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NICK DRAKE

THE REMAKING OF NICK DRAKE: Is the complex artist finally stepping out from behind the ‘doomed genius’?

The new box set The Making of Five Leaves Left illuminates a focused and forthright artist at his genesis, and further undermines the idea he was an isolated, haunted romantic.

by David Rea

25 October 2025

A young man with wavy hair in a black blazer and white shirt, standing against a brick wall, looking to the left with a serious expression.

THE ‘ONE TO WATCH’ INTERVIEW

Sarah McQuaid: ‘I’d call out song requests to my mum in the next room’

The singer-songwriter on her musical childhood, listening to the Beatles on her Mickey Mouse turntable and how her mother's death sent her in a new creative direction.

Questions by David Rea

11 October 2025

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BOB DYLAN

DYLAN AT THE CROSSROADS: How Bob Dylan's first single almost changed everything

Dylan's latest Bootleg Series instalment, Through the Open Window, traces his arc from teenage rock 'n' roller to folk star. But had his first single ‘Mixed-Up Confusion’ been a hit, things could have been very different. David Rea tells the story of what might have been.

by David Rea

22 November 2025

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THE ‘ONE TO WATCH’ INTERVIEW

Hungrytown: ‘I couldn’t help noticing how easy it was for us to sing together’

Hungrytown on living in Greenwich Village in the late 1960s, singing together on their first date and giving up their day jobs to follow their dreams.

Questions by David Rea

29 November 2025

A girl playing guitar and a boy playing violin outdoors in a wooded area during fall.