News
Record Store Day 2023 – an AUK guide
It’s that time again when the format fiends get excited about queueing at 5 am (or earlier) to be among the few to own this year’s exclusively released records. Record Store Day started in 2007 and […]
Year: 2023
AUK's Chain Gang
AUK’s Chain Gang: Rising Sons “2:10 Train”
Checking out Martin Johnson’s previous contribution to the chain gang, Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal’s version of ‘Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee’, led me back to that pair’s first outing when they were quite unknown. Their band, the […]
Album Reviews
Diana Jones “Better Times Will Come – Reimagined & Remastered”
Diana Jones’ reissue of her 2009 classic scrubs up well and remains a powerful listen. How to improve on near perfection? That’s the conundrum posed when one is confronted by Diana Jones’ latest album, a reconfigured […]
Videos
Video: Cowboy Junkies “What I Lost”
The Cowboy Junkies return with their first new material in five years with ‘What I Lost’. This is a poignant and heartbreaking song about dementia. The imagery in the video centres on the father of four […]
Album Reviews
Joe Normal “Public Works”
Not so much Heartland Rock as Heartland Pop. This is a strange album. A set of songs with decidedly blue collar, all hail the Working Man lyrics, set to a sort of Springsteen Lite backing. It […]