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Classic Clips: Blaze Foley “Clay Pigeons”

February 6, 2026 Jonathan Smith 4
OK, the internet as a whole is … not without its problems. BUT what a treasury it offers for the obscure, and especially YouTube, where anyone can post up anything that they happen across, and there’s […]
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Classic Clips: Jeff Buckley “Grace” – Live at MTV New York for 120 Minutes, 1995

January 30, 2026 Helen Jones 0
On the 31st December 2025, MTV UK played their final music video. In MTV Music’s case, that video was ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ by The Buggles, which was, fittingly, also the first ever music video […]
Pretenders Live 2018
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Classic Clips: The Pretenders “Hymn to Her” – Live at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney, 8th December 2010

January 23, 2026 John Lee 0
This is one of The Pretenders’ most layered songs, and also one of their most radical, here performed in a stripped-back but striking way. Chrissie Hynde sings beautifully with just the accompaniment of a pedal steel […]
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Classic Clips: Josh Ritter “All Some Kind of Dream” – Paste Studios, New York, 2019

January 16, 2026 Andy Short 0
Josh Ritter was born in Idaho and released his self-titled debut album in 1999 at age 23. This poignant and disquieting song was featured in AUK back in January 2025 following a certain president’s inauguration. A […]
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Classic Clips: Lucinda Williams “A Song For You” – Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons, 2004

January 9, 2026 Richard Parkinson 1
In the summer of 2004, Gram Parsons’ daughter Polly put together two tribute concerts to her late father in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, California. She was able to call upon an array of well-known fans […]

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Video: Alex Southey “Green Sunday” – a constant giving-in

July 14, 2026 0
Vancouver-born, Toronto-based singer-songwriter Alex Southey has released an absorbing new single. Green Sunday opens with gently insistent guitar before lush layers are introduced and, halfway through, percussion is ushered in, giving the song a greater urgency. […]
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For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”

July 13, 2026 3
Roger McGuinn has been a musical staple for as long as I can claim to have been making my own choices about what I listen to, through the Byrds and various attempts to put together three-letter […]
Album Reviews

Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”

July 13, 2026 1
No fuss, just an album of beautifully crafted songs straight from the heart. Five decades into a career that has seen Ed Snodderly as a songwriter, performer, actor, and owner of the legendary Down Home club […]

  • Video: Alex Southey “Green Sunday” – a constant giving-in
  • For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”
  • Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”
  • Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers
  • Mary Gauthier announces new album “Reckoning”
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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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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]

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David Starr “The Head and The Heart” (Independent, 2017)

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Americana singer-songwriter David Starr, with a well-received tour of the UK and a new 6-track under his belt, finds his reputation as a performer has taken on another dimension. Such is the quality of the recording […]
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Video: Joshua Kivu “Long Time At Sea

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You may not have heard of Joshau Kivu but the six minutes of your time it will take to watch this video is as worthwhile a use of your time as you’ll find.  Joshua wanted to […]
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Video Premiere: Scott Clay “Time Will Tell”

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We are delighted to premiere the video for ‘Time Will Tell’ from Scott Clay, which features a strong rhythm, instrumental layers and the beautiful, open landscapes of his home state of Washington.  The video is visually […]

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