Jonathan Aird

LeBarons “Running River” – when will the good time arrive?

August 3, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

We’ve been with Lebarons since the 2018 singles leading up to their first album, their last release was Days Are Mountains some three years back, and this is their latest single. Should we guess at a […]

Twilark “Tired To Sleep” – to sleep , perchance to forget

July 31, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

“I never wanted to need anyone or anything” sings Twilark (aka Canon Pence) on this woozy love song that drifts between states of needing, rejecting, feeling morose and maybe just a little confused. There’s a hint […]

Kate Prascher “Thousand A Million” – a lot, anyway

July 30, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Kate Prascher’s new single Thousand A Million entwines the physical with the metaphysical in an intriguing and beguiling folk song that plays with notions of time and space (no, not like Dr Who). Kate Prascher describes […]

Gary Marks “Sky High” – How could water catch fire?

July 29, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

This new song is a relatively old song; it comes from Gary Marks’ unreleased album A Whisper Can Change The World, recorded in 2007. So, why unreleased? Gary Marks had started out on his singer-songwriter path […]

Live Review: Seasick Steve, Folk by the Oak – 19th July 2026

July 29, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

On a long, hot Sunday afternoon, there can’t be many places better to be than at one of the most laid-back of festivals, Folk by the Oak, which is held in the grounds of Hatfield House. […]

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

LeBarons “Running River” – when will the good time arrive?

Twilark “Tired To Sleep” – to sleep , perchance to forget

Kate Prascher “Thousand A Million” – a lot, anyway

Gary Marks “Sky High” – How could water catch fire?

Live Review: Seasick Steve, Folk by the Oak – 19th July 2026

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