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Icarus Phoenix “Pedantic Myopia” – pedantic? Moi?

January 24, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
The prolific Drew Danburry has penned another excellent new single for his band Icarus Phoenix –  current lineup: Drew Danburry (gtr/vox), Eli Sims (drums), Leena Rhodes (gtr/vox/synth), Brendan Russell (bass) and Peyton Rodeffer (gtr/vox/etc) –  the […]
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The Federales “Cardboard Cocaine” – addictive simple gambling…

January 23, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Benjamin Miller of The Federales says of ‘Cardboard Cocaine’ that “I was hanging out with a buddy of mine from high school, and he mentioned that he and his wife were going to the bar every […]
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Nina Nesbitt “Caledonia” – take me home folky roads

January 22, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Nina Nesbitt has released a cover of Dougie Maclean’s ‘Caledonia‘  in advance of her appearance at BBC Scotland’s Burns Night celebrations on January 25th.  It’s a beautifully evocative performance of the song that sees her join […]
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Track Premiere: Vicki Peterson & John Cowsill “A Thousand Times”

January 21, 2025 Jonathan Aird 1
Today’s Track Premiere comes from a pair of musicians who have played in what can only be described as legendary bands.  Vicki Peterson was a founder member of The Bangles, and later on in the Psycho […]
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Clare Doyle “Maybelline” – hop into the car

January 20, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Clare Doyle has had quite an accelerated last couple of years – 2023 saw her named as First Avenue’s Best New Bands of 2023, followed with a nod as an Emerging Artist of 2024 by Music […]

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

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I do a lot of my listening to music while out walking in the mornings, with or without a dog. The day after Willie Nile’s The Great American Light arrived in the mailbox, I popped the […]
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Interview: Hal Cannon on cowboy poetry, songs and folklore

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For Hal Cannon, life should be very simple – love the place you live, love the ones you know, if you’re needy, why not give, then see if you’re still low. Words to live by, extracted […]
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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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The third album by Chicago-born Matthew Francis Andersen is a collection of songs themed around a fictional town called Pine River. From the off, it feels like this is a place that’s very familiar and has […]
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