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Chuck Prophet in pretentiousness accusation

March 23, 2020 Jonathan Aird 1

Now normally we’d be the first leaping to Chuck Prophet’s defence from this terrible accusation that he is in some way pretentious.  Trouble is we’re in a quandary since the accusation comes from well known Chuck […]

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Emily Soon “Love is the Loneliest Place” – Listen

March 23, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Australian Emily Soon wrote ‘Love is the Loneliest Place‘ a few years ago in response to the emotional break-up of a couple she was friends with.  It was a way, she says, “to comprehend the situation […]

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Video: Phil Hooley “Come On Home”

March 23, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Start your week with the lovely voice of Phil Hooley, full of character and depth.  The video for ‘Come On Home’ showcases all the players recording – these are precision performances and it’s great to see […]

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Frank Turner

March 20, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

In troubled times, we all need something to lift us.  We all need a little light in the gloom.  This is when music becomes even more important because it binds us together and connects people, even […]

Features

Studio Life – Guise

March 20, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

‘The Fun Part’ is the brand new EP from Guise, the folk-pop group led by the delicate voice and songwriting talents of Jessica Guise.  She is accompanied by Titas Halder on bass, co-vocalist Laura Hanna and […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

February 9, 2026 0

Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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Nils Lofgren, one of the world’s finest guitarists, has had a tremendously busy year.  Back in the spring, Lofgren released an excellent album, ‘All Roads Lead Home’, with his Crazy Horse bandmates, under the name Molina, […]

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Tom Russell, The 100 Club, London, 29th March 2019

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To say that Tom Russell was in a buoyant mood on-stage at the legendary 100 Club would be an understatement of huge proportions. There was a definite party atmosphere – Tom’s UK label Proper Records were […]

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Kim Richey “Chase Wild Horses” – Listen

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Kim Richey is mixing with the right people – on the first single from her new album ‘Edgelands’ she had Chuck Prophet contributing, and elsewhere on the album there’s the likes of Robyn Hitchcock and Kim’s […]

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