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Live Review: Shania Twain / Breland – 3Arena, Dublin 19.09.2023, plus Gallery and setlist

Stetsons and cowboy boots were the order of the day as global superstar Shania Twain roared into Dublin on her big steel stallion, for her worldwide ‘Queen of Me’ tour…

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Live Review: Lauren Housley and the Northern Cowboys / Nigel Wearne – Alder Bar, Sheffield 21.01.2023

A trip to the Alder Bar at Kelham Island in Sheffield on a very cold January night for what promised to be a relaxed, intimate (and sold out) gig at…

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Live Review: CMAT / Soft Launch – Omeara, London 08.04.2022

The Irish country-pop singer Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, better known as CMAT, released her debut album, ‘If My Wife New I’d Be Dead’, earlier this year and is now on tour…

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News: Following the release of his new album: ‘The Ghost And The Wall’, Joshua Radin will be heading to the UK this Spring

With a record hailed his “strongest work to date” (Glide) now under his belt, the US singer-songwriter will be embarking on a stretch of seven shows that kick-off at The…

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ALBUM REVIEW: The Weather Station – Ignorance

Building up on the career of an accomplished artist, Ignorance is no doubt one of the first “headline” albums of 2021. Full of lush and classy orchestrations, the album exudes…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Bill Jr. Jr. – Homebody

A first suprise for 2021 from a Vancouver-based indie-folk-rock project

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See: Holly Macve releases video for Be My Friend

Brighton based singer songwriter Holly Macve has revealed the video for “Be My Friend”. A blend of country dream-pop, complete with slide guitar, with Macve’s wistful delivery over the top.…

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Premiere: Westberg reveal new EP ‘Boomer Studies’ – stream exclusively here

Westberg, aka husband and wife duo Ariel Westberg and multi-platinum pop/electronic producer Scott Bruzenak, are gearing up for the release of their forthcoming EP, Boomer Studies, and we’re delighted to…

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Album: Matt Berry – Phantom Birds

Matt Berry’s debut album on Acid Jazz, Witchazel, included prog gems and a McCartney-featuring track; since then he’s released well-received albums like The Small Hours and Television Themes. New album…

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Not Forgotten: Bob Dylan – John Wesley Harding

Music changed forever in 1967, primarily because in the wake of Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, it was firmly established that the long player had finally wrestled the mantle…

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