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Happy Record Store Day 2014 Apr 15, 2014 Record Store Day April 19 By Christopher Hollow There’s Christmas Day, there’s Sadie Hawkins Day and there’s Record Store Day. Record nerds worldwide have April 19 marked out well in advance. And with it comes a flood of product that encompasses the width and breadth of music – Sun Ra to One Direction, Ron Jeremy […]

Exclusive Live Billy Bragg Preview Apr 07, 2014 Billy Bragg is sure thriving on a purple patch of creative activity right now. Having just delivered some of the best shows of his career here in Australia, Bragg is now set to release a new live CD/DVD. Titled Live At Union Chapel London, the extensive package will be available in Australia from April 18 through […]

Ziggy Marley – The Future Of Reggae Mar 25, 2014 With his latest release, Ziggy Marley is aiming for the future of reggae. By Samuel J. Fell After the initial niceties that come with a short phone interview are dispensed with, I congratulate Ziggy Marley on his recent Grammy win. “Thank you,” he says modestly. I go on to point out it’s his sixth Grammy […]

Charlie Musselwhite Mar 24, 2014 Charlie Musselwhite And Tom Waits Used To Close Down Bars. Now They Close Down Restaurants. By Christopher Hollow Harpist Charlie Musselwhite grew up in the heartland of the blues, the Mississippi Delta, taking life notes from the likes of Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker. Early days, he scrambled as a musician […]

The Storyteller – Seth Lakeman Mar 21, 2014 Seth Lakeman, pretends to be a journalist to collect stories for his new album, Word Of Mouth. By Robert Dunstan Young English contemporary folkie Seth Lakeman is heading back to Australia in solo mode to perform at Bluesfest and also play a show in Melbourne, along with concerts in Brisbane and Sydney with American singer-songwriter […]

Jesse Winchester RIP

Few voices have been as sweet or as poetic as that of Jesse Winchester. His songs have been covered by the likes of Emmylou Harris, James Taylor, Lyle Lovett, and Rodney Crowell and he even managed to bring a tear to Neko Case’s eye when they appeared on the same episode of Elvis Costello’s Spectacle. […]

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Pokey LaFarge, Corner Hotel, Melbourne

Pokey LaFarge The Corner Hotel, Melbourne March 12, 2014 By Jim Richardson Image By Graham Spillard If you’re regretting having missed Pokey LaFarge and his sensational band on their first trip to Australia, don’t fret. The chances are they’ll be back sooner rather than later. All the indications are that this mini-tour was a raging […]

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Tángalo – Good Enough For Gringos Famagusta Municipality Magem Folkdance Group – Cyprus – Traditional Songs & Dances Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas – Abundance Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocărlia – Devil’s Tale

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April 20 Music Milestones

Today’s Top 7 music milestones: Luther Vandross is born (1951).
April 19 Music Milestones

Today’s Top 7 music milestones: Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used
April 18 Music Milestones

Today’s Top 7 music milestones: English graphic designer Storm Thorgerson

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