10 of the best albums of the late 1960s, Vol. 1
The late sixties is arguably the most famous and fecund time in the history of popular music. Just think about all the legends who started their careers, and how many […]
Tag Archives: Folk
Heartbreak engraved in vinyl: Two classic, cathartic break-up albums
by Allister Thompson I’m always looking for a good spin on an article, and a listen to one of the albums below got me thinking about a common theme (perhaps […]
Year-End Bests, Part 1: From the Editor
It’s been a great year in music, with all the genres I love producing at least one album I can call a classic. I’ve reviewed a ton of music this […]
Fall 2014 Netaudio Revue 1
Make Your Own Taste’s submissions processes went into full crisis mode during the summer of 2014; success is hard to handle sometimes, and this site getting onto the radars of […]
ALI MURRAY – Further Still (2014) Ethereal folk from the edge of the world
by Allister Thompson If you have poked around this blog a lot, you’ll know that ambient and prog-rock are not my only two musical passions; I also love folk music […]
August Netaudio Revue
I’m pleased this month to have the assistance and discerning ears of Lee and Simon, two of my intrepid contributors, who have consented to give some stuff a listen. So […]
Ten overlooked singer-songwriter albums
How many of us have slapped our name on a CD of our songs and hoped that the world would be entranced by our lovely voice, our delightful acoustic picking, […]
OYSTERBAND – Diamonds on the Water (2014) The return of folk-rock’s royalty
Oysterband is worth a long and involved discussion of its discography at some point, but for now, they’ve got a brand new album out, which is a source of great […]
The enigma of (Nick) Drake
Popular music history is scattered with the ruins of careers that never quite took off, mouldering old LP sleeves found in attics, albums recorded by people who no doubt thought […]
10 really good Canadian albums!
I’ve mentioned a few times that I’m from Canada, and that I maybe sometimes don’t show the necessary respect for the wealth of musical talent this country contains. Once Canada […]
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