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Essentials: The Top 10 Tom Petty (and the Heartbreakers) Albums

February 2, 2023 Tim Martin 5

In the midst of punk, new wave and whatever else was happening in 1977, the first Tom Petty album crept out and took a year to reach the US charts. In the UK the reaction was […]

The First Time: Lyndon Bolton – Fairport Convention, Dundee Caird Hall, 13th November 1973

January 31, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 0

Fairport Convention in Dundee’s imposing Caird Hall was my first gig. Aged 15 it was an event that made a lasting impression. Not just because it was the first of what became one of my life’s […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: The Mavericks “A Better Way”

January 30, 2023 FredArnold 0

David Jarman has passed on The Everly Brothers magnificent ballad ‘So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go By)’ and I apologise for this tenuous link, but he mentioned several artists who have covered the song. In […]

AUK Shortcuts, January 2023 : Sam Shackleton, Trophy Mules, Henry Luthor, Graham Nicholas …

January 30, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

Our latest Short Cuts, an occasional 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 […]

The Twang Factor 3 Presents: Rob Clamp

January 27, 2023 Clint West 2

Welcome to the penultimate performance of The Twang Factor 3. The final act will perform next week before an AUK panel then convenes to choose our winner. This week’s guest is Rob Clamp, a singer, songwriter […]