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Hudson Palace “Holding Hands With Strangers” – let’s stay this way

July 16, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Hudson Palace is instrumentalist/music scribe Tony Fletcher (you may have come across his books on The Smiths, REM, The Clash) and vocalist/teacher Paula Lucas, based in the Hudson Valley of New York. They have been making […]
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Track Premiere: Kyle Morgan and Tamar Korn “Anthem”

July 15, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Today’s track premiere comes from Kyle Morgan and Tamar Korn.  Tamar Korn was born in southern California but for the past quarter-century has been a regular on the New York City music scene, and a regular […]
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The Fisherman Three “Electricity” – the alternative is only what?

July 14, 2025 Jonathan Aird 1
The Fishermen Three is a band led by singer-songwriter Simon Beins alongside his longtime collaborator Raphi Gottesman.  They’ve released two previous album but took something of a break when  Gottesman moved to Oakland and became a […]
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Colebrook Road – Alone Again

July 11, 2025 Ed Donnelly 0
Colebrook Road conjure Edgar Allen Poe with their new Bluegrass single “Alone Again”. After a somber start the track leaps into overdrive with a driving banjo pushing the band forward.  The song was inspired by Edgar […]
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Ann Liu Cannon “No You Don’t” – are you sure?

July 11, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
So, we don’t always get it right – speaking of Ann Liu Cannon, when she was supporting Kassi Valazza at the Slaughtered Lamb, we predicted she’d soon be headlining there. Nope – her first two London […]

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Well that’s it for this week dear reader. Don’t forget to get your tickets for our 25 year anniversary event if you haven’t yet – all the details are here. It’d be remiss of us to […]
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Teddy Thompson “Never Be The Same”

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Guitar-based pop, done skilfully, with words reflecting life’s imperfections. Teddy Thompson, the son of British folk icons Richard and Linda Thompson, was born in the UK but now lives in Brooklyn. This is his tenth self-penned […]
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Americana Stories – Dean Owens “The Motel And The Highway”

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In March, we put out a request for short fiction written around the subject of americana. The first to answer our call was one of our favourite singer/songwriters, Dean Owens. He also appeared on our Podcast […]

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Interview: Greg Loftus – As both musician and carpenter, he would like to knock on wood

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Greg Loftus comes from the town of Bourne, not far from the bridge that connects Massachusetts to Cape Cod. It is there that he practices woodworking, operates a club in nearby Falmouth and makes rock music […]
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Interview: Ben Vaughn on being true to yourself and the joys of recording an album in your car

May 29, 2026 0
To say Ben Vaughn has had an eclectic musical career would be a gross understatement. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, and his journey into music began when a kind uncle gave him a Duane […]
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Interview: Beau Jennings – In Tribute to Will Rogers and the Verdigris

May 27, 2026 0
If History was your favourite class in school, raise your digital hand. Only two? Come on, the subject is not that dull. Now pay attention. Today, we are going to learn about a river called the […]

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Video Premiere: Annie Stokes “Country Wife”

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The video premiere of ‘Country Wife’ finds singer-songwriter Annie Stokes living an imagined self-sufficient life in the country. Her smart, wryly amusing lyrics offer a different perspective on that wished-for life and the traditional gender roles […]
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Live review: American Aquarium, The Brudenell Social Club, Leeds – 12th February 2023

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Live music can be a joyous and cathartic experience. For those of us who live in its thrall, it can move us in ways like no other artistic endeavour or leisure pastime has the power to […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: Pedro Piedra “Inteligencia Dormida”

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This week we were reminded of the anniversary of the 11th September. Yes – the US/CIA backed military coup in Chile in 1973. History buffs will recall that the democratically elected socialist leader Salvador Allende was […]

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