2019 – Page 104 – Americana UK

Grand Canyon “Yesterday’s News” (Independent, 2019)

September 13, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Joan Jett succinctly stated that “I love Rock and Roll – So come on take some time and dance with me“. Of course Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker wrote those words for her, but you get […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Suzi Quattro “If You Can’t Give Me Love”

September 13, 2019 Paul Villers 0

We have a strict hierarchical structure here at Americana-UK Towers (actually we don’t but this is for illustrative purposes). At the top sits The Editor – a surly cove if crossed and a great believer in […]

Sunny Ozell, The Islington, London, 4th September 2019

September 13, 2019 David Chalfen 0

After various forays to the UK, Ms. Ozell is currently undertaking a short tour, this time as the headliner, with a full band in tow, ahead of the launch of her new album, ‘Overnight Lows’, due […]

Vetiver “To Who Knows Where” – Listen

September 13, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s been a full four years since Andy Cabic released his last album under the Vetiver name., but at long last there’s new music coming with November’s release of ‘Up On High‘ which will be released […]

Video: Oh Susanna “Kings Road”

September 13, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

The retro slot this week goes back almost two decades for Suzie Ungerleider and a live performance of ‘Kings Road’ from her second album ‘Sleepy Little Sailor‘. Her first, the classic ‘Johnstown‘, has just been reissued, […]

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

Year: 2019