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[ September 29, 2026 ] Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs” Interviews
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AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century – Cam Fraser

July 21, 2022 Cam Fraser 0

As has been said by others tasked with making this list, it has been really difficult. It’s an utterly subjective list and tomorrow I might feel quite differently about what albums did or didn’t make the […]

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The Other Side of Me: Kimberly Bright on Los Tiki Phantoms’ horror surf guitar rock

July 19, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0

I had considered doing an overview of my favorite guitar instrumentals, with The Meters, Joe Satriani, The Ventures, Davey Graham, Santo & Johnny, and Van Halen represented. Then I decided that the more recent gem, eccentric […]

Classic Clips: Carlene Carter & Dave Edmunds “Baby Ride Easy” – BBC “Queens of Country at the BBC”

July 15, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

Rockpile holds a fairly unique position in music history in that while they are recognised as one of rock music’s great bands, and despite comprising UK musicians, they were also a significant influence on subsequent American […]

Classic American Albums: Grant Lee Buffalo “Fuzzy”

July 13, 2022 Paul Gibson 2

By 1993 grunge had reached its omnipresent, powerful, destructive peak. The huge success of Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden allowed a superfluity of menial chancers toting flannel shirts and pawnshop guitars to sneak in via the […]

Interview: Bill Kirchen’s real country for hippies by “The Titan of The Telecaster”

July 12, 2022 Martin Johnson 2

How Pete Townshend helped Bill Kirchen get his first Telecaster and working with the UK’s Nick Lowe. Bill Kirchen is one of the legends of americana due to his time with genre-defining band Commander Cody and […]

Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 1

Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]

Brian Fallon & The Painkillers “Not Bad for New Jersey”

September 29, 2026 0

Heartfelt heartland rock delivered by Gaslight Anthem frontman. Brian Fallon has been making music with The Gaslight Anthem for two decades. Outside of the band, over the past 10 years, he’s released a number of solo […]

His Lordship announce new album, single, and all-star shows

September 29, 2026 0

Following last year’s Bored Animal, Psychonaut Sounds/PIAS will release His Lordship’s tribute to Rock ‘n’ Roll pioneer Chuck Berry, Promised Land, on 13th November 2026, to celebrate what would’ve been his 100th birthday. His Lordship will […]