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Sturgill Simpson joins fight against scalpers

March 3, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Reassuring of course that the whole world is getting screwed and not just us. News from Rolling Stone this morning: “When Pearl Jam launched their now infamous fight against Ticketmaster in 1994, trying to protect concertgoers […]

Hurray For the Riff Raff stream new album in its entirety

March 3, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

NPR have been very nice of late, possibly getting in their freebies before Trump privatises/abolishes it (alarmingly on the cards without hyperbole), and they’ve decided to stream the new album “The Navigator” from the lovely Hurray […]

Rackhouse Pilfer head to UK for dates

March 3, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Stomping Irish Americana-bluegrass sextet Rackhouse Pilfer have announced an extensive UK tour from March 11-April 2, performing songs from their acclaimed 2014 album “Love and Havoc”, where they’ll also be previewing material from their anticipated third […]

New Justin Townes Earle Due May

March 3, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

And you can listen to the track “Champagne Corolla” from the new record below. Rolling Stone reports: “Justin Townes Earle – despite a name that evokes both father Steve and his dad’s mentor, Townes Van Zandt […]

John Mellencamp: I left label because of racist President

March 2, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

No not that racist president. Stereogum report today: “John Mellencamp paid a visit to Howard Stern’s SiriusXM radio show earlier this morning, and he shared for the first-time his account of why he left Columbia all […]

Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

September 21, 2026 1

If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]

Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

September 21, 2026 0

A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”

September 21, 2026 0

“You told me goodbye, how was I to know/You didn’t mean goodbye, you meant please don’t let me go?” Well. It’s the age of nostalgia, so it feels just about right to reminisce about an old […]