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KIT “You Act Like A Child” – Listen

November 3, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Not to be confused with the Knight Industries Two Thousand, KIT is the solo stage name of Katie Wighton of All Our Exes Live in Texas.  KIT comes from the rockier side of the tracks, as […]
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AUK’s Chain Gang: The New Pornographers “Sing Me Spanish Techno”

November 2, 2020 Russell Murphy 0
Clint’s entry for the Chain Gang last week, Simi Stone, is also a full-time member of The New Pornographers, an excellent outfit from Vancouver, Canada, having been a touring member for some years. One of their […]
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Brand New Zeros “Cigarette” – Listen

November 2, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Cigarette’ is the latest in a series of singles leading up to the new album from Brand New Zeros which will be out in 2021.  It sees the band, fronted by singer-songwriter Ronan MacManus and guitarist […]
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Something for the weekend: Richmond Fontaine “Don’t Skip Out on Me”

October 30, 2020 Mark Whitfield 3
It’s been a strange old week dear reader, almost biblical with its turn of events, and although here in the People’s Republic of Liverpool we’re long used to misrepresentation from national media, it sadly doesn’t make […]
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Jefferson Airplane “Hey Fredrick” – Listen

October 30, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
It is rather hard to believe that this song is fifty one years old, and rather harder to believe that the great ass-kicking Grace Slick is eighty one today.  She’s the kind of person who’d say […]

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Essentials: The Top 10 Thea Gilmore Songs

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Thea Gilmore is one of the most remarkable voices in contemporary British songwriting. Her work is often experimental, thrillingly so at times, and she moves effortlessly between genres without ever being defined by them. Elements of […]
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Preview: Georgia’s Clover County plays first ever UK and Ireland tour dates in May

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Emerging Georgia singer/songwriter Clover County, whose debut album, Finer Things, was released in September 2025 via her own label Undercover Lover Records in partnership with Thirty Tigers, has announced a short series of tour dates in […]
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Paperback Riders: John Perry Barlow “Mother American Night: My Life in Crazy Times” and The Principles Of Adult Behavior

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John Perry Barlow’s memoir Mother American Night: My Life in Crazy Times reads like an acid trip from the American counterculture, yet also carries an idealistic turn that comes from living through multiple revolutions. The book […]

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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

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David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]
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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

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At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]

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Red Rooster line-up something to crow about

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One of the highlights of the UK Roots Festival season, Red Rooster, the banjo pickin’ summer festival has announced its return for the fourth year, championing “the best in Americana, Blues, Soul, Roots and Country.” Located in […]
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Book Review: Ralph Brookfield “On the Trail of Americana Music”

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A laudable stab at the difficult task of grasping the many-headed beast that is Americana Music. Author Ralph Brookfield trained as a molecular physicist worked as a copy editor, software engineer, freelance writer, ran a software […]
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Revitalised Hanging Stars return with their sixth album and an extensive UK tour

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London’s The Hanging Stars return with their sixth album, Just A Day, which is due out on Loose on 19 June – it promises to be a collection of four-part harmonies, twelve-string guitars and chiming songs, […]

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