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Feature: Leon Garner Gives Us A Track By Track On New Album Songbook
With the release of the band’s album ‘Songbook’ we asked Leon Garner to take us through the album’s tracks. We wanted to make a contemporary songbook album, not something that could of been dug up in time casual, but that felt relevant. We deliberately didn’t rehearse or write charts, or do more than a few …
Her Voice : A playlist for International Women’s Day 2021
Although it has it’s beginnings way back in 1911, International Women’s Day has an increasingly important role to play in our society. Every March 8th, the day is an important day to celebrate Women’s achievements, equality, gender parity and also to fundraise for female-focused charities. This year the focus of the day is #choosetochallenge – …
A buyers’ guide to Steely Dan 1972-1980
I disagree with Steely Dan. But that doesn’t mean I don’t like them. In fact, I’d go as far as to say that during the period of 1972 – 1980, they released some of the finest albums of that era, and in Walter Becker and Donald Fagen had one of the finest songwriting duos to …