Dave Simpson

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Dave Simpson

While current global events would seem more likely to inspire dark or depressed music, the Tennessee-based, Grammy-nominated, Bob Dylan-favoured Americana singer-songwriter Valerie June is pushing back against bleakness and pessimism. She describes her sixth album as “a radical statement to break scepticism, surveillance and doomscrolling” with the aim that the listener will “celebrate your aliveness.

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Dave Simpson

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3 weeks ago | msn.com | Dave Simpson

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3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Dave Simpson

Ricky Ross, singer, songwriterI was a teacher in Glasgow but I wanted to start a band and write songs that meant something to people. Dignity began life during a holiday in Crete in 1985. I bought Sounds magazine at the airport. Morrissey was on the cover and the headline “Home thoughts from abroad” got me thinking about Glasgow. I was living in a tenement flat in Pollokshields, from where I’d see the cleansing department guys sweeping the road.

4 weeks ago | davecsimpson.wordpress.com | Dave Simpson

What would you do if you couldn’t feel physical pain and someone you care about was kidnapped by armed criminals? Well, if your name is Nathan Caine, you’d adopt a kickass nickname like “Novocaine”, hit the streets and both dole out and receive a whole lot of whooping to give rise to a riveting 110 minute action film packed with thrills and charm from start to finish.