Album Reviews
Joe Normal “Public Works”
Not so much Heartland Rock as Heartland Pop. This is a strange album. A set of songs with decidedly blue collar, all hail the Working Man lyrics, set to a sort of Springsteen Lite backing. It […]
Articles by Rick Bayles
Classic Americana Albums
Classic Americana Album: Roseanne Cash “King’s Record Shop”
The 80s wasn’t a great period for classic americana albums. The fashion at the time dictated that many albums were overproduced and featured lots of synthesisers and effects and these are not styles that suit roots-based […]
Features
The First Time: Rick Bayles – The Monkees, Wembley Empire Pool, London, July 1967
At the time, nowhere near as cool or trendy as many colleagues’ recent ‘First Times’ featuring the Who, Beatles, and Rolling Stones and, for years, I would claim the first gig I attended was the Small […]
Cajun Corner
Cajun Corner – 10 Cajun/Zydeco Songs That Weren’t Cajun/Zydeco Songs
When I get out and about on my missionary work, preaching the Cajun gospel to unbelievers, the two disparaging comments I hear most often are “The songs are so obscure” and “It’s all sung in French”. […]
Columns
View from Across La Manche #13 – From Our Own Correspondent
There’s a riot going on… It’s been a very lively month here, politically. As I’m sure most people know, Emmanuel Macron survived two No Confidence votes on the evening of March 20th, after he forced his […]