Category: Country
Videos of the Day: Nick Lowe Covers
Lowe Country presents 13 artists–most of them up-and-coming and/or left-of-center–interpreting songs from Nick Lowe’s 4½-decade career. They are the leading lights of a new generation of artists who use classic country music as a springboard for their unique musical explorations. Have a watch…Buy here. a a a a Continue reading Videos of the Day: Nick Lowe Covers
Daytrotter Delights
Daytrotter have posted up some absolutely top-notch sessions recently – although to be fair this is what they generally do pretty much 100% of the time – however, the last few days have seen some real gems. Our friends at Rollo & Grady have already beaten us to the post with their Deer Tick session post, but it is so good we thought we’d cover … Continue reading Daytrotter Delights
Mad Mackerel’s Best of the Month: October 2012
Our monthy round up of the best new tunes we’ve posted and a few brand new ones too. More than 30 tunes to set you up for the weekend. Enjoy. Wooden Wand – Southern Colorado Song Another brilliant example of our favourite, prolific troubadour’s storytelling prowess. a Download The Growl – With The Sharp End Of A Trowel mp3 (from Cleaver Lever EP) Soaked in the authentic … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best of the Month: October 2012
Free Halloween Mix 2012
Following on from our mixes from 2010 and 2011, here is another set of freakishly macabre tunes for you to download and scare off the trick or treaters… Download Little Wings – Halloween 2020 mp3 (from PIAPTK Sampler Fall 2011) Download Deer Tick – The Ghost mp3 (from Daytrotter Session) Download Royal Trux – The Spectre mp3 (from Cats And Dogs) Download The Low Anthem – … Continue reading Free Halloween Mix 2012
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
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)
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
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