Tim Martin

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Little Feat after Lowell George

May 20, 2026 Tim Martin 8

I’ve gone on record as proclaiming Waiting For Columbus one of the best live albums in the universe, so I took a long time to reconcile myself to the fact that the band had a life […]

Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”

May 15, 2026 Tim Martin 0

Patrick Joseph O’Connor’s Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community reclaims an overlooked part in American musicology. While places like Chicago, Memphis, and the Mississippi Delta often dominate the story of Blues, O’Connor suggests that […]

Clay DuBose “Father Time & Mother Nature”

May 12, 2026 Tim Martin 0

Americana and roots rock enlivened by a carefully picked team of players, adding vigour and bite to some workmanlike songs. Clay DuBose has recruited a crack team of players to support his third album. Opening song […]

Paperback Riders: John Perry Barlow “Mother American Night: My Life in Crazy Times” and The Principles Of Adult Behavior

April 30, 2026 Tim Martin 0

John Perry Barlow’s memoir Mother American Night: My Life in Crazy Times reads like an acid trip from the American counterculture, yet also carries an idealistic turn that comes from living through multiple revolutions. The book […]

Honey and The Bear “A Wish & A Tide”

April 29, 2026 Tim Martin 0

Combining personal songs with others rooted in their home brings an engaging and entertaining album. Spread around the country, there are a surprising number of couples quietly working on music, playing gigs within easy reach of […]

Paper Verses “Windstill”

September 21, 2026 0

Kent folk duo follow up two impressive EP releases with a beautiful debut. Paper Verses are a folk duo based in Broadstairs, Kent. Simone Lincoln and Matt Evans have released their debut full-length collection following two […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 245 “Stop….thief…”

September 21, 2026 2

I went to Brighton this week to see The Jayhawks. They were playing at the newly restored Corn Exchange. The gig was being promoted by the excellent Brighthelmstone Promotions, and a good time was promised and […]

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