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Paperback Riders: Emily St. John Mandel – “Station Eleven”

August 1, 2023 Tim Martin 0

Rereading Cormac McCarthy’s ‘The Road’ for last month’s edition of Paperback Riders, I was reminded of another, and in my view far better, “post-apocalyptic” novel. ‘Station Eleven‘ is about a worldwide pandemic, The Georgia Flu, that […]

There’ll be Music Everywhere: 2022 in the Rear View Mirror

December 22, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

And it has become a cliché now – this has been a weird year. But if you say that at the end of every year for five or six years in a row then has it […]

Live Review: Bill Callahan, Manchester Albert Hall – 6th November 2022

November 15, 2022 Paul Wilson 0

Coming onto Manchester’s Albert Hall stage to the strains of Tina Turner’s ‘Private Dancer’, a song that doesn’t immediately strike you as an obvious touchstone for Bill Callahan’s often gentle brand of americana, instantly feels like […]

Bill Callahan announces UK dates

June 29, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Drag City have announced the return of Bill Callahan to UK shores later this year – Callahan will play five exclusive performances “wherein Bill (guitar) and his cohorts,Matt Kinsey (guitar), Jim White (drums) and Dustin Laurenzi (tenor sax), […]

Bonnie Prince Billy and Bill Calahan announce new album – new song out now

November 8, 2021 Emily Dongray 0

Bill Calahan and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy are releasing ‘The Blind Date Party’ on December 10th. The album is the culmination of half a year of collaborations online and will be released on 2xLP/2xCD/2xCS. The tracks feature […]

Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”

August 6, 2026 0

A respectful and traditional tribute to Phil Ochs. Volume 1 of this collaborative tribute by Phil Odgers of The Men They Couldn’t Hang and John Kettle of Merry Hell was birthed in the dark days of […]

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album

August 6, 2026 0

For more than two decades, Freddy Trujillo has quietly built one of the most distinctive careers in American roots music. Whether anchoring the rhythm section as bassist for Richmond Fontaine and The Delines or as a […]

Railcard “Unstable Neighbour” – let’s get on, ok?

August 6, 2026 0

Railcard’s new single from their debut album Two Steps At A Time, is a softly sunny power pop take on a common problem – the unreasonable person who lives next door. Tell us about it. Although […]

Paperback Riders: Emily St. John Mandel – “Station Eleven”

There’ll be Music Everywhere: 2022 in the Rear View Mirror

Live Review: Bill Callahan, Manchester Albert Hall – 6th November 2022

Bill Callahan announces UK dates

Bonnie Prince Billy and Bill Calahan announce new album – new song out now

Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album

Railcard “Unstable Neighbour” – let’s get on, ok?

Video: Karl Bray “Marianne”

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