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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?
Album Reviews

David Crosby “Sky Trails” (BMG, 2017)

November 17, 2017 Jonathan Aird 1

David Crosby always wanted to sing jazz, and he made some forays into jazzier territory even within The Byrds with songs like Mind Gardens, but has really only indulged this urge more fully within the most […]

Tracks

Dan Michaelson “Careless” – Listen

November 17, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

There’s nothing careless about this track – the string section is magnificent, Dan Michaelson’s cracked vocal is simply embodying the distress of unravelling love.  Someone should check Dan’s ok.  But before you do that take a […]

Live Reviews

Billy Bragg, Islington Assembly Hall, London, 7th November 2017

November 14, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

A rainy night in Islington is the setting for this second appearance by Billy Bragg at the elegant Assembly Hall. This has been billed as the Bridges Not Walls Tour – and there’s a new EP of […]

Tracks

Wilco “Dynamite My Soul” – Listen

November 13, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

What’s to tell ?  Previously unreleased track from the Being There sessions, which will get a release on the upcoming 5 disc expanded reissue of that album.  Uncut has the album details here, so now hear some […]

News

Joan Baez has new album and last tour upcoming

November 10, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Joan Baez has a pair of big announcements about 2018 – the first is that she’ll release her latest album in May, her first album for ten years.  The second is that she’ll be touring the […]

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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 […]

Behind the Songs

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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Has Iris Dement ever sounded better?  This is a fantastic song from her new album ‘Workin’ On A World‘ which is released on the 24th of this month.  Written with Pieta Brown, ‘The Sacred Now’ draws […]

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Video: The Orange Circus Band “Gold’n’Rum”

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Now this is fun, the new single from the Orange Circus Band, a UK/Virginia outfit who look destined for big things.

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