Paul Villers

Pick of the Political Pops: Dan Hicks “How Can I Miss You When You Won’t Go Away”

May 24, 2019 Paul Villers 0

Down here in The Bunker of AUK Towers we are champions of pointless exercises. The Editor is fond of making us do physical jerks first thing of a morning to set us up for the day’s […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Randy Newman “Short People”

May 17, 2019 Paul Villers 0

There’s a TV in every room here at Americana-UK Towers (all fifty or so). None of them are connected, of course, but we need to be able to sell ourselves to visiting dignitaries to The People’s […]

What Is This Americana Thing Anyway…?

May 16, 2019 Paul Villers 1

Welcome back to our occasional series in which we ask the Americana UK staff writers and contributors to give us a handle on the what, whys and wherefores that got them into the genre and why […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Ben Harper “Excuse Me Mr.”

May 10, 2019 Paul Villers 0

As mentioned last week we enjoyed/endured local elections in England and Northern Ireland last week. The results were interesting… the Blues and Purples had a rubbish time of it with the Reds not doing as well […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Pete Seeger “Solidarity Forever”

May 3, 2019 Paul Villers 0

A concise and to the point ‘Pops’ this edition folks as we recall that this week saw May 1st (or The First of May or May Day as you will). May Day is, of course, International […]