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Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from season one of “The Bear”

June 5, 2025 Dean Nardi 0
You have to wonder why there aren’t more TV series about restaurants. It’s a good question. Ensemble casts work well on television and restaurants have staffs which are made-to-order ensembles. In restaurants, people work long hours, […]
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Can’t Live With it, Can’t Live Without it: John Mellencamp

November 27, 2024 Peter Thompson 11
Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, John Cougar Mellencamp, John Mellencamp; the professional name has varied over the years, but whatever you call him, John Mellencamp (birth name) has had a long, varied and very successful career, reputedly […]
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John Mellencamp announces new album for Summer

May 2, 2023 Emily Dongray 0
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Mellencamp has announced his latest album ‘Orpheus Descending’ will be released on June 2nd on Republic Records. This his 25th album, comes after ‘Strictly A One-Eyed Jack‘, which was […]
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Something for the weekend: John Mellencamp and Bruce Springsteen “Did You Say Such A Thing”

February 4, 2022 Mark Whitfield 1
Well that’s it yet again for another week dear reader and we leave you with a track from the new album from John Mellencamp album ‘Strictly a One-Eyed Jack’. The album, released on January 21st, includes […]
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Listen to the first single from the new album by John Mellencamp

December 13, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
Republic Records have announced the release of John Mellencamp’s 25th studio album ‘Strictly A One-Eyed Jack’ on January 21st 2022, and the first single from it ‘Chasing Rainbows’ (not a Shed Seven cover) has been shared […]

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Something for the weekend: Lambchop featuring Justin Vernon “Weakened”

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Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a brand new track from Kurt Wagner’s Lambchop outfit who have announced details of their new album Punching The Clown which […]
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Cut Throat Finches “High Horse”

May 8, 2026 0
The first great, breezy, summer “pop” record is here, from a self-described “Americanish” band with an old-country soul. Much like their previous efforts, High Horse, by Cowtown’s Cut Throat Finches, defies easy categorisation. Is it a […]
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Zoh Amba to tour Europe and UK in autumn 2026

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Zoh Amba, who previously announced their Matador debut album, Eyes Full, which is out on 5th June 2026, has shared details of a run of UK and European tour dates. The European leg kicks off on […]

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Interview: The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan discusses “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

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Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale created their own take on sparse, acoustic indie folk when they formed the Milk Carton Kids in 2011 and found their own loyal audience. A lot can happen in fifteen years, […]
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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

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David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]

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Anniversary Cheers: Iris DeMent’s “My Life” celebrates 30 years

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Part of an occasional series that looks at significant anniversary re-releases of iconic albums as they are put out. Happy 30th anniversary to Iris DeMent, who has re-released her second album, “My Life,” on the Yep […]
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