Tim Martin

Paperback Riders – Barney Hoskyns “Hotel California”

April 3, 2023 Tim Martin 0

Subtitled “Singer-Songwriters and Cocaine Cowboys in the LA Canyons, 1967-1976”, this the story of how Country mixed with pop, rock and folk to create something new in the hills above Los Angeles. It’s also the story […]

The First Time: Tim Martin – The Boomtown Rats Colston Hall, Bristol 28th June1978

March 23, 2023 Tim Martin 2

By the summer of 1978 the sting had largely gone out of punk if the cool bits of the music press were to be believed. However, a bunch of 14-year-olds in the suburbs of Bristol hadn’t […]

Reg Meuross “Stolen from God”

March 23, 2023 Tim Martin 1

A stunning and important work of historical research set to some of the best folk tunes you’ll hear this year. This is a project that has been in the planning since 2018. Meuross says of it: […]

Noah Derksen “Sanctity of Silence”

March 21, 2023 Tim Martin 0

An album which needs time to reveal the quality of the songwriting. Noah Derkson’s Bandcamp page presents his view of himself and his music. “Born and raised in the heart of the Canadian prairies and maturing […]

AUK Chain Gang: Rodney Crowell – “Bluebird Wine”

March 13, 2023 Tim Martin 2

Rick Bayles sent us off down a new rabbit hole last week with The Country Soul Revue. The Larry Jon Wilson song he featured set me thinking about the film ‘Heartworn Highways’ which featured Wilson. The […]