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Book Review: Mike Campbell “Heartbreaker”

June 6, 2025 Graeme Tait 1

For the few people who don’t know, Mike Campbell was the lead guitarist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from the band’s inception in 1976 to Petty’s tragic death in 2017. His iconic, melodic playing helped […]

Elena Loper “Weathervane Whale”

June 6, 2025 Stephen Rostkoski 0

Dream-folk debut displays the beguiling talents of this Pacific Northwest singer-songwriter. The eleven songs on “Weathervane Whale” were written and recorded during the lockdown years of the pandemic. Pacific Northwest artist Elena Loper used the enforced […]

My Politic “Signs of Life”

June 6, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

Music is the sign of life when other aspects of civilisation fail. With the USA still as much a sharply-divided country as it has been since the Obama years, you might expect a musical duo using […]

Various Artists “Springsteen’s Country”

June 5, 2025 Guy Lincoln 0

Country covers of boss songs – reputations (just about) intact. It seems an artist only needs a handful of well-received, reasonably successful albums, a couple of sold-out tours and a full spec entry on AllMusic to […]

Ernie Palmer “A Teacher, a Preacher & a Bad Farmer”

June 5, 2025 Sebastian Reyes Turner 1

Memories and tales of a veteran songwriter. Ernie Palmer is a seventy-six-year-old retired schoolteacher from Cartersville, Georgia, who enjoys travelling and spending time with his family. Below this surface level, there are many interesting facts pertinent […]