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Kassi Valazza “From Newman Street”

April 24, 2025 Graeme Tait 0
Valazza’s transitional third album reflects the changes in her personal life. There have been very few albums released so far this year that have been as highly anticipated as “From Newman Street”, the latest offering from […]
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Kassi Valazza “Shadow of Lately” – why is life so bittersweet?

April 10, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
There’s a sombre tone to the latest single from Kassi Valazza’s new album ‘From Newman Street’ which is due out May 2nd via Fluff & Gravy Records, and via our friends over at Loose in UK/Europe, […]
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Video: Kassi Valazza “Your Heart’s a Tin Box”

March 19, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
Kassi Valazza’s new song flows with a light strum over fluttering percussion while her words are delivered in a beautifully timeless melody.  In “Your Heart’s a Tin Box”, Valazza delivers a personal narrative about beginning a […]
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Kassi Valazza returns “From Newman Street” with a new album and live dates

February 7, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 1
The wonderful Kassi Valazza returns with an album titled  “From Newman Street” on May 2nd via Loose Music. Newman Street refers to the location of a friend’s house in Portland where Kassi found shelter and a […]
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Kassi Valazza “Weight Of The Wheel” – pressing down…

February 6, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
You’ll recall that 2023 was, pretty much, the year of Kassi Valazza, whose album ‘Knows Nothing‘ provided a slew of our favourite songs that year and whose live performances were amongst the very best of the […]

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Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

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

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

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Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

August 6, 2026 0
It was a hot night in the West End, but thankfully the air conditioning was cool at Denmark Street’s Lower Third. This was Joshua Ray Walker’s first show in London since recovering from stage 3 bowel […]
Album Reviews

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 […]
News

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 […]

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  • 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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Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0
Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]
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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
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Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]

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The reason why Jon Arthur Schmidt’s new single is named ‘Blue Tarps’ is immediately apparent when you watch the accompanying video and see the homeless camp near where he was recording, the tents billowing in the […]

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