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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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The Hanging Stars “On a Sweet Summer’s Day” – Listen

January 30, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

With four-part-harmonies and luscious twelve-string guitars London’s The Hanging Stars borrow a musical feeling from The Byrds for this perfect slice of psychedelic folk-rock.  On a Sweet Summer’s Day is from the band’s new album Songs For […]

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Lord Huron, Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 23rd January 2018

January 29, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Having attended Lord Huron’s first gig of their first proper UK tour back in 2013 this reviewer suggested that the masses should get out and see them at the moderate sized venues they’d been booked into, […]

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AVERS “Everything Hz” – Listen

January 29, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s true, there is too much music and sometimes…just sometimes…a great album slips by unacknowledged.  Emerging in the middle of last year Omega/Whatever, the second release from AVERS is one such – it’s an album about […]

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Charlie Musselwhite & Ben Harper announce new album

January 26, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

And the obligatory UK tour – no complaints about that, we’re much obliged.  The new album is called No Mercy in this Land, and is out on the 30th of March on Anti-.  To call Charlie […]

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Will Stewart “Sipsey” – Listen

January 26, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Having returned home to Alabama after a few years in Nashville Will Stewart has dug deep into his roots and pulled out his solo debut album County Seat, which is released on April 6th. Sipsey is […]

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Interview: Mikel Jollett of the Airborne Toxic Event on struggles, joys and the journey

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Hard times, no, unusually hard times served to bring the Airborne Toxic Event frontman Mikel Jollett a sense of purpose in life as a singer, songwriter, band leader, author and speaker about childhood trauma. As he […]

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Interview: Ian Gomm on Brinsley Schwarz, Nashville, Jeb Loy Nichols and football records

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The Brinsley’s “Silver Pistol” was the album that perfected their Band obsession and, at the same time, showed that there was a lot more to them than being simple wannabes. Coincidentally, it was the first time […]

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Interview: Brian Dunne asks is it so bad to want a good life?

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While patiently waiting for Brian Dunne to get his due from those who listen to and hopefully buy physical media, it is worthwhile to linger in the brilliance of his fourth album, “Clams Casino” (Missing Piece, […]

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Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

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Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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