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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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Rainbrother “Fat Eggs” – Listen

July 21, 2017 Jonathan Aird 1

Having struggled with immigration for their SXSW appearance this year – lead singer Bjarke Bendtsen had his entry visa which resulted in Rainbrother playing their first gig in Austin with Bjarke still on his living room couch […]

Album Reviews

The Allman Brothers Band “Hell & High Water : The best of the Arista years” (Retroworld ,2017)

July 20, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

The Arista Years were 1980 and 1981. This was a battered and bruised Allman Brothers Band which had taken casualties along the way – quite literally – and had seen frequent changes of personnel. And the […]

Album Reviews

Richard Thompson “Acoustic Classics II” (Proper Records, 2017)

July 19, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Richard Thompson has something of a reputation as a perfectionist, and this trait caused him, a couple of years back, to review his available acoustic recordings with a critical ear.  Mostly consisting of acoustic spots or […]

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Little Steven announces UK tour

July 19, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Little Steven – also know as Steve Van Zandt – is bringing his band, The Disciples of Soul, to the UK this November for a series of dates.  Steve Van Zandt is known for many things […]

Album Reviews

David Crosby “The Broadcast Archive” (Gossip/Hobo/Zip City ,2017)

July 18, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

This live broadcast box represents how good these “archive” (aka bootleg) sets can be. This particular collection is made up of three CDs, two of which have been generally available for a few years. Towering Inferno […]

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

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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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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

February 9, 2026 0

Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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Album Reviews

Neil Sturgeon & the Infomaniacs “Geography &  Luck” (Buzzwagon Beat, 2018)

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Neil Sturgeon & the Infomanics’ debut release is called ‘Geography & Luck’, an album which ranges from Americana to pop with more than passing nod to folk rock. The twelve track album produced by Raymond McGinley, […]

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Bruce Springsteen Box Set Bonanza due next month

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It is a limited edition…there is not an unlimited supply.  We believe it.  The next massive release in the ongoing Bruce Springsteen Archival LP releases is Volume 2: 1987-1996.  Thus there are vinyl pressings of ‘Tunnel […]

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The Night Owls “The Night Owls” – fearless folk

March 18, 2022 0

The Night Owls are a folk/rock/Indie band from Quebec, consisting of Simon Arsenault and Marianne Bourgeois.  Arsenault is a professional musician who performs as a session player for a variety of artists – he  studied classical […]

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