Album Reviews
Joe Ely “Driven To Drive”
Joe Ely delves into the past to reflect on a life spent on the road. ‘Driven To Drive’ has been a long time in the making. After Twenty-three albums and countless miles under his belt Joe […]
Reviews
Book Reviews
Book Review: Steven Hyden “There Was Nothing You Could Do – Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.” and the end of the Heartland”
In the film ‘Cool Hand Luke’ (1967) Paul Newman’s character finally cracks under the weight of expectations from his fellow inmates, angrily crying out ‘Stop feeding off me!’ Forty years have passed since the release of […]
Live Reviews
Live Review: Roots In The Round – Dean Owens, Kirsten Adamson and Matt Joe Gow, The Glad Cafe, Glasgow, 11th July 2024
A few years back (2017 in fact) Dean Owens adopted the Nashville tradition of a “singers in the round” night for a tour featuring him, Robert Vincent and The Worry Dolls (reviewed here). He’s revitalised the […]
Album Reviews
Nolen Sellwood “Cadence to the Flame”
Minnesota-based Sellwood channels the beauty and spirit of Nick Drake. Following hot on the heels of 2023’s debut ‘Otherwise’, comes ‘Cadence to the Flame’, the second full-length offering from Minnesota-based folk artist Nolan Sellwood. ‘Otherwise‘ was […]
Album Reviews
Rob Leines “Headcase”
Strong Southern rock that has lost none of its edge in the recording studio. “Today I met the asphalt face to face / Spilt my brains all over that dirty place,” sings Rob Leines on ‘Headcase’, […]