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 […]
As the owner / editor of Sidetracks & Detours I am incredibly grateful to its team of wonderful volunteer contributors such as Peter Pearson, our Americana correspondent and Michael Higgins the occasional folk historian writer. I am always pleased by the integrity of their comments and the different styles of their writing. The three of […]
songwriters and invisible angels chapter 2 Songwriters & Invisible Angels Chapter 2 BILL MORRISSEY-LIVE FREE OR DIE by Peter Pearson (left) Live Free Or Die is the official motto of the US state of New Hampshire. It is also the title of a song and album written by Bill Morrissey (right) and could equally be […]
IT´S ONLY ROCK ´N ROLL, BUT I LIKE IT. r.i.p NEIL SEDAKA by Norman Warwick Even as the familiar title of the Rolling Stones hit came to mind, I almost dismissed it because it seemed to have nothing to do with central subject of the article I had in mind. After all surely Neil Sedaka […]
The doors are opening at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (see Museum right) for its queue of nominees for 2026. In the queue shortlist is headlined by Sade, Phil Collins, Oasis, The Black Crowes, Joy Division and New Order, Mariah Carey, Iron Maiden, and Billy Idol, all of whom have appeared on previous ballots. Standing at […]
RASCALLITY HARP DUO Toad Lane Concerts at St Mary in the Baum Reviews by Dr Joe Dawson Dr. Joe Dawson (right) is a very familiar figure at occasions musical in Rochdale, not least the Rochdale Music Society Concert series. Joe was invited to become the our President of RMS following the sad death of Joe […]
Words And Music: STORYTELLING featuring The Everly Brothers: Americana duo JP Ekins: Classical pianist Judith Choi Castro: classical violinist STORIES WE COULD TELL The Death Of Author by Roland Barthes as half-understood by Norman Warwick In a 1967 essay, The Death Of Author the French literary critic and theorist Roland Barthes (1915–1980) right), spawned a literary theory of the same name. […]
CONTENTS ALL ACROSS THE ARTS poetry and creatiove writing 1 Amy Stansfield 2 Northern Voices and Identity 3 Spoken Word and Young Voices announcing theatre events 4 Heywood Civic Hall re-opens 5 Meet The Hatter 6 Lifting The Curtain classical music 7 Toad Lane Concert FOLK MUSIC collated by Expo Folk and Sound Roots SIDETRACKS […]
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