Features
10 country rock tracks by UK artists
Country rock is a genre of music that was developed in America in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s by American rock musicians adopting country flavourings and as a genre lasted until the end of the’70s. […]
Van Morrison
News
Van Morrison announces London Palladium shows for 2020
Exhibit one: Saxophones in pop are crimes against music: discuss. News today that Van Morrison has announced five London shows next year – at the London Palladium on March 20,21,22,24 & 25th. Tickets go on sale […]
Live Reviews
Rock Island Line 65th Anniversary, Cadogan Hall, London, 13th July 2019
There’s no real reason why in the mid-1950s a form of music already more or less forgotten in its homeland should have got a revival in the UK. Yet the short-lived Skiffle craze – a wild […]
Album Reviews
Hugh Christopher Brown “Pacem” (Wolfe Island Records, 2017)
There’s a lot about this record that reminds me of Van Morrison, the deep spirituality and the fluid jazz notes being the foremost. Brown has a range of talents and founded a program to introduce music […]
News
Van Morrison joins Americana Awards 2017 line-up
If we could afford to cover this in person we would, although you do avoid Van on a bad day biting your head off (sorry, lazy journalism there). Rolling Stone Country reports: “Eclectic UK rock legends Van […]