It’s our weekly – well, it’s meant to be – recommendation section, where we tell you something worth listening to and you reciprocate. The idea behind this is a simple one; we need not, none of us, ever buy a La Roux album. Savour that feeling. It’s freedom from the tyranny of rubbish 80′s revivalists.
Filed under: General Stuff | Tagged: alt.country, Long Ryders, richmond fontaine, Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo | 9 Comments »
Well, my friends, if it hasn’t gone and happened again; yes, Friday has rolled around once more. It’s a time for the working man to put down his tools, to wipe the sweat from his brow and to relax. Well, traditionally anyway, what it generally means in these modern times is productivity drops to the [...]
Filed under: Friday Fives, Regular Features | Tagged: alt.country, americana, country, country-rock, Live music, Pop, Ryan Adams, Son Volt, the long ryders, Uncle Tupelo, Whiskeytown, Wilco | 4 Comments »
Vespertine takes a trip down memory lane – can the ex-Jayhawks possibly measure up? One doesn’t always arrive at a gig in the perfect frame of mind and it is fair to say your writer arrived for this gig in a foul mood for a variety of reasons. Poised and ready to be cynical, barbed [...]
Filed under: gigs | Tagged: alt.country, americana, country, Gary louris, gigs, Glasgow Oran Mór, Jayhwaks, mark olsen, no depression, zz top | 1 Comment »
The solo album. As we have already written on ELM they can be a mixed bag. Some are very very good, some are very very bad but it’s always interesting to see what direction the artist takes in the live arena. Some point-blank refuse to draw from their band’s back catalogue, instead rather selfishly assuming [...]
Filed under: gigs | Tagged: alt.country, Gary louris, Jayhawks, Live, Vagabonds | 3 Comments »
I have a policy about support bands. I don’t see them. Yeah, yeah, I know. I could be missing the next big thing, I’m denying myself a glimpse into the formative years of potentially great artists, I’m not helping these bands develop to the next level. To which I generally respond with an unreserved and [...]
Filed under: Album Review, New Albums | Tagged: alt.country, Country music, Glasgow, God-Fearing Athiests, king Tuts, Long Ryders, Ryan Adams, Scotland, Son Volt, support bands, Wilco | 8 Comments »
There’s been a real rash of these ‘deluxe’ editions recently. The more cynical amongst us may wonder if this is due to the downturn in sales of new CD’s. After all, these lavish packages are aimed at people who already own the album and will be willing to shell out another £15 for a few [...]
Filed under: Classic Albums | Tagged: alt.country, Caitlin Carey, Country music, music, Re-issues, Ryan Adams, Strangers Almanac, Uncle Tupelo, Whiskeytown, Wilco | 2 Comments »
