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Tales from the Long Road: Down the road with Jess Williamson

September 4, 2024 Richard Parkinson 1

AUK got some time to talk with singer-songwriter Jess Williamson as she travelled down from Leeds to London. This sort of journey is nothing for Williamson who regularly drives between her twin bases of Los Angeles […]

Interview: Steve Wynn on why he wouldn’t say it if it wasn’t true

September 3, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

He will always be Steve Wynn but doesn’t intend to repeat past achievements. Steve Wynn maybe 64, but that doesn’t mean he has lost the drive and energy that drove the 21 year old music obsessive […]

Interview: Elaine McGinty, CEO of the Phoenix Cultural Centre, Woking

August 30, 2024 FredArnold 2

A discussion on the challenges of getting an Americana music venue off the ground in a London commuter town. Just recently I had the pleasure to visit the Phoenix Cultural Centre (PCC) in Woking, a multi-activity […]

Interview: Elles Bailey on “Beneath The Neon Glow”

August 27, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

The influence of parental love and the challenges of settling on an album title. Elles Bailey’s particular British take on American roots music has seen her win numerous awards across the americana and blues genres, and […]

Interview: Jess Klein’s music has an integrity of purpose and a vison for joy

August 22, 2024 Dean Nardi 2

Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try. – Mary Kay Place There appears to be very little in the way of pretence in Jess Klein’s songs. The emotions […]

Something for the weekend: Great Lakes “Why Did My Love Go Away?”

September 4, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a track from the new album by Great Lakes, Fear of the Fear, a band we have been big fans of […]

Keyside “Keyside”

September 4, 2026 0

A catchy, guitar-led debut where jangly hooks and catchy choruses carry stories of lives lived close to the edge. There is something immediately familiar about Keyside, the debut album from Liverpool four-piece Keyside. Jangly guitars and […]

Classic Clips: The Monkees “What Am I Doing Hangin’ ‘Round?” – The Monkees TV Series Episode 40, “Monkees Marooned” 1967

September 4, 2026 0

Growing up, I loved to watch the television show The Monkees, though looking back, I figure I wasn’t watching the episodes as they first aired, but re-runs. There were only two series of the show, though […]