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Album Reviews

Michael Hays “Red Willow”

June 1, 2021 Paul Kerr 2

A heady brew of cosmic country and post-rock ambience. Originally from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Michael Hays has made his home in Austin, Texas and LA over the years with a quirky line in jobs (working in a […]

Album Reviews

Rod Picott “Wood, Steel, Dust & Dreams”

May 28, 2021 Paul Kerr 1

Rod Picott’s new readings of all his co-writes with Slaid Cleaves add up to an instant classic collector’s item (and it sounds damn good too). Over the course of around a dozen albums, Rod Picott, a […]

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AUK’s Chain Gang: Will Johnson “Devil On The Interstate Line”

May 17, 2021 Paul Kerr 0

When I was handed the baton last week from our editor, Mark, I thought, easy peasy, there are thousands of songs about the devil so this is a no brainer. Then, I checked the previous link […]

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Jim McCulloch “When I Mean What I Say”

May 10, 2021 Paul Kerr 0

A veritable garden of delights. Fairly hot on the heels of Jim McCulloch’s last release, the wonderful update of sixties folk-rock which was Snowgoose’s second album, the Motherwell born artist mines another cultural seam, this time, […]

Book Reviews

Book Review – Shara Rambarran “Virtual Music”

May 6, 2021 Paul Kerr 0

A timely investigation into the worlds of virtual music but not aimed at the casual reader. Subtitled, “Sound, Music, and Image In The Digital Era”, Virtual Music is seriously academic in its investigation into how the […]

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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

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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

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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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This week – once again – we are riffing on the broad theme of ‘democracy’ and how it manifests itself. We thought that this time around we’d look at how it’s done in America since we […]

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Jingle Bells Thursday aka Friday – Here it is, Merry Christmas

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Well, this is it.  We’re putting this feature to bed for another year.  Maybe, just maybe, if you’ll be good then we’ll have another go in 2021.  Quality Christmas songs being available being the real requisite […]

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Video: J R Harbidge “Turn The Screw”

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The first single from UK man J R Harbidge, from his album First Ray Of Light, out on October 5th, is really rather good, can’t wait to hear the full album.

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