Jonathan Aird

Midlake & John Grant “Roadrunner Blues” – at a 1,000 mile per hour

October 9, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

To be honest after the recent sighting of John Grant the next news we were expecting was that there would be an album with Richard Hawley of the Patsy Cline songs. And maybe that’ll be the […]

Jeffrey Martin “Red Station Wagon” – redemption, please

October 6, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

This wild eyed musician is Jeffrey Martin and he is the writer of complex narratives, a singer of songs made for thinking about and a considerer of the possibilities of change – that one needn’t be […]

Just Because…

October 5, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Where to start? What’s the most bizarre part of yesterday’s speech? The suggestion that what we need after 13 years of the current party is a wind of change – and change of that kind can […]

John Grant and Richard Hawley, The Barbican, London – 24th September 2023

October 5, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

John Grant with Richard Hawley and his band (on guitar and lap steel Shez Sheridan, master of keyboards John Trier, Dean Beresford on drums and on bass Colin Elliot), brought their tribute to Patsy Cline to […]

Western States “Someone To Blame” – there’s a lot to spread around

October 5, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

The latest single from Western States hit the road on September 22nd, and it’s a fairly angry song. Ok, it’s a very angry song as you’ll probably notice from the opening lines “Oh to that Son […]