The Byrds

Isreal Nash saddles up to reimagine Sweetheart of the Rodeo

August 12, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

Self-titled cosmic-country artist Israel Nash has announced his complete reimagination of The Byrds’ iconic album Sweetheart of the Rodeo, which will be released on September 25th. Attempting to reinterpret the landmark record through a modern lens, […]

Paperback Riders: Johnny Rogan “The Byrds Timeless Flight” and “Timeless Flight Revisited”

May 29, 2026 Tim Martin 1

There are rock biographies, and then there are monuments. Johnny Rogan’s Timeless Flight: The Definitive Biography of the Byrds, first published in 1981, belongs firmly in the latter category Rogan was a twenty-something and still at […]

Artwork for Yarn album “Saturday Night Sermon”

Yarn “Saturday Night Sermon”

May 13, 2026 Peter Thompson 0

Enjoyable southern rock release with lyrics that focus on the positive. Formed in Brooklyn at the end of 2006, but now based in North Carolina, Yarn tend to lean towards the southern rock element of americana. […]

The Byrds from Hi Parader magazine = December 1968

For The Sake Of The Song: The Byrds “You Don’t Miss Your Water”

March 16, 2026 Andrew Raw 0

The wonderful You Don’t Miss Your Water, from The Byrds’ seminal 1968 Sweetheart Of The Rodeo album, was first written and recorded on the Stax label by soul singer William Bell in 1961. Bell was the […]

Paperback Riders: How many Gene Parsons bios do we need? The book bots are taking over Amazon

January 28, 2026 Tim Martin 3

For anyone interested in americana, The Byrds matter. We’ve covered biographies of Gram Parsons and Gene Clark in our Paperback Riders strand, and (spoiler alert) we’ll be looking at Johnny Rogan’s band bio ‘Timeless Flight’ soon. […]

After a four-year break, Rayland Baxter will release latest album in October

September 2, 2026 0

Rayland Baxter’s new album, True Violet, will be released on 23rd October 2026 via ATO Records. he feels like the first time he’s truly found it. It is his first album in more than four years. […]

Dom Glynn and His Sunday Best “This Fast Life Is Killing Me”

September 2, 2026 0

Vintage country music at its very best. One of the joys of good music of any genre is its ability to transport you to another time and another place. The new album by Dom Glynn and […]

Cover art for Nick Mitchell Maiato album "Naquera"

Nick Mitchell Maiato “Naquera”

September 2, 2026 0

One Eleven Heavy’s Mitchell Maiato delivers a healthy dose of cosmic psychedelia for the 21st century. Four years have passed since we last heard from Nick Mitchell Maiato, at which time One Eleven Heavy, his sometime […]

Isreal Nash saddles up to reimagine Sweetheart of the Rodeo

Paperback Riders: Johnny Rogan “The Byrds Timeless Flight” and “Timeless Flight Revisited”

Yarn “Saturday Night Sermon”

For The Sake Of The Song: The Byrds “You Don’t Miss Your Water”

Paperback Riders: How many Gene Parsons bios do we need? The book bots are taking over Amazon

After a four-year break, Rayland Baxter will release latest album in October

Dom Glynn and His Sunday Best “This Fast Life Is Killing Me”

Nick Mitchell Maiato “Naquera”

Jack Barksdale “The Scam Song” – seem’s ok and above board…

Video Premiere: Scott Cook “Steady For You”