corner – 10 Cajun/Zydeco Songs That Weren’t Cajun/Zydeco Songs
When I get out and about on my missionary work, preaching the Cajun gospel to unbelievers, the two disparaging comments I hear most often are “The songs are so obscure” and “It’s all sung in French”. […]
Album Reviews
Joey Frendo “Bound For Heartache”
Songs of resignation but optimism from the dust belt. Originally from Michigan but now based in Tulsa for the last three years ‘Bound For Heartache’ is Frendo’s debut full-length album. It switches easily from full-on country […]
Book Reviews
Paperback Riders – Barney Hoskyns “Hotel California”
Subtitled “Singer-Songwriters and Cocaine Cowboys in the LA Canyons, 1967-1976”, this the story of how Country mixed with pop, rock and folk to create something new in the hills above Los Angeles. It’s also the story […]
News
Sophie B. Hawkins to release first new album in over a decade
Sophie B. Hawkins has announced a new album, the first in eleven years, which will be released on April 7th on Lightyear Entertainment. ‘Free Myself‘ is here seventh album and follows on from ‘The Crossing’ released […]