Features
The Song Remains: Mojo Nixon (1957-2024)
From cow punk court jester to mainstream anarchist. Death is one of the few certainties in life, and the best any of us can hope for is a happy death, unfortunately, that is far from the […]
Articles by Martin Johnson
Interviews
Interview: Ben De La Cour on “Sweet Anhedonia” and Jim White
How literature and heavy metal led to Kerrville and gothic americana. Ben De La Cour has been on a slow burn since leaving home at seventeen for various dead-end jobs before landing in Nashville in 2013 […]
Features
The Song Remains: Wayne Kramer (1948-2024)
An influential guitarist with rare integrity who made a tangible difference. Activist, film music composer, guitarist, proto-punk and MC5 founder Wayne Kramer died on the 2nd February 2024 from pancreatic cancer. At first glance, not many […]
Classic Clips
Classic Clips: Greg Trooper “Green Eyed Girl” Live at McCabe’s – 21st October 2012
Not all talented artists get the real breakthrough their music deserves, and Greg Trooper, unfortunately, falls into that category despite his undoubted songwriting and performing skills which made fans of such artists as Steve Earle, Billy […]
Interviews
Interview: Kenny Wayne Shepherd on “Dirt On My Diamonds Vol.1”
Muscle Shoals and working with a crack band keeps the music fresh. It is a sobering thought that Kenny Wayne Shepherd is nearly thirty years into his career as a roots rock blues-based artist which has […]