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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?
Live Reviews

Live Review: Tift Merritt, Oslo, London – 25th June 2025

July 9, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Tift Merritt had been a regular visitor to the UK, so it’s somewhat remarkable that this was her second gig in this country for eight years – and with Oxford behind her there was only Glastonbury […]

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Mal Blum “The Villain” – don’t feel like Satan…

July 9, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

In fact on ‘The Villain‘ Mal Blum does want to take the large portion of blame for…everything.  Which is a fairly unusual position for most singer-songwriters to adopt, but as Blum says: “I’m so tired, uninspired, […]

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Track Premiere: Bill Scorzari “And So (Deep Into The Dark)”

July 8, 2025 Jonathan Aird 2

Bill Scorzari doesn’t do music by halves, and that’s true for his next release which will be the double album “Sidereal Days (Day 1) & (Day 2)” which will (spot the irony here) be released in […]

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Emma Swift “Nothing And Forever” – what’ll it be?

July 7, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Emma Swift made a big hit with her album of Dylan covers “Blonde On the Tracks”, and now she’s setting up to release a new album of her own music.  It’s called “The Resurrection Game”, and […]

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Icarus Phoenix “Mark & Kyle” – taking big steps together

July 4, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

When we say that Icarus Phoenix are friends of the site it is more true than that phrase sometimes conveys, as Drew Danburry is indeed both a long time friend of the site and a long […]

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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 […]

Interviews

Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

February 12, 2026 1

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

February 10, 2026 0

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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Carefully crafted guitar instrumentals give a gentle respite from the world. Martin Ruby has taken something of an unexpected turn with his follow up to debut album ‘Heaven Get Behind Me‘, where that album dug into […]

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Steve Martin – he’s a wild and crazy guy!  No, wait a minute – or should we say “excuuuuuuuse me!” – Steve Martin he’s a serious musician and philanthropist.  Just a few years ago Steve Martin […]

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A great video here to accompany the heartfelt and powerful title track from Andy Sydow’s new album, out in May

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