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Paperback Riders: John Perry Barlow “Mother American Night: My Life in Crazy Times” and The Principles Of Adult Behavior

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John Perry Barlow’s memoir Mother American Night: My Life in Crazy Times reads like an acid trip from the American counterculture, yet also carries an idealistic turn that comes from living through multiple revolutions. The book […]

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Features

For The Sake Of The Song: Alela Diane “Émigré”

June 15, 2026 0
Back in December 2017, Alela Diane shared on Facebook the official video for a new song, commenting, “I wrote Émigré about the international refugee crisis—no one should have to risk their life or the lives of […]
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Album Reviews

Mo Klé “Three Chords and a Shaking Hand”

June 15, 2026 0
An album of quiet humanity, modest wisdom and songs searching for connection. Across nine concise songs, Mo Klé, the performing title of artist René Grünenfelder, explores themes of division, uncertainty, parenthood, loneliness and self-acceptance. Three Chords […]
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American Aquarium announce new album out this month plus UK dates

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American Aquarium’s new album, New Ways to Lose, will be released on 26th June 2026 via Losing Side Records/Thirty Tigers. After an extensive North American tour, the band will be returning to Europe for dates in […]

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Interview: Dirk Powell on “Wake” and bridging modern and age-old roots music

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Dirk Powell is a special kind of musician, someone who, through family connections, knows and understands both Appalachia and Cajun music, and is at the same time comfortable with modern music technology. He has won four […]
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Interview: Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is thriving

June 10, 2026 0
With influences in blues, jazz and country, Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is actually thriving on their fifth album, Monster Swan (2025). Based in Somerset, England, Beth Packer’s distinctive, emotive vocals, coupled with her evocative lyrics, create […]
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Interview: Greg Loftus – As both musician and carpenter, he would like to knock on wood

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Greg Loftus comes from the town of Bourne, not far from the bridge that connects Massachusetts to Cape Cod. It is there that he practices woodworking, operates a club in nearby Falmouth and makes rock music […]

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An album of real musical power, emotional honesty and performed with sheer commitment. On this follow up to introspective album “Strawberry Mansion” Langhorne Slim chooses to bear his soul through high energy rock and roll. Helping […]
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Video: Vanessa Jade “The More I Lie”

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We are pleased to share the debut single from Australian singer-songwriter Vanessa Jade. ‘The More I Lie’ is about Jade masking and then reclaiming her identity after a late autism/ADHD diagnosis; she manages to convey this […]
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Lee Rogers “Gameblood”

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A curiously uneven album from Lee Rogers Lee Rogers released his full-length first album in 2006 so it’s taken over sixteen years to release his second ‘Gameblood’  which is quite a wait for his fans.  There […]

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