Album Reviews
Luke Morley “Songs From the Blue Room”
A nod to Americana from hard rock guitarist, Luke Morley. Luke Morley will be a name known to many a hard rock fan. He was an original member of Terraplane and, when that band folded, became […]
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Album Reviews
The South Austin Moonlighters “From Here To Home”
An album of rebirth and acknowledgement from stellar Austin foursome. It’s often the case that when musicians find themselves really challenged that great music and a positive ethos ensue. That’s definitely what’s happened to The South […]
Album Reviews
Isabel Rumble “Bird Be Brave”
Charming folk on a regional setting. The debut album from one of Australia’s newest songwriters, ‘Bird Be Brave’ was recorded with Tasmanian producer Luke Plumb. Rumble’s songwriting often cleverly connects human intimacy with elements of the […]
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Ruen Brothers “Ten Paces”
The sound of young Scunthorpe: Brandon Flowers scoring John Ford movies. Ruen Brothers are siblings Rupert and Henry Stanshall (see what they did there?) who have just released their third LP ‘Ten Paces’. There are so […]
Book Reviews
Paperback Riders: Cormac McCarthy, A Great American Novelist?
John William DeForest coined the term “the great American novel” in an 1868 essay. He defined it as “the picture of the ordinary emotions and manners of American existence.” He felt that Uncle Tom’s Cabin’, which […]