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Pick of the Political Pops: Joe Purdy “Children of Privilege”

February 5, 2018 Paul Villers 0
Here at Americana-UK Towers we like to think ourselves as being at a certain level of elite without, of course, being elitist. We’ll entertain any old Tom, Dick or Harriet particularly if they are handy with […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: Bill Munroe and His Bluegrass Boys “I’m Working On A Building”

January 19, 2018 Paul Villers 1
It’s a helluva time to be working on any kind of building if you happen to be employed by a corporate construction behemoth either directly or subcontractually, we’d have thought. The sprawling pile that is Americana-UK […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: Billy Bragg and Joe Henry “Railroad Bill”

January 12, 2018 Paul Villers 1
We like a good railway journey. In fact we like it so much that we had a funicular railway installed at Americana-UK Towers so that we could ascend from The Bunker to The Towers in proper […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: The Kinks “Father Christmas”

December 22, 2017 Paul Villers 0
At Americana-UK Towers we are somewhat divided about the festive season. The opportunities for falling out with each other are manifold – the correct ratio of gin to Campari to vermouth in our Negronis, whether sprouts […]
Political Pops

Pick of the Political Pops: The Spencer Davies Group “Every Little Bit Hurts”

November 24, 2017 Paul Villers 0
At Americana-UK Towers we don’t really have much truck with party politics. Granted we believe ourselves to be progressive in our outlook but essentially we pick and choose ‘policies’ according to our individual and collective wants […]

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Michael Rudd

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Hailing from New Mexico, roots rock singer/songwriter Michael Rudd has been around for almost four decades since he put a bag of clothes, a manual typewriter, a few notebooks and a guitar in his two-door Datsun […]
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Frank Migliorelli & The Dirt Nappers “Abnormal Condition”

July 20, 2026 0
Raw, intense, varied Americana with a great ‘live’ feel. Abnormal Conditions’ is the fifth album by upstate New York roots rockers Frank Migliorelli and the Dirt Nappers, and it is an absolute corker. It blends rock, […]
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For The Sake Of The Song : The Volares “Down To The Lane”

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There are some songs that just hit the spot. Songs that one instantly adores and that have an almost profound effect on you and that you keep coming back to year after year. It’s been nearly […]

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Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

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Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]
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Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]
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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]

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