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For the Sake of the Song: Creedence Clearwater Revival “Lodi”

July 8, 2024 Chas Lacey 0

Getting a namecheck in a song is one way for a town to bring in tourists. Winslow, Arizona will forever be deemed a place to take it easy but for one town in northern California, a […]

For the Sake of the Song: Bob Dylan “Highlands”

July 1, 2024 Tom Harding 2

My Heart’s in the Highlands. In the imagined podium of great Dylan songs that I envision every Dylan fan constructs and carries within their own head, I hold ‘Highlands,’ the last track on Dylan’s 1997 album […]

For the Sake of the Song: Steve Earle “Fort Worth Blues”

June 24, 2024 Jonathan Smith 0

Steve Earle described El Corazon’, his seventh album, as “bigger than me and faster than me”. He was certainly hitting a rich and varied seam of songwriting form, although it could be argued that Earle has […]

For the Sake of the Song: Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson “Highwayman”

June 17, 2024 Peter Thompson 8

In the mid-1980s, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash formed a supergroup, eventually known as The Highwaymen, recording and performing intermittently over a period of 10 years, during which time they released three […]

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For the Sake of the Song: The Drive-By Truckers “Play It All Night Long”

June 10, 2024 Andy Davidson 0

I’ve just finished reading Steven Hyden’s new book: ‘There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The USA” and the End of the Heartland’, a book highly recommended by Patterson Hood. Steven Hyden also […]

Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn

July 14, 2026 0

Babehoven, the Hudson, NY-based project of singer/songwriter Maya Bon and producer and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Albert, have announced their new album, I See Them, I See Me, due 18th September 2026 via Double Double Whammy. I See […]

Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”

July 14, 2026 0

Majestic debut from Virginia songwriter with a fascinating true backstory. When it comes to musical inspiration, a musician’s life is integral to what music he or she makes. For Brennan Gilmore, that inspiration comes from a […]

More People Really Should Know About: James Hodder

July 14, 2026 0

A couple of years ago I saw James Hodder perform in the basement room of Farringdon’s Betsey Trotwood, supporting Casey Neill and Jerry Joseph. This spatially challenged, cosy venue facilitates close proximity to the artists and […]

For the Sake of the Song: Creedence Clearwater Revival “Lodi”

For the Sake of the Song: Bob Dylan “Highlands”

For the Sake of the Song: Steve Earle “Fort Worth Blues”

For the Sake of the Song: Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson “Highwayman”

For the Sake of the Song: The Drive-By Truckers “Play It All Night Long”

Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn

Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”

More People Really Should Know About: James Hodder

Ismay “Half Truth”

Jenny Gillespie Mason “Medicine Of Light” – a healing balm