Jonathan Aird

Grateful Dead – the (free) music never stops

November 4, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

It is, indeed, that time of year again, indeed it is, indeed it is. November. There are 30 days In November, and once again Grateful Dead fans are rejoicing because once again the Grateful Dead website […]

Melanie Maclaren “Laika” – the space dog

November 4, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Laika‘, you’ll recall, was the first dog in space – sent beyond the boundaries of the atmosphere by the USSR. It was a “proof of principal” experiment – could a creature be sent into space and […]

Crys Matthews “Cancel Culture” – right on, just right on

November 1, 2024 Jonathan Aird 1

Now there is a danger, we are warned, from listening to things that we agree with whole heartedly. We’ll be narrowing our viewpoints, we won’t be seeing the other side, we’ll miss the bigger picture. You […]

The Matinee “Silver Bullet” – I got a fast car…

October 31, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Vancouver’s roots-rocker The Matinee have a new release ‘End of Scene – B-Sides EP‘ out tomorrow. The band explain the title, saying: “We’ve been holding onto these songs for a while, and now feels like the […]

Folk Tracks Roundup, October 2024

October 31, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

We’re not going to regale you with a whole bunch of Halloween themed folk songs – on the grounds that we haven’t exactly been swamped with them. Somewhat of a surprise, but perhaps a lot of […]