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Interview: Dwight Twilley on the best of his Tulsa Years

August 15, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

How seeing blue fur in Leon Russell’s basement in the ’70s had a lifelong influence. Anyone with an interest in ‘70s power pop will have heard of Dwight Twilley and the Dwight Twilley Band, who landed […]

Black Deer Festival Interview: Willi Carlisle talks about Arkansas and his musical heritage

August 8, 2023 Clint West 0

A tale of paternal lederhosen and Cheap Suit Serenaders and a love of writing. In the third of our Black Deer Festival interviews, I spoke to the fascinating and hugely talented Willi Carlisle. His appearance at […]

Interview: Bear’s Den’s Andrew Davie on why first love is important

August 1, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

After ten years as a band, Bear’s Den are still excited by music. Bear’s Den have done things their own way over the last ten years, and this has resulted in them achieving their own kind […]

Interview : Darlingside’s Don Mitchell and David Senft on “Every Thing Is Alive”

July 27, 2023 Paul Russell 0

Adapting how they make albums and how they tour post pandemic. Darlingside have over five distinctive and fascinating albums become known for ubiquitous vocal harmonies and wonderfully elaborate lyrics, around superb melodies. Four like-minded multi-instrumentalists have […]

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

July 25, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

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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Abigail Lapell to play extensive UK and European tour in November

April 21, 2026 0

Toronto singer-songwriter Abigail Lapell, who is releasing her new album Shadow Child on 8th May 2026 via Outside Music, has announced a run of six UK headline shows as part of a wider UK and European […]

Track Premiere: Candace Hastings “Horses I Left Behind”

April 21, 2026 0

Candace Hastings is long steeped in songwriting. Her first came when she was in fifth grade; it had just one chord and was written on the three-quarter-size Kay guitar that her mother bought for her the […]

Artwork for Fayen album Something To Look Back On

Fayen “Something To Look Back On”

April 21, 2026 0

Norwegian duo delivers a nordicana record filled with beautiful songs, expertly performed and arranged. Fayen is a Norwegian duo based in Trondheim, situated in central Norway, on the south shore of the third-largest of Norway’s fjords, Trondheimsfjorden […]

Interview: Dwight Twilley on the best of his Tulsa Years

Black Deer Festival Interview: Willi Carlisle talks about Arkansas and his musical heritage

Interview: Bear’s Den’s Andrew Davie on why first love is important

Interview : Darlingside’s Don Mitchell and David Senft on “Every Thing Is Alive”

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

Abigail Lapell to play extensive UK and European tour in November

Track Premiere: Candace Hastings “Horses I Left Behind”

Fayen “Something To Look Back On”

For the Sake of the Song: Steve Young “Rock, Salt & Nails”

Chip Taylor “Words From Holy Gardens”