December 2025 – Page 8

Live Review: Robert Plant & Saving Grace + Burr Island, Royal Festival Hall, London – 11th December 2025

December 17, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Are you ready to be beguiled? That’s the prime question that attaches itself to Robert Plant’s latest band. Do you want to explore new musical directions, hear things you haven’t heard before, or are you really […]

Xan Tyler and Dusty Stray “Home”

December 17, 2025 Rick Thorn 0

Testament to the power of artistic companionship. “Home” is the charming result of a collaboration between Xan Tyler from Glasgow and Amsterdam-based Jonathan Brown, aka Dusty Stray. Both are highly accomplished solo performers who have made […]

The Song Remains: Joe Ely (1947 – 2025)

December 17, 2025 Martin Johnson 4

A Great Texas Artist Who Nearly Conquered The World Joe Ely, an icon of Texas music and country rock, has died at home in Taos, New Mexico, on December 15th from complications of Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s, […]

Henry Grace “California Rain” – do you recall?

December 17, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

British singer-songwriter Henry Grace returns with ‘California Rain’, the fourth and final single from his forthcoming second album “Things Are Moving All Around Me”, which was co-produced by Blaine Harrison of Mystery Jets and recorded live […]

Video Review of the Year 2025

December 17, 2025 Andrew Frolish 2

Well, another year has flown by and will soon be consigned to history’s waste bin. It was a year of monstrous tariffs and volatile markets, of small boats and protests outside hotels, of ongoing, heartbreaking conflicts […]

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 0

Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]

Artwork for Sailing Sones album "Slow Magic"

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

July 21, 2026 0

Absorbing collection of songs that subtly reveal the quiet joys of motherhood. The first sound that emerges from the new Sailing Stones album, Slow Magic, is the metronomic rhythm of a baby’s heartbeat with its gentle […]

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

July 21, 2026 0

If you’ve ever found yourself searching for music that offers comfort without pretending life is easy, then you should know Travis Shallow. He writes songs that acknowledge the darkness but never surrender to it, and he […]

Month: December 2025

Live Review: Robert Plant & Saving Grace + Burr Island, Royal Festival Hall, London – 11th December 2025

Xan Tyler and Dusty Stray “Home”

The Song Remains: Joe Ely (1947 – 2025)

Henry Grace “California Rain” – do you recall?

Video Review of the Year 2025

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

Live Review: Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons + Red Hash + Ella Spencer, Water Rats, London – 8th July 2026

Martin Carthy “Along the Road Forever – Live at the BBC”