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The Wave Pictures “When The Purple Emperor Spreads His Wings”

May 16, 2022 Michael Macy 0

There is a whole lot goin’ on here, and it is all good. The ‘Purple Emperor Spreads His Wings‘, the new double album by The Wave Pictures is a tour de force. It energetically revives the […]

Elliah Heifetz “First Generation American”

May 16, 2022 Mark Nenadic 0

Disappointing.Traditional country-folk, veering into parody and pastiche. Elliah Heifetz, from the City of Brotherly Love, born of Russian immigrants to the USA, is today’s musical cosmonaut. He’s a ‘First Generation American’, he grew up knowing poverty […]

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “Dirt Does Dylan”

May 16, 2022 Alan Fitter 1

A glorious album of Dylan covers from the legendary Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. What do you get if you mix one of country rock’s finest ever bands with songs from the greatest songwriter of his (or […]

Eli “Paperboy” Reed “Down Every Road”

May 13, 2022 Graeme Tait 0

Interesting R’n’B take on Haggard’s blue collar country classics. Eli “Paperboy” Reed first burst on to the scene in 2008 with his debut album, ‘Roll With You’. A high octane explosion of original R’n’B material with […]

Sam Shackleton “Causeway Recordings”

May 13, 2022 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

On ‘Causeway Recordings,’ Sam Shackleton is able to successfully combine two traditions and roll them into one. Americana music is built on so many musical traditions and it is not solely exclusive to the American continent. […]

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]