Videos of the Day: Halloween Selection
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Category: Americana
More From Lilly Hiatt & The Dropped Ponies
Having previously posted about the forthcoming album from Lilly Hiatt & The Dropped Ponies, Let Down has now been released into the world via Normaltown Records. To celebrate the occasion they’ve made Young Black Rose available to stream, written as a response to Waylon Jenning’s original Black Rose it is another gem from a record mixing pure Country twang and steel with Crazy Horse style guitar savagery. … Continue reading More From Lilly Hiatt & The Dropped Ponies
Introducing >>> Lonesome Moses
“What would you do if your Dad was on Death Row?“, so starts Let Everyone On Death Row Go Home 4 Christmas, the closing track on Lonesome Moses self titled and self-released EP. It is however, an appropriate place to start this post as the EP covers, nay celebrates, unassuming heroes and heroines trying to navigate a world of booze, venereal disease, and Octoloans… Needless to say … Continue reading Introducing >>> Lonesome Moses
MM Shorts 251: Manzanita Bones
Released last month, The Rupture by Manzanita Bones is hoarsely expressed existential ruminations to the twang of banjos and the stomps of feet. Get it from Bandcamp here. Download Manzanita Bones – Shootin For A Kill mp3 (from The Rupture) Continue reading MM Shorts 251: Manzanita Bones
Piney Gir To release Geronimo! In The USA
Raised in Kansas and not allowed to listen to secular music during her childhood, Piney Gir kicked off her church shoes to sing rock ‘n’ roll music, and has since drawn comparisons to Jenny Lewis and Nellie McKay. She grew up singing in choirs and playing the piano and drums, at the age of 14, when her father moved to start a prison ministry in … Continue reading Piney Gir To release Geronimo! In The USA
Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (26th October)
To celebrate the end of term, daughter sprat and I loafed into the local market town today. Her treat was a trip to the fishy foot parlour, and Mama went too… Nothing has given me such a fit of the giggles in quite some time. Sadly, the fish didn’t share the joke. I thought I saw a few waving white handkerchiefs while others threw themselves … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (26th October)
Free Dr Dog Sampler From Noisetrade
This is too good to miss. The wonderful Dr. Dog are offering up a sampler EP via Noisetrade who had this to say about it…”Be The Void (Dr. Dog’s second release on Anti-Records) showcases the critically adored band’s renewed commitment to cultivating a stripped-down live sound. “This record comes from our pushing toward a rawer, more powerful, somewhat jittery competence,” explains guitarist-vocalist Scott McMicken. “We … Continue reading Free Dr Dog Sampler From Noisetrade
MM Shorts 250: New Single From Book Club
Your Navy And Your Nurse is the new single from Atlanta indie-folk band Book Club. It is the second single from the band’s forthcoming sophomore EP release, Shapes On The Water. Sign up for the band’s mailing list at bookclubtheband.com to receive a link to a free download of the EP on release day (13th November)! See our previous Book Club post here. a Continue reading MM Shorts 250: New Single From Book Club
MM Shorts 249: Strung Like A Horse
The Glad EP is the second release by Strung Like a Horse, a gypsy, punk, garage-grass band based out of Chattanooga, TN. It is a head-banging, boot-stomping, possum-kicking hell of a sound. Download Strung Like A Horse – Byrd Dog mp3 (from Glad) Continue reading MM Shorts 249: Strung Like A Horse
Introducing >>> Deathbarrel
Singer and songwriter Ottar B. Strangeland hails from MM’s motherland of Norway which is always a good start. He (of the notorious punk rock outfit Haggis) fronts Deathbarrel, a project that was born while Ottar was serving time in 2011. It turns out that 90 days in jail is exactly the time needed to write a great country album inspired by some of the artists that … Continue reading Introducing >>> Deathbarrel
The Mad Mackerel 