Mark Whitfield

Something for the weekend: Kris Kristofferson “Don’t Let the Bastards (Get You Down)”

October 4, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it for another week dear reader. If you’re an AUK supporter your new exclusive playlist will be with you at 5pm. In the meantime, who else could we leave you this week with a […]

Something for the weekend: Christy Moore “Victor Jara”

September 27, 2024 Mark Whitfield 3

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. I have been making my way over recent months through the lovely “Poetry for the Many” anthology put together by Jeremy Corbyn and Len McCluskey. It’s […]

Something for the weekend: Toad the Wet Sprocket “Something’s Always Wrong” (Acoustic)

September 20, 2024 Mark Whitfield 1

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. Before we sign off for the week, just to note that there’s a national demo for Palestine tomorrow here in Liverpool partly because Freebies Starmer is […]

Something for the weekend: Margo Price ft Billy Strings “Too Stoned to Cry”

September 13, 2024 Mark Whitfield 1

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. We’re putting our feet in a bucket of warm water while we enjoy a Mexican Martini just to get over the exhaustion of finishing series two […]

Video interview: Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws on americana, a new label and “Moon Mirror”

September 12, 2024 Mark Whitfield 1

“One of my favourite records of all time is The International Submarine Band’s ‘Safe at Home’” We have long been fans of Nada Surf here at AUK, a band who push the boundaries of what you […]

The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Boulder Fields and Mary Gauthier

October 2, 2026 0

This week’s podcast sees Keith talking to two great songwriters. Cam Fraser of Boulder Fields, in the week of the release of Nothing Age, and Mary Gauthier, in the week of her release, Reckoning. Both very […]

Michael Hurley “The Werewolf Song” – howls at the moon

October 2, 2026 0

The remarkable thing about today’s track, The Werewolf Song, is that it comes from the first album by Michael Hurley. Remarkable because it is a song of some rare depth, full of disturbing imagery, set to […]

Video Premiere: Afton Wolfe & The Snake Hunters “Slingshots”

October 2, 2026 0

Beginning with just woozy saxophone and Afton Wolfe’s strummed guitar, Slingshots builds steadily until it becomes the textured, frenetic high point of Wolfe’s live set. Afton Wolfe & The Snake Hunters command the stage, with Connor […]

Articles by Mark Whitfield

Something for the weekend: Kris Kristofferson “Don’t Let the Bastards (Get You Down)”

Something for the weekend: Christy Moore “Victor Jara”

Something for the weekend: Toad the Wet Sprocket “Something’s Always Wrong” (Acoustic)

Something for the weekend: Margo Price ft Billy Strings “Too Stoned to Cry”

Video interview: Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws on americana, a new label and “Moon Mirror”

The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Boulder Fields and Mary Gauthier

Michael Hurley “The Werewolf Song” – howls at the moon

Video Premiere: Afton Wolfe & The Snake Hunters “Slingshots”

Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists: AUK Readers’ Choice

Lawrence Rothman “Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust”