Jonathan Aird

Mavis Staples “Sad And Beautiful” – the place where we live

October 7, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

You’ll recall that there’s a new album on its way from the incomparable Mavis Staples, and its title track, ‘Sad And Beautiful‘, is also the latest single to be released from it. It’s a meditative and […]

Taylor Swift “The Fate Of Ophelia” – unlikely

October 6, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

You may have heard that Taylor Swift has a new album out called ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ and this is the first single from it. Now, we do not claim to be the experts par […]

Ann Liu Cannon “Letters” – better in the written word

October 3, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

On “Letters“, the somewhat rabbit-obsessed Ann Liu Cannon admits that “I’m better at letters, ‘cos letters can’t talk back, so neither can you, so I can stay here, hands on my ears, avoiding the truth.” Yeah, […]

Jim Keller “Black Dog” – time to hit the road

October 2, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Jim Keller has a new album – his seventh solo release – called “End Of The World” and ‘Black Dog‘ is of course taken from it. It’s a funky, somewhat bluesy, tale of a man trying […]

Jackson Scribner “Train Song” – I’m a H-O Trainiac

October 1, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Will there ever be enough songs in the world about trains? Not as long as the engines that pull ’em are the most romantic of all moving machines and “you can’t hop an airplane like you […]

artwork for Mistaken For Wayne album "Whitefish"

Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”

October 2, 2026 0

Musical pursuits in the heart of rural Canadian life. Not only outside the music industry but within its margins (much less frequently at its very core), there are those for whom music is one of several […]

Jake Bugg announces a fortnight of intimate record store appearances

October 2, 2026 0

To celebrate the release of his new album Alamo, which will be released on 13th November 2026 on Thirty Tigers, Jake Bugg has announced he will celebrate the release with a run of November in-store dates. […]

From Dutch TV programme Toppop March 1972

Classic Clips: Chris Hillman “Turn! Turn! Turn!” – Live at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, 2017

October 2, 2026 0

In another part of the AUK jungle, I’ve been reading Chris Hillman’s autobiography, Time Between: My Life as a Byrd, Burrito Brother and Beyond, for an upcoming Paperback Riders article. And it gave me reason to […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Mavis Staples “Sad And Beautiful” – the place where we live

Taylor Swift “The Fate Of Ophelia” – unlikely

Ann Liu Cannon “Letters” – better in the written word

Jim Keller “Black Dog” – time to hit the road

Jackson Scribner “Train Song” – I’m a H-O Trainiac

Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”

Jake Bugg announces a fortnight of intimate record store appearances

Classic Clips: Chris Hillman “Turn! Turn! Turn!” – Live at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, 2017

The Oystermen “Darn Tootin”

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