sidetracks & detours IN SEARCH OF WHERE TRUTH LIES by Norman Warwick Some Americana singer-songwriters are occasionally unreliable narrators and some seem to always be unreliable narrators. Americana is not, of course, the only genre to hold such writers in their format and nor is song-writing the only art form in which fans and creators […]
Rochdale, Town Of Culture EXCEDED ALL EXPECTATIONS by Steve Cooke Our coverr picture today is also included at the top of this article shows Rochdale Town Hall packed the town´s elite creatives. We decided to do this justto support Steve Cooke, because his pride in the town is evident in the way he himslef, mentors, […]
MUSIC IN PORTSMOUTH ALEXANDRA PEEL, VIOLINIST previews a concert with the Havant Symphony Orchestra, and updates her profile shared by Norman Warwick Alexandra Peel recently (right) played Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy with the Havant Symphony Orchestra in its Echoes of the Isles concert on 28 February 2026 in Warblington School. Before the concert she gave an interview to Music […]
Rochdale Feel Good Festival headliners Preview: Steve Cooke Rochdale Feel Good Festival Summer 2026 has legendary singer-songwriter Gabrielle (below) topping the bill on Saturday, August 8. The two-time BRIT award winner and pop-soul star will be performing on the main stage at Rochdale Town Hall Square this summer, along with indie rock chart toppers Ash, Starsailor […]
DANDELION. new album release by ELLA LANGLEY Choosin Texas, Country or Americana review by Norman Warwick The TikTok publicity surge most certainly helped the song labelled by Paste as ´belonging to the sturdy, confident earworm, country music´s post-pandemic imperial phrase,´ to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in Valentine Day week in February, […]
DUO BRAVO Convento de Santo Domingo, Teguise 22/5/2026 NOTAS AL VIENTO (NOTES ON THE WIND) review by Norman Warwick I can remember what it felt like the first time I stood on stage in such a cavernous hall. My partner, Colin Lever, and I called our duo, Lendanear, because we wrote our own songs and […]
INTRODUCING SOPHIE ROSE MUSIC AN ARTIST´S NEWSLETTE sharted by Norman Warwick Sophie Rose (left) is a writer, a producer, a singer, a friend, a daughter, an avid reader, an amateur chef, and more, but what Sophie is to her core is an artist. She takes her life experiences and transforms them into music and lyrics […]
What Do You Do When You´re Lonesome? The Life And Legacy Of Justin Townes Earle The authorised biography by Jonathan Bernstein The author and Rolling Stone journalist speaks with Grant Sharples, of Paste Magazine´s Audio Books Column about the art of fact-checking and handling sensitive stories with care, when authoring a biography. Grant Sharples:My column, Audio Books, is a […]
AN APPRECIATION David Cousins Celebration Concert Bangor University February 2026 by Pete Hartley “I am as the world forever spinning Rekindled by the early rising sun I’m as the road that’s ever winding A never-ending journey just begun” David Cousins: “Ways and Means” a review by (C) Peter Hartley There is always an unanswerable question […]
GORILLAZ are lightly pasted by Sam Rosenburg in Paste magazine suggesting Gorillaz struggle to reach their emotional peak on their newly released album, The Mountain Sam Rosenburg´s opening salvo was perhaps fired in sadness rather than anger. The Paste publication, both on line and in print, is one of the most thoughtful and diligent music news […]
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