Martin Johnson

Video Interview: Amy Rigby on “Hang In There With Me”

September 19, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

Why you can still be relevant as an artist in your 60s and living in Norfolk. Amy Rigby started her career in New York when Television, Talking Heads and The Ramones were the leading bands, forming […]

Interview: Shemekia Copeland on “Blame It On Eve”

September 18, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

Why the blues is at the heart of all American roots music. Texas bluesman Johnny Copeland was at the forefront of keeping the blues alive and fresh in the ‘80s and ‘90s, and now his daughter […]

John Murry and Michael Timmins “A Little Bit Of Grace And Decay”

September 18, 2024 Martin Johnson 2

Joy and beauty abound in revisited classic Gothic Americana songs. John Murry’s three solo recordings add up to one of the most consistently excellent song catalogues of 21st-century songs and are probably the prime definition of […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Leon Russell “Home Sweet Oklahoma”

September 16, 2024 Martin Johnson 3

Leon Russell’s world exploded in 1970. He’d been a leading studio musician in Los Angeles for over ten years, a key member of the famed Wrecking Crew, and he had been instrumental in the success of […]

Interview: Satellite Inn’s Stiv Cantarelli on Italian Americana history

September 11, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

Replacing Whiskeytown on Moodfood Records and being backed by Richmond Fontaine. Stiv Cantarelli has been able to carve out a musical career based on punk rock and his love of American roots music. This is all […]