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Review: Joe’s Truck Stop ‘The Magnolia Sessions’

2nd February 20262nd February 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Anti-Corporate Music, Country, Folk, Joe's Truck Stop, The Magnolia Sessions

For the first two years of its existence, Anti-Corp/Black Matter Mastering’s fantastic The Magnolia Sessions ran at a blistering pace,

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Review: Coleman Williams ‘The Magnolia Sessions’

23rd January 202623rd January 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Anti-Corporate Music, Coleman Williams, Country, Folk, The Magnolia Sessions

When he created The Magnolia Sessions back in 2020 to showcase real country, bluegrass and folk music, Anti-Corp Music main

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Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter 'Forever, I’ve Been Being Born' Artwork
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Review: Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter ‘Forever, I’ve Been Being Born’

29th December 202529th December 2025 Reza Mills Country, Folk, Ideologic Organ, Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter, Southern Lord

Following the dissolution of short-lived band Hominy, which Jesse played in with then husband Jim, she teamed up with Whiskeytown’s

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Willi Carlisle 'The Magnolia Sessions' Artwork
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Review: Willi Carlisle ‘The Magnolia Sessions’

28th February 202528th February 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Anti-Corporate Music, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, The Magnolia Sessions, Willi Carlisle

This year it has been hard to get going, especially when pummelled daily by the 24/7 news cycle bringing fresh

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Review: Conny Ochs ‘Troubadour’

6th November 20246th November 2024 Reza Mills Conny Ochs, Country, Exile On Mainstream Records, Folk

In May I attended Exile on Mainstream‘s 25th Anniversary celebrations in Leipzig, Germany where I got to meet at long

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Review: Benjamin Tod ‘Shooting Star’

10th October 202410th October 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Benjamin Tod, Country, Thirty Tigers

It is a strange dilemma for a fan when we are drawn to an artist who articulates pain and sorrow

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Review: Michael Rudolph Cummings ‘Money’ EP

2nd October 20242nd October 2024 Josh Schneider Country, Folk, Independent, Michael Rudolph Cummings

I know this is a review for Michael Rudolph Cummings new EP Money, but we’re going to talk about Aaron

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Amigo The Devil @ Gorilla, Manchester, 12th July 2024 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Amigo The Devil & Nate Bergman @ Gorilla, Manchester, 12th July 2024

8th August 20248th August 2024 Matthew Williams Amigo The Devil, Country, Folk, Gorilla, Manchester, Nate Bergman

I genuinely didn’t know what to expect from tonight’s gig. I’m a latecomer to the storytelling genius of Danny Kiranos,

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Review: Slim Cessna's Auto Club 'Kinnery Of Lupercalia: Buell Legion' Artwork
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Review: Slim Cessna’s Auto Club ‘Kinnery Of Lupercalia: Buell Legion’

21st June 202421st June 2024 Reza Mills Country, Death Rock, Post-Punk, Scacunincorporated, Slim Cessna's Auto Club

Back in 2022 when the world was slowly emerging from the pandemic, I reviewed Kinnery of Lupercalia; Undelivered Legion by

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Review: Lost Dog Street Band ‘Survived’

11th April 202411th April 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Benjamin Tod, Country, Folk, Lost Dog Street Band, Thirty Tigers

Music, at its core, should stir the emotions in my opinion, and nothing has encapsulated this in recent years more

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Review: Amigo The Devil ‘Yours Until The War Is Over’

22nd February 202422nd February 2024 Josh Schneider Americana, Amigo The Devil, Country, Liars Club Records

Captivating. That one word describes Amigo The Devil perfectly. His music, his stage presence and his stories hold you as

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