January 2026 – Page 10

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Darren Lumbroso

January 22, 2026 Darren Lumbroso 4

Lists of popular songs have been around for more than a century. The US music trade paper Billboard began publishing a rundown of the top ten best-selling pieces of sheet music in June 1913. By January […]

The Coin Collection just got bigger as Spencer Cullum announces the final part of the trilogy

January 22, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

Spencer Cullum, pedal steel maestro and band leader, has announced that the final part of his Coin Collection trilogy will be released on the 27th of March via Full Time Hobby Records. And its title? “Spencer […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Rodeo Mouth

January 22, 2026 Dean Nardi 0

Rodeo Mouth is a self-described acid americana band. Frontman and principal songwriter Paul Howard also portrays the outfit as gonzo alt-country rock and rollers. And he has also tried this one on for size: “If Bob […]

Danny George Wilson returns on champion form without the Champs

January 22, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

Danny George Wilson will release his new album “Arcade” on 20th March via Loose Music, and ‘Distant Seasons’, the first single to be taken from the album, is available now. Of the single, Danny reflects, “It’s […]

Rick Maddocks “Blue Horse Opera”

January 22, 2026 Andy Davidson 2

Country & Western collisions. “Anyone can come up with a story… you just need a few lies and a few loose wires upstairs and enough time alone to tie them all together”. So says Gene, a […]

RE: Welcome!
Hi Everyone, my name is Steve, Ive been in a band, Only...
By SteveOTB , 2 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Van Morrison - A Sense of Wonder
By Joe Nathan , 11 hours ago
RE: Gorton and Denton
I think the fascists in the White House ruined the vibe...
By Mark Whitfield , 20 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
By Joe Nathan , 23 hours ago
RE: John Hammond has gone
He'll be a sad loss. I've never been much of a blues fa...
By Rick Bayles , 1 day ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ry Cooder - Into the Purple Valley
By Joe Nathan , 1 day ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Rich Hopkins, El Otro Lado. Excellent Tucson desert roc...
By Paul Kerr , 1 day ago
RE: John Hammond has gone
Sad news.
By Paul Kerr , 1 day ago
John Hammond has gone
He brought country and electric blues to a new generati...
By Martin Johnson , 2 days ago

AUK Shortcuts: Sam Bergquist, Lightning Stills, James Deely, Dana Robinson, CJ Land, Joe Harvey-Whyte & Geir Sundstøl, Suzanne Jarvie, Celina Siva, Jody Peck and Dash Rip Rock

March 4, 2026 0

Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently, which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites, […]

Live Review: The Paper Kites + Bess Atwell, Electric Bristol – 23rd February 2026

March 4, 2026 0

Queues around the block prior to the doors opening at, if the signage was to be believed, Bristol’s premier independent music venue, suggested that the small UK tour of an established Aussie band, had not gone […]

Cover art for Tim Easton album "fiREHORSE

Tim Easton “fiREHORSE”

March 4, 2026 0

Almost thirty years into his solo career, Easton’s 14th studio album finds him burning as bright as ever. This Chinese year, 2026, brings forth the year of the Fire Horse, for the first time in sixty […]

Month: January 2026

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Darren Lumbroso

The Coin Collection just got bigger as Spencer Cullum announces the final part of the trilogy

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Rodeo Mouth

Danny George Wilson returns on champion form without the Champs

Rick Maddocks “Blue Horse Opera”

AUK Shortcuts: Sam Bergquist, Lightning Stills, James Deely, Dana Robinson, CJ Land, Joe Harvey-Whyte & Geir Sundstøl, Suzanne Jarvie, Celina Siva, Jody Peck and Dash Rip Rock

Live Review: The Paper Kites + Bess Atwell, Electric Bristol – 23rd February 2026

Tim Easton “fiREHORSE”

Peter Bruntnell heads out on the road again – solo, trio and full band!

Blessing Jolie “Software Developer” – is it time for the problem and query review panel?