2026
The death of Wes McGhee seems to have passed virtually unnoticed, even among the music community. Which is a big shame.
This month is the usual eclectic mix, including a couple of protest songs, tunes from Taiwan, Canada, Australia and France, some old soul and reggae, a bit of disco, and tributes to the late Fred Smith (Television), Neil Sedaka, salsa giant Willie Colon and a bloke from Cake.
Courtney Barnett releases a new tune today, Mantis, from the Australian’s forthcoming album Creature Of Habit.
When it comes to musical pedigree, you can’t get deeper than sibling soul trio The Womack Sisters.
Willie Colón was a salsa pioneer and the all-round badass of Latin music – literally so when you consider his surname and nickname of El Malo (‘The Bad One’).
U2 join the protest brigade to rush-release a new tune expressing the worldwide anger at what’s going on in Trump’s Amerikkka.
I’ve long been a fan of the prolific MC Taylor, who goes by the stage name of Hiss Golden Messenger. This is his latest song, In The Middle Of It.
Sharon Van Etten turns her hand to children’s songs with a tune for the US television show Yo Gabba GabbaLand!