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Songs for the apocalypse: Snowglobe “Seems Like”
The one year I made it to SXSW back in 2008, I saw a certain fairly large band from Athens, Georgia, and then saw a not so well known one who went by the name of […]
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Richard Thompson announces guest list for his 70th. And it’s mega.
Richard Thompson’s 70th birthday bash at the Royal Albert Hall in September sold out in next to no time, and if you’re one of the lucky ones who managed to nab a ticket you’re in for […]
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Sturgill Simpson announces new album “Sound & Fury”
Sturgill Simpson has announced early details for ‘Sound & Fury’, the title of both his new album arriving this fall via Elektra Records and the original Japanese anime film he created with some of the biggest […]
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Watch a clip of Brandi Carlile’s new song “Cowgirls”
We leave you this weekend dear reader with a clip (filmed in portrait, the humanity of it…) of 2019 UK Americana Award Winner Brandi Carlile’s new song ‘Cowgirls’ which she played at California’s Pacific Amphitheatre earlier […]
Political Pops
Pick of the Political Pops: Tracy Chapman “Remember the Tinman”
Our Pops-Master Mr Villers is taking a break at the moment so no witty commentary sorry but following Trump’s sideways move into out and out fascism this week at that rally, this particular track from Tracy […]