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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Brady Harris

May 22, 2020 Andrew Frolish 1

We end the week with a real treat. Through our ongoing series of mini-gigs, we are trying to recreate the joy of live performance in the comfort of your own home. Here, Brady Harris provides an […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Ryan Adams “Political Scientist”

May 22, 2020 Paul Villers 0

Americana-UK Towers is situated, as you know, in The People’s Republic of Liverpudlia and we thought it might be nice for you folks to know how we have handled the present travails and what we are […]

Classic Americana Albums: Ry Cooder “Into The Purple Valley” (Warner, 1972)

May 21, 2020 David Jarman 0

Ry Cooder has a unique and special place in the Americana realm, his reputation based on his consummate skills on guitar (especially slide, where many rate him among the world’s best) and mandolin, and as an […]

Songs for the apocalypse: The Delevantes “Suitcase of Leather”

May 21, 2020 Mark Whitfield 1

The Delevantes have been around for over three decades now, the band consisting of brothers Bob and Mike Delevante from Nashville, Tennesse. Way back in the late-nineties when my americana genes were still not quite fully […]

AmericanA to Z: John Cougar Mellencamp

May 20, 2020 Steven Howlett 2

This A-Z is taking a small liberty. For ‘C’ we are looking at, and appreciating, the transformation of John Cougar Mellencamp from AOR-radio-friendly hit seeking pop-rocker, to gritty roots activist. Somewhere in the early to mid-1980s […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Henry Paul Band - Feel the Heat
By Joe Nathan , 26 minutes ago
RE: Versions!
This time a Dylan 'classic' although there are more tun...
By Paul Villers , 2 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
By Joe Nathan , 2 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
John Richard Paul - Midwestern Modesty
By Peter Thompson , 9 hours ago
RE: Pedro Sánchez
It certainly couldn’t make things worse, Paul. I have a...
By Martin Johnson , 10 hours ago
RE: Pedro Sánchez
My tried and trusted tactic of shouting "FUCK OFF!" at ...
By Paul Villers , 11 hours ago
Nothing is real (maybe)
An interesting read if you can get through some of the ...
By Paul Villers , 11 hours ago
RE: Pedro Sánchez
What’s that saying, Mark? Hope springs eternal. I belie...
By Martin Johnson , 13 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Billy Joe Shaver - I’m Just An Old Chunk of Coal…But ...
By Joe Nathan , 22 hours ago

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

March 11, 2026 0

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 […]

Artwork for the Wave Pictures album Gained/Lost

The Wave Pictures “Gained/Lost”

March 11, 2026 2

Ambitious, dream-soaked pop that reaches high but rarely quite lands. There’s something immediately intriguing about Gained/Lost. On paper, the ingredients are enticing: the literate jangle of The Smiths, the wide-eyed psych-pop glow of The Flaming Lips, […]

artwork for Lynn Miles album "A Bouquet of Black Flowers"

Lynn Miles “A Bouquet of Black Flowers”