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[ July 17, 2026 ] Something for the weekend: Son Volt “If I Could” Videos
[ July 17, 2026 ] Bella White “A Sign In The Weather” Album Reviews
[ July 17, 2026 ] Jawdropped have a “Secret To Spare” and October dates News
[ July 17, 2026 ] Classic Clips: Anna Tivel “Rodeo Queens” – She’s Speaking Classic Clips
[ July 17, 2026 ] Paperback Riders: Dennis McNally “A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead” Book Reviews

Cajun Corner – The Stones Go Cajun!

June 30, 2025 Rick Bayles 3

It has been a while since we had anything to report in Cajun Corner, but we’re back with something really exciting. June 25th 2025 would’ve been the 100th birthday of the King of Zydeco, Clifton Chenier, […]

Classic Clips: Kacey Musgraves “Burn One With John Prine” – Cayamo, 2015

June 27, 2025 Fiona Golden 0

Songs dedicated to other musicians, especially those that have made an impact on the artist, can be so special. This week’s classic clip is a deep cut from Texas-born singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves and was inspired by […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Joe Pernice Songs

June 26, 2025 Paul Russell 2

To say Joe Pernice has had a varied career would be understatement of the year – he’s fronted at least three bands, released at least 18 albums (the latest is the excellent “Who Will You Believe”), […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Mark Knopfler

June 25, 2025 Tim Martin 2

I came fairly late to Mark Knopfler’s solo albums. In fact, I didn’t investigate them deeply until I reviewed “One Deep River” for AUK. Since scoring that 9 out of 10, I’ve examined some of his other post-Dire […]

More People Really Should Know About: Logan Ledger

June 24, 2025 Richard Parkinson 1

It seems a bit odd to be writing this feature about an artist who is signed to Rounder Records and had his debut produced by T Bone Burnett. The paradox with Ledger is that despite this, […]

Something for the weekend: Son Volt “If I Could”

July 17, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you dear reader with a new song from alt-country heroes/pioneers/stalwarts/choose your own noun Son Volt whose latest album Sound Signal Serenades was physically released on […]

Artwork for Bell White album "A sign in the weather"

Bella White “A Sign In The Weather”

July 17, 2026 0

A strong third album from the rootsy Canadian “Appalachian” artist from New Orleans showing raw emotion and a degree of post-breakup positivity. As you listen to each song on Bella White’s new studio album you feel […]

Jawdropped have a “Secret To Spare” and October dates

July 17, 2026 0

Jawdropped, a four-piece from Los Angeles, have announced their debut album, Secret To Spare, due 18th September via Transgressive Records / Canvasback. The band has also released the first single, Split Lip, along with a video […]

Interviews

Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0

Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]

Interviews

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0

Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]

Interviews

Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1

Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]

Live Reviews

Daddy Long Legs, Rough Trade East, London, 16th May 2019

May 23, 2019 0

When a well-respected music fan informs you that the best band at last year’s Red Rooster Festival are performing an in-store at London’s Rough Trade East you know it’s got to be worth checking out. Over […]

Tracks

Amy Helm “Michigan” – Listen

September 11, 2018 0

Amy Helm has shared her new single, ‘Michigan‘, taken from her new album ‘This too shall light‘, which Helm recorded with Joe Henry some 3,000 miles from the family studio in Woodstock at the legendary United […]

Features

Van Life – Sunday Morning

December 4, 2019 0

Italian roots renegades Sunday Morning’s excellent new album ‘Four’ sounds much like a sunglazed heartland rock US road movie soundtrack. With the best part of ten years behind them in terms of touring and making records, this […]