Jonathan Aird

Susto Stringband “Hands In The Dirt” – good advice for the taking

April 10, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Wow, these singles seem to come along quickly, seems like only a week or two since the last one from Susto Stringband, led by Susto frontman Justin Osborne. And that’s because it is, and usually we’d […]

Rose Hotel “My Satellite” – gone up to the sky

April 9, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

In normal times what would we all be talking about, other than the fact that after a hiatus of more than 50 years the old gang has got back together, pulled in an extra Canadian and […]

Nathan Evans Fox “Sevindust” – poison spreading across the land

April 8, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Sevindust is the latest single from North Carolina’s Nathan Evans Fox – and for those unfamiliar with the product, Sevindust is a pesticide commonly used in the Southern states of the USA to protect plants from […]

Haylie Davis “Horns Of Time” – the wizard blew his horn

April 7, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

We said of Haylie Davis, “Charming echoes of effortlessly cool 70s folk“, and whilst that was when Haylie Davis was Haylie Hostetter and recording as Lady Apple Tree, we stand by that assessment, and offer as […]

Track Premiere: My Girl The River “Up The Mountain”

April 2, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Today we have an early listen to the third single from the next My Girl The River album Manifest Good Things (due this September) which brings a slightly different sound to the family band. There’s a somewhat […]

Something for the weekend: Passenger “It Was Gonna Be You”

August 14, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from Passenger out today called It Was Gonna Be You which doesn’t really have a whole lot of […]

artwork for Aaron Lee Tasjan album Get Over It, Underdog

Aaron Lee Tasjan “Get Over It, Underdog”

August 14, 2026 0

A broad-spectrum listening experience packed with vibrant, timeless songs. Aaron Lee Tasjan sought counsel from his longstanding friend and mentor, the late great Todd Snider, to help loosen the shackles of imposter syndrome that were tying […]

Paperback Riders: George Takei “To The Stars”

August 14, 2026 0

George Takei’s 1994 autobiography, To the Stars, is rather more than a standard Hollywood memoir. Whilst it does cover his years on the USS Enterprise in detail, the more interesting aspects lie in the exploration of […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Susto Stringband “Hands In The Dirt” – good advice for the taking

Rose Hotel “My Satellite” – gone up to the sky

Nathan Evans Fox “Sevindust” – poison spreading across the land

Haylie Davis “Horns Of Time” – the wizard blew his horn

Track Premiere: My Girl The River “Up The Mountain”

Something for the weekend: Passenger “It Was Gonna Be You”

Aaron Lee Tasjan “Get Over It, Underdog”

Paperback Riders: George Takei “To The Stars”

Classic Clips: Julian Taylor “Friend Of The Devil” – LIVE at SiriusXM, 2019

The Morning Line polish up their Stars on a new label and look to the future