Videos
Video Review of the Year 2024
Here we are again, hurtling towards another Christmas and another year. Time flies when we’re having fun, so 2024 must have been a good one. An election in the UK gave me some hope. An election […]
Chuck Prophet
Album Reviews
Chuck Prophet “Wake The Dead”
From fear to hope, an album of extremes. Time flies. Chuck Prophet’s new release ‘Wake The Dead’ neatly coincides with Green on Red’s first London show forty years ago. During those intervening decades Prophet has built […]
Essentials
Essentials: The Top Ten Americana Songs of 2014
In 2024 there have been several 10, 20, 25, 30 even 50th anniversary albums reissued, remastered, revamped, remixed, revitalized, reconstituted, redeemed, re-recorded and finally released. It has renewed our faith in the music industry’s capacity to […]
News
Something for a random Tuesday in November: Chuck Prophet “Get Off the Stage”
Posted without comment other than to say we are thinking of our American friends today. We will see you on the other side (maybe). Thanks to Keith for this recommendation.
Videos
Video: Chuck Prophet “Red Sky Night”
The new single from San Francisco-based Chuck Prophet and cumbia band ¿Qiensave? is simply full of beauty. The rich layers, including stunning guitar and lap steel, are the base from which Prophet finds a delightful vocal […]