In 1982 Linda Ronstatdt’s ‘Get Closer’ failed to go platinum and it looked like her career might have peaked. Jerry Wexler of Elektra/Asylum Records had found Lou Ann Barton working with Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Double Trouble, […]
Helena Hellberg takes on catcallers on ‘Epithet’. The Swedish/Swiss singer who now calls Nashville home is releasing her debut album on 29th March. Following ‘Surprisingly Disco’ and ‘From the Outside’, ‘Epithet’ is the third single and […]
Fresh from her nomination as best honky tonk female at the Ameripoitan Music Awards, Emily Nenni has announced the release of her new album “Drive & Cry” on New West on 3rd May. After the artistic […]
In May 2022 we lost one of our own. Gordon Sharpe’s pieces for AUK were always a pleasure to read. Having met at our get together in Clitheroe in 2020, we exchanged messages about the music, […]
Distinctive debut for Nashville songwriter- Iggy Pop meets Judy Garland. It’s not easy to make a mark in the music business these days with a sound that’s not only original but also successfully blends different styles. […]
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