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Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists

July 17, 2025 Andy Short 35

It has long been a tradition in music for artists to cover their favourite songs. Some take the original to the next level, while others are straight copies; some are plain weird, and finally, there are […]

Patterson Hood “Exploding Trees and Airplane Screams”

March 3, 2025 Tim Martin 0

The unexpected songs impress most on Hood’s fourth solo album. It’s not DBT, but it is an intriguing look at another side of an established name. For his first solo album in 12 years Patterson Hood […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 170 – Los Angeles

January 17, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

I’ve never been to Los Angeles. I’ve been to San Francisco, and it was a magical place when I visited in 2014 for my fiftieth. I wandered Haight Asbury, went to Ameoba Records, explored the Castro […]

Can’t Live With it, Can’t Live Without it: Drive-By Truckers

December 18, 2024 Andrew Raw 0

I first clapped eyes on Drive-By Truckers when they were on the Jools Holland Show in 2010 playing ‘Birthday Boy’ from “The Big to Do” album. I had always had a bit of a soft spot […]

Patterson Hood announces new solo album “Exploding Trees and Airplane Screams”

November 22, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

His first for 12 years – packed with friends and Truckers. Patterson Hood the co-founder of of The Drive By Truckers and fierce political commentator has revealed his latest work as a solo album called “Exploding […]

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 0

Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]

Artwork for Sailing Sones album "Slow Magic"

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

July 21, 2026 0

Absorbing collection of songs that subtly reveal the quiet joys of motherhood. The first sound that emerges from the new Sailing Stones album, Slow Magic, is the metronomic rhythm of a baby’s heartbeat with its gentle […]

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

July 21, 2026 0

If you’ve ever found yourself searching for music that offers comfort without pretending life is easy, then you should know Travis Shallow. He writes songs that acknowledge the darkness but never surrender to it, and he […]

Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists

Patterson Hood “Exploding Trees and Airplane Screams”

Sounds from beyond the Shed 170 – Los Angeles

Can’t Live With it, Can’t Live Without it: Drive-By Truckers

Patterson Hood announces new solo album “Exploding Trees and Airplane Screams”

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

Live Review: Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons + Red Hash + Ella Spencer, Water Rats, London – 8th July 2026

Martin Carthy “Along the Road Forever – Live at the BBC”