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Willie Nelson jams with the Avett Bros at birthday bash – Watch

March 17, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Not his own mind you – who wants to work on their own birthday? Rolling Stone reports: “Asleep at the Wheel bandleader Ray Benson’s annual birthday bash kept the special surprise guests coming until late in […]

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“Why Americana is one of the most deceptive labels in music”

March 16, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

A great little article from the Guidelive.com site which was published a couple of weeks ago and we’ve just come across, which discusses the difficulty of defining the genre. Believe me, we’ve had some heated discussions […]

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Margo Price wins US music prize

March 15, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Some more news we’re spectacularly late with – honesty comes before a fall, or whatever the saying is. News from Pitchfork who report: “Margo Price has won the second annual American Music Prize for Best Debut Album. […]

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Hurray for the Riff Raff perform on Conan – Watch

March 15, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

And hurray it hasn’t been blocked for UK viewing!  Stereogum report: “Last week, Alynda Segarra released her sixth studio LP as Hurray For The Riff Raff, The Navigator, an assured, compelling work that runs through how […]

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Dolly Parton former manager Don Warden dies

March 15, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

And so it begins for 2017.  Billboard report: “Don Warden, who worked as Dolly Parton’s manager and played steel guitar as a founding member of the Porter Wagoner Trio, has died. According to a tribute post from […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

February 17, 2026 0

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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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

February 10, 2026 0

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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The Armoires “We Absolutely Mean It” – no messing

July 8, 2024 0

Two of The Armoires are Christina Bulbenko and Rex Broome who founded Big Stir Records, so it should come as no surprise that we are in the realm of multi-layered power-pop, with more than a little […]

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Video Premiere: Simon Stanley Ward “Another Page”

April 9, 2024 0

Here is a fine song from Simon Stanley Ward and The Shadows of Doubt, artfully recorded during their recent album launch show at Paper Dress Vintage, Hackney.  ‘Another Page’, originally taken from the group’s debut album […]

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Springsteen announces new studio album “Western Stars”

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Leaving you this weekend dear reader with news that Bruce Springsteen’s first new studio album in five years has been announced, which draws inspiration in part from the Southern California pop records of the late ‘60s […]

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