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Something for the weekend: Paul Kelly “Hello Melancholy, Hello Joy”

April 5, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week and we leave you dear reader with a new video from arguably the greatest singer-songwriter Australia has ever produced (with the possible exception of Barry Humphries). ‘Hello Melancholy, […]

Springsteen to release seven…count them… seven… unheard albums in one package!

April 4, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 3

Seven previously unheard Bruce Springsteen records will be released for the first time this summer on the widely-rumored and long-anticipated “Tracks II: The Lost Albums”, coming 27 June via Sony Music. A set spanning 83 songs, […]

Classic Clips: Jackie DeShannon “When You Walk In The Room” – Later with Jools Holland, 2012

April 4, 2025 Chas Lacey 2

Back in the time before AI, when songwriters sat at typewriters in New York’s Brill Building or Holland-Dozier-Holland churned out hits for Motown, a small-town country girl from Kentucky called Sharon Lee Myers was attempting to […]

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John Cowan and Andrea Zonn “The HercuLeons“

April 4, 2025 Jonathan Smith 0

Sumptuous collection from long-time musical friends. With many decades of musical endeavour behind them playing with the likes of The Doobie Brothers (Cowan) and James Taylor, Lyle Lovett and Vince Gill (Zonn), ‘John Cowan and Andrea […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 179 “Travel”

April 4, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

Despite my leaving education, life still seems to revolve around term-time rhythms. Owning a small camper van means that Mrs. H and I can jump anytime we want and just eff off over the horizon… or […]