Single Review: “Radical Tenderness” – Nick Mulvey

I have been a fan of Nick Mulvey’s since hearing his song “Nitrous”, coupled with “Cucurucu” and “We Remain” this is an artist I have a lot of respect for.  This is a track from his new album “Dark Harvest”, and it follows his path of acoustic folk. Starting off you hear some great guitar …

Single Review: “London Girls” – Garlen Lo

It’s 4am. I’m wheezing.  Why?  Garlen Lo released his new single, and with his usual charm and wit he’s  dropped a cracker of a tune, and it’s made me chuckle. Let’s get into it.  This starts off with what I can assume is a toy trumpet, because when you hear it, it sets the tone …

Single Review: “What I Wanna Hear” – Dirty Nice

To kick off the faves this week, we have a new one from Dirty Nice, I actually reviewed them way back in 2023, and I noted back then that they were capable of songs that would get stuck in your head and this is no different. It’s good and energetic, with lots of great guitar …

Blog interview: Robin Phillips

Hello Robin how are you? Feeling great thanks, slightly frantic with preparations for the album launch event, but as the album has been 6 years in the making from the first inspiration and came out today it feels like a big moment. Congratulations on the release of Return From The Source how does it feel? …

In The Spotlight: Sammy Stein Talks To Marlowe Shepherd

Marlowe Shepherd Marlowe Shepherd is an American recording artist and performer. From being a street performer, he now focuses on long-term residencies in iconic venues across the world, including those in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Nashville, New York, and London. He has performed in New Orleans, Savannah, Memphis, Nashville, Birmingham, Atlanta, and Louisville and shared …

Album Review: “Not Even Air Can Come Btwn Us Now” – Rikke

Rikke has released her new album and it’s billed as an album of conflicts, goodbyes, and new beginnings.  With that as a premise, it intrigued me enough to want to do a deep delve into this. Always A Part Of Me This is an acoustic number that goes for the heartstrings from the first line: …

Single Review: “What Would I Do?” Ah Honey

This is a great piece of indie pop! It starts off with a driving rhythm led by guitars, I think I hear an electric piano providing one chord at the beginning then it launches into the track properly. What I like about this song is the changes. At about 0:32 the pre-chorus comes in where …

Blog interview: Dave Curl

Hello Dave how are you?  I’m doing well, thank you. I’ve just returned from an intensive week of studio recording in Frankfurt, and honestly, I’m both happy and exhausted. Congratulations on the release of “Fool In Love” how does it feel?  It feels amazing to finally release this song, which I’ve been working on for …

For Old Friends – A Reflection

When Neil March asked me to write for the 100th edition of Trust The Doc, I had so many ideas. But the one that really stood out to me was the theme of old friends.  Why?   Well the answer is simple and not so simple.  Indulge me.  I watched a videoclip of Questlove, the …