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August 15, 2022 Alan Fitter 0
Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light delight with a debut album that bubbles and fizzes like Appalachian spring water. Rachel Sumner first came to the attention of this website’s readers last year when she was voted runner up […]

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Something for the weekend: Starpainter “Rabbits”

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Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from Alberta’s Starpainter who this week have officially confirmed their new album, Cayenne Flowerbed, which will be out […]
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Jenny Reynolds “Willow and Stone”

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Songs on surviving life from an accomplished singer-songwriter, with hints of jazz amongst the folk rock accompaniment. Jenny Reynolds is a singer-songwriter, initially from Boston but now firmly a part of the Texas scene for the […]
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Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

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End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]

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Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

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End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]
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Interview: Have Gun, Will Travel is constantly evolving – What a concept!

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Have Gun, Will Travel is the name of the band with the emphasis on travel. Not so much touring all over the world, but exploration, whether in their three concept albums or the songs written for […]
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Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

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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 […]

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Lean in close, don’t tell anyone, but the ’80s is my favourite Bob Dylan decade. How can this be, you ask? (Or is that me asking myself?) This generally accepted decade of decline, which included scattershot […]
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