Features
10 songs about other artists
Here are ten songs written about other artists. The list below is not the final word, but represents the start of a conversation. The idea is to explore some of our favourite artists singing about other […]
Articles by Clint West
Album Reviews
Luan Parle “Never Say Goodbye” (LPR Records, 2020)
Luan Parle has had an interesting journey. Her first album was released when she was 12 years old. ‘Never Say Goodbye’ is her fourth album, twenty-five years after that debut and ten years since her last release ‘Full Circle’ in […]
Classic Americana Albums
Classic Americana Albums: Green on Red “Gas Food Lodging” (Zippo Records, 1985)
‘Desert Rock’, ‘Paisley Underground’, Alternative Country-Rock’, ‘Garage-Country’ and ‘Country-Punk’ are all descriptions that have, at various times, been applied to Green on Red. The fact that these and plenty more descriptions can be found with a […]
Live Reviews
GospelbeacH + The Swells, Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 27th February 2020
2019 was a mixed year for GospelbeacH. Their fourth album ‘Let It Burn’ was released to critical acclaim in October, just two months after the death of Neal Casal, whose exquisite guitar playing is one of […]
Album Reviews
US Rails “Mile By Mile” (Blue Rose, 2020)
The US Rails are a group of Philadelphia based musicians, all of whom follow their own musical careers, but come together periodically to record and tour as a band. ‘Mile By Mile’ is their fifth album […]