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Dean Harlem “Red Oak Hill” – heading for those country roads

June 28, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Dean Harlem clearly believes that making music is his role in life – Dean Harlem is originally from Donetsk, Ukraine but his family emigrated to the US when he was 4. He grew up in New […]

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Video Premiere: Colour Film “Ghost Town”

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The latest single from Canada’s Colour Film is deep and dark and intense.  This live version of ‘Ghost Town’ is beautifully arranged and performed, captivating from start to finish.   After years performing under his own name, […]

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Essentials: The Top 10 Jackson Browne Albums

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For what is now over six decades, the songs of Jackson Browne have become synonymous with the U.S. West Coast, in particular Los Angeles, his album’s a soundtrack for a post-war generation with a voracious appetite […]

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Johnny Cash “Songwriter”

June 27, 2024 Peter Thompson 0

Despite inconsistency in the quality of the songs featured, “Songwriter” is a worthwhile addition to the Cash legacy. The date marking the issue of an album of previously unreleased recordings by The Man in Black is […]

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MJ Lenderman to release new album and play UK and Europe shows

June 27, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

MJ Lenderman, the North Carolina-based singer, songwriter and guitarist, has announced his new album, “Manning Fireworks”, which is due out on 6th September 2024, via ANTI-, his studio debut on the label.  He had previously announced […]

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