Album Reviews
Ringo Starr “Look Up”
What real country music could sound like in 2025. Life is full of surprises, and while a new album from 84-year-old Ringo Starr after a three-year gap is surprising in itself, the fact that it is […]
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Album Reviews
Schmoon “Pretty Darn Pretty”
Indie-folk offers originality with a number of highlights. Matt Cascella may not be a name that rings lots of bells, but this is not his first visit to these digital pages. In 2018 we featured his […]
Live Reviews
Live Review: The Unthanks, Cadogan Hall, London – 21st December 2024
It was the solstice of the year, a grey wet day in a deep and dark December, but with Sloane Square and the surrounds of Cadogan Hall lit by Christmas lights and more than bustling with […]
Album Reviews
Carolyn Kendrick “Each Machine”
A distinctly uneasy listen, but a thought-provoking signpost for the second quarter of the 21st century. Carolyn Kendrick is a Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, fiddler, guitarist, and producer. She’s one of the many musicians who has stepped […]
Live Reviews
Live Review: Jontavious Willis. Missy Lane’s Assembly Room, Durham, North Carolina, 23rd November 2024
Missy Lane’s Assembly Room. Where is it anyhow? Must be in Memphis or probably Atlanta. Maybe in one of the ideologically unencumbered districts of Washington D.C. As it turns out, Missy Lane’s is located in Durham, […]