I think that this clip fits the brief pretty well: the oft referenced moment when Van Morrison overcame his crippling mid-1970s stage-fright to almost single-handedly rejuvenate The Band’s ‘farewell show’ at Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, and […]
I puzzled over how to compile and preface this list for the best part of four months. I’m bad at choosing favourites, my mind tending toward blankness if asked on the spot. Suitably, when I started […]
Turmoil, rumination, peace and contemplation on pastoral yet spiky fifth record. ‘A Life In Trade’ is the fifth album from North Carolina musician and craftsman Pearce Edens. The album found its origins in Edens’ embrace of […]
Local pride, realist vignettes and clever harmonies characterise sophomore album. Hardwicke Circus are a Carlisle five-piece specialising in a blend of rock’n’roll, soul, Motown and pop. With over 1000 gigs under their belts, including a support […]
Ottoman Turks frontman’s assured solo debut undulates like passing moods. For the last decade and a little more, Nathan Mongol Wells has been plying his trade as frontman for Dallas-based country garage band Ottoman Turks. Here, […]
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