December 2024 – Page 23

Video Interview: Ian Prowse celebrates 20 years of ‘Does This Train Stop On Merseyside’

December 3, 2024 Martin Johnson 2

Experiencing your greatest musical success when you are 60. The old adage “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” could have been written for Liverpool’s own Ian Prowse. The singer-songwriter has been in two […]

More People Should Really Know About: Denitia

December 3, 2024 Dean Nardi 0

Filled to the brim with relentless positivity. Denitia (Odigie) thought about making a record that goes back to the music she heard at home, capturing the place within the songs. Growing up, she was engulfed by […]

Richard Thompson to headline Gate To Southwell Festival 2025

December 3, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

As festivals for 2025 fall by the wayside, Richard Thompson, one of the true legends of folk rock music, has announced he will be performing at the Gate To Southwell Festival in July 2025. A founding […]

Sociograss “Made It All Up”

December 3, 2024 Lyndon Bolton 0

American roots music in Scotland. From the 1600s Scots emigrants have made a lasting contribution to the music of Appalachia. This album sounds firmly established in that tradition. Sociograss must surely come from somewhere in the […]

Live Review: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Eventim Apollo London – 25th November 2024

December 3, 2024 Lyndon Bolton 7

As with his albums, whether solo or with The 400 Unit, an abiding impression of Jason Isbell’s shows has been one of a continuing story. Obviously any show is going to contain a mix of old […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee
By Ian C Rothery , 12 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 5 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
By fredhead , 6 days ago
RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
By Martin Johnson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
By Paul Villers , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
By Jonathan Hincks , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

May 15, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week, and bear with me dear reader with the track we’re leaving you with for the weekend which despite starting off sounding like we’ve veered into covering 90s-era Britpop, […]

Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”

May 15, 2026 0

Americana legends celebrate 21st-century releases on latest career retrospective. Forty years in, the Cowboy Junkies remain one of the great under-the-surface bands in Americana: despite having a million-selling classic to their name, they rarely make best-of […]

Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”

May 15, 2026 0

Patrick Joseph O’Connor’s Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community reclaims an overlooked part in American musicology. While places like Chicago, Memphis, and the Mississippi Delta often dominate the story of Blues, O’Connor suggests that […]

Month: December 2024