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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It – Stephen Stills

September 11, 2024 Graeme Tait 26

This new feature may well be the most challenging yet for the poor AUK writer. Previous tasks have required them to write gushingly about their favourite artists, both high profile and those under the radar, along […]

More People Really Should Know About: Simeon Hammond Dallas

September 10, 2024 Richard Parkinson 1

No one could ever accuse Simeon Hammond Dallas of slacking. Over the past 12 months she has been playing with anyone and everyone with a showcase spot at AmericanaFest at the National Museum of African American […]

AUK Shortcuts: Cold Hands, Nick Gamer, Michael Reynolds, Atomic Junction, Donal Hinely and Buko Shane

September 9, 2024 Paul Kerr 1

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 […]

Versions: “Highway Kind”

September 6, 2024 Dean Nardi 0

“There are only two types of music,” Townes Van Zandt used to say, “the blues and zip-a-dee-doo-dah.” It is a well-worn quotation to guide us through the thicket of the Texas troubadour’s mind. He only played […]

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Essentials: The Top Ten Creedence Clearwater Revival Cover Songs

September 5, 2024 Dean Nardi 3

Introducing a band to the world with a cover song isn’t often done, yet in 1969 Creedence Clearwater Revival went against the grain by choosing Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ 1958 soul classic ‘l Put a Spell on […]

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 0

Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]

Artwork for Sailing Sones album "Slow Magic"

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

July 21, 2026 0

Absorbing collection of songs that subtly reveal the quiet joys of motherhood. The first sound that emerges from the new Sailing Stones album, Slow Magic, is the metronomic rhythm of a baby’s heartbeat with its gentle […]

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

July 21, 2026 0

If you’ve ever found yourself searching for music that offers comfort without pretending life is easy, then you should know Travis Shallow. He writes songs that acknowledge the darkness but never surrender to it, and he […]