Ratso Sloman

Ratso Sloman “Skeleton Tree” – Listen

November 5, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Larry “Ratso” Sloman released his debut solo album, ‘Stubborn Heart‘ , last year – quite a change of direction for the man probably best known for ‘On the Road with Bob Dylan‘, the book that acted […]

Something for the weekend: Son Volt “If I Could”

July 17, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you dear reader with a new song from alt-country heroes/pioneers/stalwarts/choose your own noun Son Volt whose latest album Sound Signal Serenades was physically released on […]

Artwork for Bell White album "A sign in the weather"

Bella White “A Sign In The Weather”

July 17, 2026 0

A strong third album from the rootsy Canadian “Appalachian” artist from New Orleans showing raw emotion and a degree of post-breakup positivity. As you listen to each song on Bella White’s new studio album you feel […]

Jawdropped have a “Secret To Spare” and October dates

July 17, 2026 0

Jawdropped, a four-piece from Los Angeles, have announced their debut album, Secret To Spare, due 18th September via Transgressive Records / Canvasback. The band has also released the first single, Split Lip, along with a video […]

Interviews

Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0

Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]

Interviews

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0

Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]

Interviews

Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1

Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]

Videos

Video: Steve Gunn “Stonehurst Cowboy”

December 11, 2018 0

A lovely tribute to his later father from Steve Gunn’s new album The Unseen In Between, out on January 18th. He’s touring Europe in March with a few UK dates in April too.

Album Reviews

Diver Through “All Nighter”

September 26, 2022 0

On ‘All Nighter,’ Diver Through keep on skipping back and forth across the rock/Americana border line. OK, so once again, Jacksonville Florida trio Diver Through and their latest album ‘All Nighter’, bring us to the question […]

Tracks

Velvet Starlings “Sold Down the River” – Listen

November 6, 2018 0

Christian Gisborne is, in a Captain Manyhands kind of way, the singer/songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist behind the Velvet Starlings name. ‘Sold Down the River’ is impressive enough with it’s hints of Animals or Eric Burdon enjoying San […]

Ratso Sloman “Skeleton Tree” – Listen

Something for the weekend: Son Volt “If I Could”

Bella White “A Sign In The Weather”

Jawdropped have a “Secret To Spare” and October dates

Classic Clips: Anna Tivel “Rodeo Queens” – She’s Speaking

Paperback Riders: Dennis McNally “A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead”