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Interview: Deer Tick’s John J. McCauley on making “Emotional Contracts”

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Parenthood may be a sign of middle age but Deer Tick’s enthusiasm for music still burns. Not every band can keep a career going for twenty years, and even fewer manage a career refresh while juggling […]
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Interview: Barbara Manning returns to the live music scene

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A much missed “cult” artist, Barbara Manning has announced her first live tour of the UK in almost three decades. When the news broke that Barbara Manning was to tour in the UK for the first […]
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Interview: Doug Levitt gets to the “Edge Of Everywhere” by Greyhound

July 18, 2023 Martin Johnson 0
Echoes of Jack Kerouac and Guthrie for the 21st Century with a Muscle Shoals vibe. It has taken twelve years and something like 120,000 miles riding a Greyhound before Doug Levitt released his debut album, ‘Edge […]
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Black Deer Festival Interview: Dylan LeBlanc talks frankly about his musical heritage, songwriting and fatherhood

July 14, 2023 Clint West 1
Dylan LeBlanc is steeped in music and his love for it is clearly totally unwavering. When American UK’s Clint West spoke to him at the recent Black Deer Festival he got the feeling that Dylan LeBlanc […]
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Interview: Joshua Radin on what the world is telling him

July 11, 2023 Martin Johnson 0
Honesty is not only the best policy, it is the only way to write music and live your life. Joshua Radin has kept up a very respectable release rate since releasing his first album in 2006 […]

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