Album Reviews
Blackbirds FC “Magiclands”
Blackbirds FC are as Australian as it is possible to be and could be the next Antipodean musical export. It is not hard to find 21st-Century bands who claim inspiration from the jingle jangle pop of […]
Articles by Martin Johnson
Interviews
Interview: Ruthie Foster shows the influences that can go into to americana
Dipping into the soul of the Black Pumas and finally writing with Gary Nicholson. Austin resident and 4 times Grammy nominee Ruthie Foster is a singer-songwriter who has also worked and toured with countless roots musicians […]
Interviews
Interview: Sheepdogs Ewan Currie and Ryan Gullen on why music is more important than genres
Adding their own flavour to classic ‘70s rock’n’roll and the power of ’74 Waylon Jennings’ live shows. Canadian band The Sheepdogs have been going for just over eighteen years, and thanks to the pandemic they are […]
Americana Bedrock
Americana Bedrock – J. J. Cale
A key architect of the Tulsa Sound and one of the most influential guitarists of the last fifty years. Mention J.J. Cale to anyone with a passing interest in americana and they will immediately know the […]
Book Reviews
Book Review: Thomas S. Curren “I Believe I’ll Go Back Home”
The New England folk revival was not just about music but the real soul of America. The American folk revival of the late ‘50s and ‘60s had a massive influence on the mid-sixties music explosion, and […]