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Interview : Pete Droge gets emotional and looks back on a star-studded career

September 1, 2025 Paul Russell 0

Pete Droge has been making music now for over thirty years, since making his debut album, 1994’s “Necktie Second”. His early music mixed the grungier rock sound that Seattle was famous for, but his music has […]

Interview: Moved by Metaphor, Dar Williams Commits to the Hummingbird Highway

August 29, 2025 Brian D'Ambrosio 0

Dar Williams toured a spice farm in Belize set amid pristine jungles and primordial Mayan ruins. At a bumpy junction, the driver told the passengers that there were three possible options: steering east, veering west, or […]

artwork for Marty Cooper behind the songs

Behind the Songs: Marty Cooper “American Portraits”

August 27, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

There aren’t many artists who fit “Behind the Songs” any better than Marty Cooper, who has been behind so many hit songs you might think of him as a shadow, a stealthy spy or the reverse […]

Interview: Mark Radcliffe talks of songs with ‘Turner-esque skys’, writing surprises and the ‘two-pint axis’

August 27, 2025 Guy Lincoln 2

After a number of false starts, AUK finally managed to sit down for a chat with popular culture polymath (broadcaster, folk-pop/alt-country/electronic musician, author, comedic raconteur, dog whisperer) and all-round good-egg Mark Radcliffe. It might be a […]

Interview: Tami Neilson’s True Roots Celebration

August 20, 2025 Brian D'Ambrosio 0

Tami Neilson’s “Neon Cowgirl” is a true roots celebration. Her own roots, that is, which she has continued to care for, nurture, and give water. Neilson jumped into the music business more than 35 years ago […]

Hollow Hand announces new album for September and UK Tour

July 14, 2026 0

Hollow Hand, the project of Brighton’s Max Kinghorn-Mills, steps out of the bedroom on Wish Road South, recorded live as a trio after touring with MJ Lenderman and Caitlin Rose. The album comes out on the […]

Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn

July 14, 2026 0

Babehoven, the Hudson, NY-based project of singer/songwriter Maya Bon and producer and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Albert, have announced their new album, I See Them, I See Me, due 18th September 2026 via Double Double Whammy. I See […]

Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”

July 14, 2026 0

Majestic debut from Virginia songwriter with a fascinating true backstory. When it comes to musical inspiration, a musician’s life is integral to what music he or she makes. For Brennan Gilmore, that inspiration comes from a […]

Interview : Pete Droge gets emotional and looks back on a star-studded career

Interview: Moved by Metaphor, Dar Williams Commits to the Hummingbird Highway

Behind the Songs: Marty Cooper “American Portraits”

Interview: Mark Radcliffe talks of songs with ‘Turner-esque skys’, writing surprises and the ‘two-pint axis’

Interview: Tami Neilson’s True Roots Celebration

Hollow Hand announces new album for September and UK Tour

Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn

Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”

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