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Pick of the Political Pops: Chairmen of the Board “Give Me Just A Little More Time”

March 22, 2019 Paul Villers 0
Oliver Cromwell (April 1653): It is high time for me to put an end to your sitting in this place, which you have dishonoured by your contempt of all virtue and defiled by your practice of […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: The High Llamas “Checking In and Checking Out”

March 15, 2019 Paul Villers 1
“It’s been a quiet week in politics and we don’t really have much to say…” …said no one ever. When the ‘leader’ of a ‘government’ suffers two of the three most catastrophic defeats in the history […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: Sparklehorse “Knives of Summertime”

March 8, 2019 Paul Villers 0
It would appear that PM Terry Might is conducting the political equivalent of fiddling whilst Rome burns. There are of course many problems facing the country – there always are – but one particular bête noir […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: Ry Cooder “How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live”

March 1, 2019 Paul Villers 0
Down here in The Bunker we have a simple sort of justice which applies when one of our number is accused of doing something wrong. They are questioned and then allowed a right of reply. For […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: 10CC “The Sacro Illiac”

February 22, 2019 Paul Villers 0
Our eagle-eyed reader (we’ve established that there is one of you) will remember that last week we were somewhat nervous at being summoned unto the company of The Big Boss Editor. Fear not gentle reader – […]

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The Steppers

Oklahoma jamgrassers The Steppers announce release of sophomore album

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Live Review: Ryan Davis and the Roadhouse Band, Chickie Wah Wah, New Orleans – 7th April 2026

April 15, 2026 0
As his set came to an end and a couple members of The Roadhouse Band scurried offstage for a quick bathroom break, Ryan Davis set down his guitar, turned to the audience, and just smiled. There […]
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Album Reviews

Sons of Town Hall “Of Ghosts and Gods”

April 15, 2026 0
A magnificent, imaginative journey impeccably blending folk and americana along the way. Singer-songwriters Ben Parker and David Berkley are Sons of Town Hall. A project born over a decade ago in a London pub. For this […]
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Oklahoma jamgrassers The Steppers announce release of sophomore album

April 15, 2026 0
Oklahoma City jamgrass band The Steppers have announced their forthcoming 11-track album The Lights Are Always On on 26th June 2026. The Steppers are described as a “fast-picking, hard-driving psychedelic string trio” comprising Jake Tobey (guitar, […]

  • Live Review: Ryan Davis and the Roadhouse Band, Chickie Wah Wah, New Orleans – 7th April 2026
  • Sons of Town Hall “Of Ghosts and Gods”
  • Oklahoma jamgrassers The Steppers announce release of sophomore album
  • Spencer Cullum “Coin Collection 3”
  • Track Premiere: Lone Piñon “El Tecolote”
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Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

April 13, 2026 0
Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]
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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

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In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]

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Video Premiere: Carl Street “Bunking the Midnight Train”

January 17, 2020 0
The new single from Carl Street brings Johnny Cash to mind and could have been written any time in the last seventy years.  There’s a real old-time, traditional, earthy quality to the song, which is accompanied […]
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Video: Gethen Jenkins “Country Road”

April 4, 2019 0
His debut album ‘Western Gold’ will be released later this year but in the meantime this is a great cover of the James Taylor song from the Virginia man with the amazing voice.  Enjoy.
Album Reviews

Maria Kelly “Notes to Self EP” (Veta, 2018)

January 10, 2019 0
This beautiful EP reflects a summer of upheaval for Maria Kelly, both emotional and practical – she moved from Dublin to Berlin – from which her diary entries have been worked into songs reflecting the feelings […]

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