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Jackson Browne pays tribute to Greg Allman

May 31, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

More sad news over the bank holiday weekend (how often have we said those words?) and today Rolling Stone Country reports: “Jackson Browne remembered Gregg Allman as “one of the most gifted singers of the last […]

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Nashville songwriters release anti-Trump comp

May 30, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Looks like somebody has heeded the clarion call from RS Country a few months back.  Paste reports: “As the epicenter of America’s typically patriotic country-music scene, Nashville is officially combating the hate and bigotry seeping out […]

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Track premiere: Viking Moses “Clown School”

May 16, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Brendon Massei, aka Viking Moses, has been writing, recording music since he was a teenager. He’s toured with Deer Tick, Scout Niblett and Nat Baldwin of the Dirty Projectors. Strongly lyrical, his songs are played out […]

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Howie Payne “Some Weekend Night” – Listen

May 12, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Former Stands frontman Howie Payne has lifted this new version of ‘Some Weekend Night’ from the forthcoming boxset ‘The Stands Recordings 2003-2005’, due for release June 23rd on limited edition vinyl. The serious Ennio Morricone guitar […]

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Radnor & Lee “Be Like the Being” – Listen

May 11, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

This is lovely. Actor/musician Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother) and indie-troubadour Ben Lee have formed a new indie-pop duo by the name Radnor and Lee. The duo’s debut LP is due out later this […]

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Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

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The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with the […]

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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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Classic southern soul highlighting one of the roots of Americana from the AMA award winner. In January 2025 the Americana Music Association awarded “legendary soul icon” Candi Staton their highest accolade, an International Lifetime Achievement Award. […]

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A video done by Aardman (with Shiny Eye) of Wallace and Gromit fame just has to be posted. and when it comes with a song like this from Ferris and Sylvester, well, it’s a perfect combination.  […]

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Mass transit is not some sort of luxury – it’s a necessity for millions of people in order to go about their daily lives.  Maybe they can’t afford a car, maybe for some reason they are […]

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