blues
Track: Joanne Shaw Taylor – Sweet ‘Lil Lies
After almost a year since the release of her last album ‘Nobody’s Fool’, Joanne Shaw Taylor has shared her new single, ‘Sweet ‘Lil Lies’, via Joe Bonamassa’s Journeyman Records. The song delves deep, reflecting the emotional journey of realizing a loved one’s immutable nature and the heart-wrenching decision to walk away. Produced by Kevin Shirley (Aerosmith, Iron Maiden, Led …
News: Exhibition by world renowned music photographer Karen McBride “Just South of Memphis”
If you like Blues & Americana music and photography, then you need to get yourself to Leek next week, where artist and photographer Karen McBride, is showcasing a special exhibition at the Foxlowe Arts Centre to coincide with the 2023 Leek Blues & Americana Festival. Titled ‘Just South of Memphis’ it is a unique exhibition …
News: Darius Rucker releases cinematic video to latest single
Three-time GRAMMY Award-winning superstar Darius Rucker unveiled the official music video for his current single, ‘Fires Don’t Start Themselves’, with an exclusive CMT world premiere yesterday across all platforms, including CMT, CMT Music, the CMT Equal Play channel on Pluto TV, CMT.com and Paramount billboards in Times Square. The cinematic video casts Rucker as a detective hot on the …
News: Gary Moore’s Back To The Blues Album To Be Released On Vinyl For The First Time Ever With Bonus Tracks
BMG are set to release Gary Moore’s album ‘Back To The Blues’ on double heavyweight vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve on the 13th of October. The album will also be released both digitally and on CD. Back To The Blues, was Gary Moore’s 13th solo album, where he went back to his traditional blues style. This album has …
Premiere: Portland collective Family Worship Center let the good times roll on ‘Snake Dance’
‘So we just do whatever, right?’ is how we imagine the photo shoot went, but Portland nine-piece Family Worship Center are much more focused on record. Five of the eight songs on their debut album hover around the 5-minute mark at minimum. Their new video features aliens getting down to ‘Snake Dance’, one of the …
Album Review: Beloved Aussie blues troubadour, Fiona Boyes’ 11th solo long-player, ‘Ramblified’.
The legend that is Fiona Boyes continues to grow with the release of her 11th solo effort, Ramblified. For those unaware of Fiona Boyes, she is one of those rare masters of her craft who tends to sail under the radar of the mainstream, yet still commands attention as an artist of significant talent, and …
Track: Joe Bonamassa – Well, I Done Got Over It (Guitar Slim Cover)
Bonamassa is sharing the latest taste of the album; a rambunctious rendition of ‘Well, I Done Got Over It’, originally released by Guitar Slim in 1953. The track is taken from his upcoming new album titled ‘Blues Deluxe Vol. 2’ which is due the 6th of October via J&R Adventures. Vol 2 comes twenty years since the …
Live Review & Gallery – Chris Masuak and Dog Soldier with The Silver Dragons, The Link & Pin 210523
Legendary frontman Chris Masuak of Radio Birdman fame rocked Woy Woy for the start of his east coast tour earlier this month. His first tour of Australia in 6 years, headlining shows across the ACT, NSW, VIC and QLD with his Australian band Dog Soldier comprising Tony Bambach on bass (Lime Spiders) and Stu Wilson …
News: 8 Ball Aitken & Taya Chani release delectably slow-burning blues duet ‘Only Guiding Light’
8 Ball Aitken has released a powerfully soulful, blues duet with his frequent song-writing collaborator Taya Chani. It is their first official duet, and features 8 Ball’s wistfully wailing guitar solos alongside Taya’s soaring blues vocal and the pair’s heavenly harmonies. 8 Ball Aitken has toured the world for more than a decade performing his …
Premiere: The Mortal Prophets return with title track from new album ‘Deeley Plaza Blues’
Toward the end of last year, the John Beckmann-fronted New York band The Mortal Prophets released their debut album Me and the Devil, and you would have expected them to slow down a little bit after that but that isn’t the case at all. Just a month later, Beckmann released a solo piano record, which …