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Sodajerker presents… Robbie Robertson

May 14, 2017 in Features, Interviews

The returning podcasters Simon and Brian interview a truly legendary Canadian songwriter, whose music with The Band helped create Americana…… Tags: Bob Dylan, Garth Hudson, Levon Helm, Martin Scorsese, Peter Gabriel, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, Ronnie Hawkins, The Band, The Hawks, U2

‘Settle Down’ by Oddity (Album)

July 28, 2016 in Music

With Steve Albini on production duty, this debut from the Chicago-based trio is a high-powered introduction to their rock sound… Tags: Fletcher, Foo Fighters, Led Zeppelin, Oddity, Oscar Baker, Queens Of The Stone Age, Steve Albini, U2

Interview: Jonathan Jackson

April 29, 2016 in Features, Interviews

Ahead of the release of his band’s new EP, we talk all things music with the actor and Enation frontman… Tags: Bob Dylan, Buddy Miller, Colin Linden, Collective Soul, Daniel Sweatt, Dylan Thomas, Elvis, Enation, General Hospital, Greg Archilla, Johnny Cash, Jonathan Jackson, Leonard Cohen, Matchbox 20, Muse, Nashville, Peter Gabriel, R.E.M., Radiohead, Richard Lee Jackson, Roy Orbison, T-Bone Burnett, The Opry, U2

U2 have 50 ideas for their new album

March 29, 2016 in News

The Edge reveals the band are in great shape as they work on the follow-up to 2014’s Songs Of Innocence… Tags: Songs Of Innocence, The Edge, U2

Holy Fire by Many Things (Single)

April 21, 2015 in Music

Ahead of their debut album Many Things release an energetic anthem with strong hints of both U2 and The Stranglers… Tags: Dew Process, Many Things, Michael Tomlinson, The Edge, The Stranglers, U2

Best Of 2014

December 31, 2014 in Features

As the sun sets on another eventful year in music, we consider the songwriters, songs and moments that made 2014… Tags: Alt-J, Band Aid, Bernhoft, Bruno Mars, Coldplay, Dan Michaelson, Diane Warren, Dolly Parton, Ed Sheeran, First Aid Kit, FKA Twigs, George Ezra, Glastonbury 2014, iTunes, Jack White, Jim Noir, Joanna Gruesome, Kate Bush, Leonard Cohen, Mark Ronson, Martha, Meghan Trainor, Nick Mulvey, Paloma Faith, Paperwhite, Rhodes, Rival Sons, Roger Daltrey, Royal Blood, Ryan Adams, Sam Smith, Songwriting Magazine, St Vincent, Strand Of Oaks, Taylor Swift, The War On Drugs, The Wytches, Tyrannosaurus Dead, U2, Wild Smiles, Wilko Johnson

Gretsch and Bono partner to create (RED) guitar

December 27, 2014 in Gear, News

The iconic instrument brand and the U2 frontman join forces on new signature model, supporting the charity which fights AIDS… Tags: Bono, Fender, Filter’Tron, Gretsch, U2

U2 “devaluing music”, says Nick Mason

November 3, 2014 in News

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason accuses U2 of devaluing music by giving their album ‘Songs Of Innocence’ away on iTunes… Tags: Black Keys, Bono, iTunes, Nick Mason, Patrick Carney, Pink Floyd, U2