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David Crosby on Trump and Ted Nugent: “what a pair of assholes”

April 21, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

You can always trust David Crosby to speak his mind and today is no exception. Spin reports: “This morning, the Nuge visited the Donald at the White House, along with the Bullgod and the Sarah Palin. […]

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Chris Stapleton “Broken Halos” – Listen

April 21, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

So this is maybe a little more country than we usually “do” but hey, you can’t keep a good song down.  Chris Stapleton’s new song, “Broken Halos,” premiered late last week and is the first track […]

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Lumineers release exclusive vinyl for Record Store Day

April 21, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Yes, it’s that time of the year again – Eggs and records are what April is all about – and to mark the occasion The Lumineers have announced the release of ‘Seeds’, an exclusive 10” vinyl […]

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The Long Ryders “Bear in the Woods” – Listen

April 20, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

The Long Ryders are one of those truly seminal bands in americana and they’re back with their first new song in thirty years when the UK was feeling the worst excesses of Thatcherism and things felt […]

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Okkervil River “Denomination Blues” – Listen

April 20, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

This has been an amazing project, we’ll miss it when it’s over for the time being at least. Consequence of Sound report: “We’re nearing the end of the ambitious Our First 100 Days project and, though the great orange beast […]

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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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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 […]

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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 […]

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Another great song from Passenger, taken from his excellent new album Runaway.  Always good to see some Americana in the mainstream music world.

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Classic Americana Albums: Randy Newman “Sail Away”

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A unique voice and – for once – it’s no exaggeration. In a number of previous articles, I have let it be known that I have great admiration for Randy Newman and I suggested that the […]

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Steven Adams “DROPS”

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Adams returns to form with best album since halcyon days of The Broken Family Band. It is now closing in on fifteen years since the much-loved indie rockers the Broken Family Band finally called it a […]

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