Paul Gibson

Classic American Albums: Grant Lee Buffalo “Fuzzy”

July 13, 2022 Paul Gibson 2

By 1993 grunge had reached its omnipresent, powerful, destructive peak. The huge success of Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden allowed a superfluity of menial chancers toting flannel shirts and pawnshop guitars to sneak in via the […]

Interview: Blue Dogs’ Bobby Houck on combining being in a band with a professional career

June 27, 2022 Paul Gibson 0

South Carolina’s Blue Dogs release their first album in eighteen years. “Big Dreamers” is a fine set of life-affirming, crowd-pleasing country rock songs that presents Blue Dogs to a new audience that may well have missed […]

The Black Feathers “Angel Dust & Cyanide”

June 27, 2022 Paul Gibson 1

UK duo embrace the chaos of the last two years on their new album. As America was preparing to head into lockdown in 2020 there was just one flight left out of New York’s JFK airport. […]

José Mendeles “Railroad Cadences & Melancholic Anthems”

June 15, 2022 Paul Gibson 0

Mendeles’ mysterious and atmospheric tribute to avant garde guitarist John Fahey. Music is the most transportive of media; just the merest hint of a tone or rhythm can take the listener somewhere else, either to a […]

Live review: Jess Jocoy, Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham – 7th June 2022

June 15, 2022 Paul Gibson 0

Approximately halfway into her set Jess Jocoy is explaining the backstory of her song “The Gardner”, a song for women who can’t have, or have lost children. She verbally questions her right to broach such an […]

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Sounds from beyond the Shed 228 “Don’t Panic”

March 23, 2026 0

The last three weeks have been a struggle. The events in the Middle East have been horrific in their scale and scope. These are events of global significance, and if we didn’t know it then, we […]

Track Premiere: Bill Scorzari “Open Door”

March 23, 2026 0

It’s a pleasure to feature the latest single from gravel-voiced songwriter Bill Scorzari, who has his latest album, Sidereal Days (Day 2), ready to release on September 25th. Some ways off, but on today’s song, we […]

Video: Jay Buchanan “Sway” – always wanting to do it better

March 23, 2026 0

Be absorbed by this incredible performance from GRAMMY-nominated Rival Sons frontman Jay Buchanan. This intimate acoustic version of Buchanan’s solo song Sway draws all your attention to his fine voice. With incredible control, Buchanan demonstrates his […]

Articles by Paul Gibson

Classic American Albums: Grant Lee Buffalo “Fuzzy”

Interview: Blue Dogs’ Bobby Houck on combining being in a band with a professional career

The Black Feathers “Angel Dust & Cyanide”

José Mendeles “Railroad Cadences & Melancholic Anthems”

Live review: Jess Jocoy, Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham – 7th June 2022

Sounds from beyond the Shed 228 “Don’t Panic”

Track Premiere: Bill Scorzari “Open Door”

Video: Jay Buchanan “Sway” – always wanting to do it better

Something for the weekend: Brown Horse “Wreck”

Danny George Wilson “Arcade”