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Stephen Jacques “Pioneers and Fragrant Flowers”

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A musical history lesson from an expressive and worldly songwriter. Stephen Jacques is an alt-rock musician, guitarist and chronicler of stories in song. He hails originally from New Orleans and New York but now lives in […]
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Live Review: Madison Violet, Lexington, London – 31st July 2025

August 11, 2025 David Chalfen 1
The duo of Lisa MacIsaac and Brenley MacEachern have clocked up 25 years as Madison Violet and have picked up numerous awards in their Canadian homeland. So, it’s a momentous decision to call it quits at […]
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Paperback Riders: Philip Roth “The Plot Against America”

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Where America Might Go Next Part 3. Paperback Riders has definitely disappeared down a rabbit hole of speculative fiction this year. Philip Roth’s 2004 novel ‘The Plot Against America’ is particularly unsettling not because it ventures […]
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Matt Benson “Sit Back Down Again”

August 8, 2025 Paul Russell 0
Spectacular debut album from ivory-tinkling Irish newcomer. Great albums tend to make an impact from the get-go. Even greater albums hit the mark when they make an instant impact in a modest way. This is how […]
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Icarus Phoenix “I Should Have Known The Things You Never Said” (Deluxe Edition)

August 7, 2025 Graeme Tait 0
Danburry and team expand on the compelling uneasiness of last year’s album with an additional twenty-nine songs from the same recording session. In his review last September of Icarus Phoenix’s latest release, “I Should Have Known […]

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Interview: Willie Nile keeps the light on for great American rock’n’roll

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Interview: Adam Levy on the Honeydogs celebrated return

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Experiencing a rebirth with Algebra for Broken Hearts, the St. Paul, Minnesota band’s twelfth album on Julian Records (2025), is crucial language, one voicing an undersung American existence. Like the novel, I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif […]

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