Columns
Sounds from beyond the Shed 195 “Tears”
I’ve noticed that I’m crying more, or at least shedding a few more tears. I’ve always been fairly in touch with my emotions, but in the last few years, I have definitely been prone to the […]
Month: August 2025
Tracks
Johnny 99 “Getting Over You” – learning to celebrate these seasons of our lives
Johnny 99 melds Bakersfield and Laurel Canyon on his new single ‘Getting Over You’. Johnny 99 is the honky tonk pseudonym for John Sponarski, guitarist for City and Colour. The track features tasty dobro over brushed […]
Videos
Video Premiere: Katie Boeck “Dust”
Nashville singer/songwriter Katie Boeck sees love through the ‘Dust’ in her new video. Boeck, who gained fame as one of the leads of ‘Spring Awakening’ on Broadway, recorded the new song with producer Shane Leonard. The […]
Essentials
Essentials: The Top 10 Iris DeMent Songs
Iris Luella DeMent was born in Arkansas in 1961, the youngest of 14 children in a Pentecostal family. Her cotton farming parents were both musical. Her father, Pat, was a fiddle player who performed at dances, […]
Album Reviews
Bennett Valuks “Made in London”
Nine heartfelt tracks out of Norwood. Debut album from south London alt-folk group Bennett Valuks. Ian Bennett and Benedict Valuks’ website describes them being brought together through the bustling and vibrant south London music scene and […]