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Insomnia and music go together. Love discovering new music to get lost in - country, singer-songwriters, Americana, folk, rock, punk.... Currently enjoying Courtney Marie Andrews, Elles Bailey, Nils Lofgren, Ferris & Sylvester, Chris Murphy, Jarrod Dickenson, Jerry Joseph, Frank Turner, David Ford, Patterson Hood, Glitterfox, Chuck Prophet, The Lottery Winners, Our Man in the Field...
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Video: Creature Comfort “Big, Buff, and Handsome”

September 18, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is a fabulously uplifting way to begin your Friday.  With a great bass line, ‘Big, Buff, and Handsome’ is upbeat fun and just what we need right now.  The video takes an amusing look at […]

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Video Premiere: Shira “Wait for Me”

September 17, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

One of the many consequences of the global pandemic and lockdowns all over the world is that huge numbers of people have been separated from their loved ones.  Right when we need them most.  Although ‘Wait […]

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Video: Mean Mary “Come Along”

September 17, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Wow.  That is how to play the banjo.  ‘Come Along’ is the opening track on Mean Mary’s new album, ‘Alone’, due out on 18th September.  All the songs on the album were recorded alone in Mary’s […]

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Video: Adrian Sutherland “Politician Man”

September 16, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is a protest song that began its life in northern Canada, where Adrian Sutherland’s remote Cree community, Attawapiskat, faced a crisis due to contaminated water.  Anger over political finger-pointing and inaction inspired the song ‘Politician […]

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Video Premiere: Anthony da Costa “Away from My Heart”

September 16, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Rarely does a video make you smile like this latest single from Anthony da Costa.  The music is upbeat and uplifting, a real tonic in a challenging world.  And the video is simply full of joy.  […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

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Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Renaissance music in the morning, Oliver Messiaen for lunch, and Merle Haggard at night. Clive Carroll is a leading British guitarist who was educated at London’s Trinity College of Music. However, he hasn’t let a formal […]

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Lisa Bastoni has been around a while, performing with acclaimed artists such as Little Big Town, Lori McKenna and Regina Spektor. After taking an extended break to have a family, she is back with this amazing […]

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Buffalo Jones have been releasing music and playing together for over ten years now, and their latest release is shot through with a suitably reflective tone. There are songs about loss, heartbreak, the realities of touring, […]

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