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Passenger releases anti-Trump song for refugees – Watch

February 20, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

We can’t tell you how heart-warming this little number is – the sentiments might be laid on thick but there’s more than a hint of humour in it, it’s not your traditional angsty protest song. As […]

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Ryan Adams performs songs from “Prisoner” on Jimmy Fallon show

February 20, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

And the stream isn’t blocked in the UK for once. Morning! Rolling Stone reports: “Ryan Adams stopped by The Tonight Show Friday to perform a pair of tracks off his just-released LP Prisoner. “[Prisoner] got crazy […]

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Ryan Adams announces UK and Ireland Dates

February 17, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

We’d quibble maybe with NME’s use of the word “huge” here (although if Donald Trump was his tour manager he’d probably use the words “biggest ever!”) but they report:”Ryan Adams has announced details of a huge […]

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Sturgill Simpson releases video for new single. Trump doesn’t come out of it too well – Watch

February 17, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Something inspiring for the weekend courtesy of Rolling Stone Country who report: “Days after performing “All Around You” alongside the Dap-Kings’ horn section during the 2017 Grammy Awards, Sturgill Simpson has released a new music video […]

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The Grahams announce new album, UK dates

February 16, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Nashville-based Americana duo The Grahams have announced the release of The Grahams and Friends (Live in Studio), a combined collection of songs from Rattle the Hocks (the soundtrack from the film), and the deluxe edition of […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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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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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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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

February 9, 2026 0

Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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Fine vocals combine with Allman-esque melodic guitar to good effect. ‘Deep The Habit’ is Atlanta born but Bay Area based Kelly McFarlings’ follow up to her 2017 release, ‘Water Dog’. A change of style from that […]

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Sam Morrow “Gettin’ By on Gettin’ Down'” (Forty Below Records, 2020)

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Sam Morrow’s fourth record, ‘Gettin’ By on Gettin’ Down’, is hiss most guitar and groove-driven album to date. Wanting to create an album that is rooted in grease, grit, and groove, Morrow focused on making his […]

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More People Really Should Know About: Ryan Bingham

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“What’s this?” I hear the well-informed readers of AMA UK say, “a feature saying More People Should Really Know About …. Ryan Bingham”. Really? Well yes, because despite holding multiple awards and his many TV and […]

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