Mark Whitfield

The Milk Carton Kids, The Barbican, 29th May 2019

May 31, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

The Milk Carton Kids are one of those bands you feel more people should know about given their pedigree that allows them to pack out a venue like the Barbican. It’s been three years since the […]

Bruce Springsteen “Tucson Train” – Watch

May 30, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Bruce Springsteen has released the song ‘Tucson Train’ globally today, along with a performance video by Grammy and Emmy Award-winning director Thom Zimny. The black-and-white video features many of the musicians who appear on his new […]

Songs for the apocalypse: Dar Williams “When Sal’s Burned Down”

May 29, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

If I had to choose one album that reminded me of my twenties more than any other record, I’d go for New Yorker Dar Williams’ ‘The Honesty Room’ released back in 93. It takes me back […]

Sam Morrow announces UK dates

May 28, 2019 Mark Whitfield 1

We enjoyed Sam Morrow’s latest album quite a lot here at AUK Towers – we called it “a full-fat slab of seventies-era, funky bar room country stomp, gutsy balladry and Southern Rock “ – and so […]

Steve Earle and Preservation Hall Jazz Band “T’ain’t Nobody’s Business” – Watch

May 24, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

We leave you this holiday weekend dear readers with some great footage of Steve Earle who while in town to perform at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the end of last month, joined […]

Video: The War On Drugs “Who’s That” – love outside of control

October 7, 2026 0

Who’s That is the latest atmospheric single from The War On Drugs. Typically hypnotic and immersive, the song is full of complex sonic textures, layers of sound that shift and grow and swell. The intensity builds […]

New release from Neal Casal archives due in November

October 6, 2026 0

Book Of Stories (Home Recordings 1998–2003) is a new 12-track collection of previously unreleased songs by Neal Casal, which will be released on 6th November 2026 via the Neal Casal Music Foundation/Blackwing Music/Royal Potato Family. The […]

“A lovely, thoughtful and humorous man” – Americana UK remembers Martin Johnson

October 6, 2026 1

Back in September 2019, I received an email after one of our semi-regular call-outs for new writers to join our team which said: “After 40 years in IT and process outsourcing I am current kicking my […]

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