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Bonnie Raitt releases new single – album available for preorder

March 18, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Bonnie Raitt has announced her latest album, ‘Just Like That…‘ will be released on April 22nd by new partner Sub Pop. This, her 21st album, comes after ‘Dig in Deep‘ was released in 2016. The album […]

Darden Smith announces latest work – new single and book available now

March 17, 2022 Emily Dongray 1

The Texan singer-songwriter Darden Smith has announced his ambitious new multimedia project ‘Western Skies‘. Comprising a new studio record, a book of photography, lyrics, and essays, the project is an immersive journey through fact and fiction, […]

WMOT launches new biweekly Americana radioshow

March 16, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Nashville’s legendary WMOT Roots radio station has launched a new biweekly roots show, ‘The Old Fashioned, ‘ with hosts Craig Havighurst and fiddler and songwriter Amy Alvey. This “old-time and bluegrass happy hour” will be live on […]

Foy Vance reschedules tour – new dates announced

March 15, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Foy Vance has rescheduled his Spring tour due to ongoing venue restrictions in the EU. The Signs of Life Tour was set to go ahead this April and will now be going ahead over late August […]

Rumer to release album of B sides and rarities next month

March 14, 2022 Emily Dongray 1

Rumer has announced her latest album ‘B Sides, and Rarities Vol. 2‘ will be released on April 22nd on Cooking Vinyl. This is the long-awaited follow-up to 2015’s ‘B Sides and Rarities Vol. 1‘. As well […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee
By Ian C Rothery , 7 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 5 days ago
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Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
By fredhead , 6 days ago
RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
By Martin Johnson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
By Paul Villers , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
By Jonathan Hincks , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

May 15, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week, and bear with me dear reader with the track we’re leaving you with for the weekend which despite starting off sounding like we’ve veered into covering 90s-era Britpop, […]

Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”

May 15, 2026 0

Americana legends celebrate 21st-century releases on latest career retrospective. Forty years in, the Cowboy Junkies remain one of the great under-the-surface bands in Americana: despite having a million-selling classic to their name, they rarely make best-of […]

Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”

May 15, 2026 0

Patrick Joseph O’Connor’s Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community reclaims an overlooked part in American musicology. While places like Chicago, Memphis, and the Mississippi Delta often dominate the story of Blues, O’Connor suggests that […]