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Anniversary Cheers – Kelly Willis’ “What I Deserve” celebrates 25 years

January 9, 2025 FredArnold 1
25 years on , Kelly Willis re-releases the album that changed her fortunes and people’s view of her music. In 1999 Kelly Willis released “What I Deserve”, an album initiated by her release from MCA Records […]
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Continental Shift 5. Italy

January 8, 2025 Rick Bayles 2
Alt. Country is alive and well and sunning itself in Italy. If you’re going to write about americana music in Italy the logical place to start is with Stefano ‘Stiv’ Cantarelli and his great band, Satellite […]
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More People Really Should Know About: Sweet Talk

January 7, 2025 Rick Bayles 0
In March of last year (2024), my phone pinged signalling a message. It was from a good friend of mine, who spends part of his year living in Australia, and it was a video clip, from […]
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The Song Remains: Don Nix (1941-2024)

January 7, 2025 Martin Johnson 0
Legendary Memphis songwriter, musician and producer. Though he released nine solo albums, Memphis musician Don Nix, who died at home in Germantown, Tennessee in his sleep on New Year’s Eve, main claim to musical fame is […]
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For the Sake of the Song: Bob Dylan & The Band “Tears of Rage” (Bootleg Version)

January 6, 2025 Dean Nardi 0
“See if you can do something with this.” There are inconsistencies galore in the story of how events unfolded that ultimately led to Bob Dylan writing lyrics for ‘Tears of Rage’. First and foremost is disabusing […]

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

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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 […]
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Bella White “A Sign In The Weather”

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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 […]
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Jawdropped have a “Secret To Spare” and October dates

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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 […]

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Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

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

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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 […]
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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

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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 […]

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