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About Jonathan Aird
Sure, I could climb high in a tree, or go to Skye on my holiday. I could be happy. All I really want is the excitement of first hearing The Byrds, the amazement of decades of Dylan's music, or the thrill of seeing a band like The Long Ryders live. That's not much to ask, is it?
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Live Review: Kassi Valazza, St. Pancras Old Church, London – 26th June 2025

July 15, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Something of a change of venue from the supernatural references of The Slaughtered Lamb to the legendary St Pancras Old Church with its rock and roll connections going back over half a century to that famed […]

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Track Premiere: Kyle Morgan and Tamar Korn “Anthem”

July 15, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Today’s track premiere comes from Kyle Morgan and Tamar Korn.  Tamar Korn was born in southern California but for the past quarter-century has been a regular on the New York City music scene, and a regular […]

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The Fisherman Three “Electricity” – the alternative is only what?

July 14, 2025 Jonathan Aird 1

The Fishermen Three is a band led by singer-songwriter Simon Beins alongside his longtime collaborator Raphi Gottesman.  They’ve released two previous album but took something of a break when  Gottesman moved to Oakland and became a […]

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Ann Liu Cannon “No You Don’t” – are you sure?

July 11, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

So, we don’t always get it right – speaking of Ann Liu Cannon, when she was supporting Kassi Valazza at the Slaughtered Lamb, we predicted she’d soon be headlining there. Nope – her first two London […]

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Track Premiere: Wild Mountain Mystics “Fire & Honey”

July 10, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Wild Mountain Mystics is the Southern California duo of Rick and Lisa (no surnames, no pack drill) who have been active on the California roots music scene since 2013, with their signature sound a blend of […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

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Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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An album over a decade in the making but that time has been well-spent producing songs that are intimate and authentic. Some albums arrive in a flurry of hype; others take years to ripen. Hayley Savage’s […]

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