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Whatever Happened to… Red Molly

November 1, 2021 Rick Bayles 0

Red Molly are a Roots/Americana trio originating from the upstate New York area. This is a band I’ve loved from the first time I heard them, though, surprisingly, they’ve never made a big impact outside of […]

AUK’s Chain Gang : Steve Earle “CCKMP (Cocaine Cannot Kill My Pain)”

November 1, 2021 Paul Kerr 0

In last week’s Chain Gang we had Johnny Cash cavorting and killing around the wild west and, at the end of his song, ‘Cocaine Blues’, advising the listener to “lay off that whiskey and let that […]

Studio Life: Screaming Orphans

October 29, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

How turning old into new can lead to a 9/10 Americana UK review. Screaming Orphans are an Irish band of sisters who are known for their melodic mix of musical genres, fine musicianship and tireless touring. […]

Classic Clips: Conor Oberst (with First Aid Kit & Dawes) “Lua” – Cardinal Sessions, Haldern Pop Special

October 29, 2021 Cam Fraser 0

Conor Oberst is joined by First Aid Kit for an achingly lovely, sunlit version of a Bright Eyes classic. High on my list of things I’d like to do once normal life resumes properly… oh, please […]

Essentials: The top 10 Hayes Carll songs

October 28, 2021 Alasdair Fotheringham 1

According to an article on savingcountrymusic.com, back in the early noughties Houston-born singer-songwriter Hayes Carll was hailed as a potential successor of Townes Van Zandt “in Texas and beyond.” And now, twenty years on, some of […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Hurray for the Riff Raff - Live Forever
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Old 97s - Too Far to Care
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R.E.M. - New Adventures in Hi-Fi
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Whiskeytown - Strangers Almanac
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Wilco - summerteeth
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Matthew Sweet - 100% Fun
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Rolling Stones - Some Girls
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Just watched the latest Louis Theroux vehicle on Netfli...
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Something for the weekend: Brown Horse “Wreck”

March 20, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you dear reader with a new song from British slacker twang quartet Brown Horse, the third and final single from their upcoming album Total Dive […]

Danny George Wilson “Arcade”

March 20, 2026 1

Danny George Wilson delivers a reflective and beautifully crafted set of songs exploring loss, memory, and the difficult business of moving on. Danny George Wilson follows up the Danny & The Champions of the World album, […]

Thomas Dollbaum enlists MJ Lendeman and friends for his latest album

March 20, 2026 0

Tampa-born, New Orleans-based singer/songwriter Thomas Dollbaum has announced his new album Birds of Paradise, “a goodbye letter to lost loved ones and former selves,” which will come out on May 22 via Dear Life Records, and […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Interviews

Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

March 4, 2026 2

At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

Videos

Video: The Arlenes “Lonely Won’t Leave Me Alone”

November 24, 2017 0

As last week’s retro slot featured Alan Tyler’s Rockingbirds here’s his partner in crime and co-winner of this year’s UK Americana Association’s Grass Roots Award 2017 Steve Pulford with his wife Stephanie aka ther fabulous Arlenes. […]

News

Jeremy Ivey to release third album in March new single out now

January 26, 2022 0

Former member of Buffalo Clover, Jeremy Ivey, has announced his third album ‘Invisible Pictures‘ will be released on March 11th on Anti-. Ivey released his critically acclaimed solo debut ‘The Dream and The Dreamer‘ in 2019 […]

Tracks

Drea Lake “Sturgeon Moon” – harvesting love

September 25, 2025 0

Drea Lake has a plan for the Autumn and beyond “Will you join me in September? Where the golden fields do swell“, she sings, describing a harvesting of memories which will serve to carry positivity through […]

Whatever Happened to… Red Molly

AUK’s Chain Gang : Steve Earle “CCKMP (Cocaine Cannot Kill My Pain)”

Studio Life: Screaming Orphans

Classic Clips: Conor Oberst (with First Aid Kit & Dawes) “Lua” – Cardinal Sessions, Haldern Pop Special

Essentials: The top 10 Hayes Carll songs

Something for the weekend: Brown Horse “Wreck”

Danny George Wilson “Arcade”

Thomas Dollbaum enlists MJ Lendeman and friends for his latest album

Classic Clips: Brown Horse “Wipers”, Newport 2024

Jim Lauderdale “Country Super Hits Volume 2”