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[ July 22, 2026 ] Interview: Have Gun, Will Travel is constantly evolving – What a concept! Interviews
[ July 22, 2026 ] Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Peter Case Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it
[ July 22, 2026 ] Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves “Bury Deep My Heart” Album Reviews
[ July 22, 2026 ] Andrew Farriss “The Prospector” Album Reviews
[ July 22, 2026 ] Steve Robinson & Ed Woltil “I Won’t Let Go” – a jingle-jangle morning Tracks

Sounds from beyond the Shed 142 – “Another one gone…”: Remembering Steve Albini

May 17, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 1

The news this week that Steve Albini had passed away at the tender age of 61 was both shocking and very sad and rightfully his work has been celebrated as a consequence. Radio has been full […]

Clint West’s Americana Plus: A new regular AUK column

May 13, 2024 Clint West 12

Should we keep all our old records, CDs, books etc? Welcome to my new weekly column where I’ll be ruminating on all things americana and anything else that happens to enter my head each week. I’ll […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 141 – Travel broadens the mind …and the record collection

May 10, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 3

Last week saw me undertaking a tour of the Somme battlefield. It’s always a humbling and often upsetting trip but I get a good deal of satisfaction taking people round these sites and helping them understand […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 140: “Fame, I’m going to live forever…”

May 3, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

Last week’s article alluded to Mrs H doing something secret that I couldn’t know about but the cat has emerged from the bag this week as it appears that the choir that she sings with (see […]

AUK Shortcuts April 2024: Sean Walshe, The Gravel-Aires, RubyJoyful, AC Sapphire and Kat & Zach

April 30, 2024 Paul Kerr 0

Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites […]

Interview: Have Gun, Will Travel is constantly evolving – What a concept!

July 22, 2026 0

Have Gun, Will Travel is the name of the band with the emphasis on travel. Not so much touring all over the world, but exploration, whether in their three concept albums or the songs written for […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Peter Case

July 22, 2026 0

First things first, Peter Case has had a long and distinguished career and judging by the quality of his latest releases, he shows no signs of slowing down. By last count, as a solo artist, he’s […]

Album cover artwork for "Bury Deep My Heart" by Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves

Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves “Bury Deep My Heart”

July 22, 2026 0

Old-time country with dark and passionate words given a modern update with electronica. Owen Lake is the alter ego of Jeff Snyder, Director of Electronic Music at Princeton, and Bury Deep My Heart is his second […]