Album Reviews
Ferris & Sylvester “Superhuman”
Is it too early to call this the debut album of the year? Wow. That certainly blows away the cobwebs! ‘Superhuman’ is the debut album from British duo, Ferris and Sylvester, and it’s fair to say […]
Articles by Rick Bayles
Album Reviews
Multimedia (Book/Music) review – Darden Smith “Western Skies”
A Multi-Media release that combines photography, lyrics, essays and songs to paint a bigger picture. Back in 1989, I stumbled across a very interesting album. “Evidence” saw The Bible’s Boo Hewerdine teamed with a young Texan […]
Columns
The View from Across La Manche #3 – From our own correspondent
In which we look at Spring, Campaigning and French Country Music bands… A week may be a long time in politics, but a month would seem to be a lifetime where politics is concerned! When I […]
News
The Remittance Men “Scoundrels, Dreamers & Second Sons”
A slow-burner that will stay with you given time. Yet another lockdown project here, with The Remittance Men being a Boston based musical collective pulled together during the pandemic to give some local musicians a continued […]
Book Reviews
Book Review – Shana Goldin-Perschbacher “Queer Country”
A view from the margins of Americana. This is a really fascinating book about a sub-genre of Americana that many of us will know little, or nothing, about. As the author acknowledges early on, many people […]