Album Reviews
Truth & Salvage Co. “Atoms Form”
Poppy southern rock full of vim and vigour. Truth & Salvage Co. were formed in 2005 and opened for the Black Crowes in 2009 after being signed to the group’s Silver Arrow label. They made their […]
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Book Reviews
Paperback Riders: David N Meyer “Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad of Gram Parsons and His Cosmic American Music”
A quick look around Good Reads finds twelve biographies that are either directly about Parsons, or about the bands he was part of. So, if we are picking one source to learn about Gram Parsons why […]
Album Reviews
Beth Nielsen Chapman “Crazy Town”
Beth Nielsen Chapman and her crack Nashville band deliver a strong contender for Americana album of the year. Beth Nielsen Chapman needs no introduction to admirers of fine songwriting–with 14 previous studio albums to her name, […]
Album Reviews
Angeline Morrison “The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs Of Black British Experience”
An important, essential folk album which casts light on the hidden history of black people in these sceptred /blighted isles. On the face of it, ‘The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs Of Black British Experience’ is an […]
Album Reviews
Dropkick Murphys “This Machine Still Kills Fascists”
Amplifier’s turned off as Massachusetts rockers breathe fire into Guthrie’s lyrics, strikingly relevant for such times as these. For well over twenty years Dropkick Murphys have unapologetically delivered their brand of American Celtic Punk Rock supplying […]