Townes Van Zandt is revered for his fine catalogue of American folk greats, but that’s not all he excelled at. The 2003 In The Beginning collection brought to light a number of tracks which had largely been forgotten bar the…
On Sunday mornings way back when, two friends of mine used to do a radio show called Under The Covers, delving deep into often obscure but always brilliant cover versions. Years later, Sunday mornings still seem a great time to…
A crowd of us from FFS were at York Hall last night, watching once-shy Laura Marling give an assured, visceral performance. As well as perfect renditions from Once I Was An Eagle and playful versions of Ghosts and Alas I…
It’s almost that time again. Record Store Day 2013 is tomorrow, 20th April. So whether you’re planning to line up outside your local record shop from the crack of dawn, or just saunter down mid-afternoon to see what you can…
With over 400 special releases planned, this year’s will easily be the biggest Record Store Day to date. We can’t imagine such a huge array of vinyl will leave anyone short of ideas, but you might just be overwhelmed by…