Songs about overcoming adversity: ‘Let ‘Em Go’ by The Wildhearts.
My ongoing series on ‘Songs about overcoming adversity’ is something that often gives me the most pleasure. Today is noContinue Reading
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On my stereo this week: FKA Twigs, The Weather Station & Foo Fighters.
FKA twigs featuring Headie One, Fred Again.. – ‘Don’t Judge Me’. In the (almost) seven years since her debut album,Continue Reading
Classic songs: ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’ by Crowded House.
Crowded House’s Don’t Dream It’s Over is one of those songs that if you don’t seriously well-up every time you hear it,Continue Reading
Interview: Odette talks about her new album ‘Herald’.
The breakthrough Australian singer-songwriter Georgia Odette Sallybanks, who performs as Odette is back with her new sophomore album Herald. WeContinue Reading
Introducing Canada’s next Favourite Daughter.
Canada rocks! Why? Because Canada has produced some of the best rock acts worthy of my attention. It’s a bigContinue Reading
Never tired of making a racket: Interview with Tired Lion’s Sophie Hopes.
Tired Lion’s rise to prominence on music’s indie scene dates back to the early 2010s. It was formed by aContinue Reading
Classic Songs: ‘Fast Car’ by Tracy Chapman.
Some of the best acoustic arrangements have been written with simplicity in mind, especially in terms of chord changes, butContinue Reading
Classic songs: Veruca Salt’s ‘Shutterbug’.
Veruca Salt, the band, not the spoilt little shit from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, has been on myContinue Reading
Classic songs: Whitesnake’s ‘Is This Love’.
How is it that Whitesnake haven’t already been inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Their early stuffContinue Reading
Interview with blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Gráinne Duffy.
I must admit my exposure to the Blues was once limited to B.B. King, John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters. Interestingly,Continue Reading
