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Book Review: Jeff Apter “King of Hearts, Roy Orbison”

August 20, 2026 Rick Bayles 0

This book is down-to-earth and unflashy. It adopts a simple narrative style and delivers its facts in a no-nonsense, easily accessible way. All of that seems exactly right for the biography of a musician who always […]

Paperback Riders: George Takei “To The Stars”

August 14, 2026 Tim Martin 0

George Takei’s 1994 autobiography, To the Stars, is rather more than a standard Hollywood memoir. Whilst it does cover his years on the USS Enterprise in detail, the more interesting aspects lie in the exploration of […]

Americana on Audio: Three books that you don’t need an Audible subscription for

August 4, 2026 Tim Martin 0

Audiobooks are one of the big growth areas in listening. They now amount to 10% of the UK publishing market. That market is still dominated by the convenience of Amazon’s Audible platform, and there are plenty […]

Book Review: Uncut’s “The 200 Greatest Americana Albums…Ranked!”

July 24, 2026 Tim Martin 18

Everyone loves a list, and at AUK we are no exception. Our Essentials strand is amongst the best-read features on the site, and our Top 10 lists are always well supported by both writers and readers. […]

Paperback Riders: Dennis McNally “A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead”

July 17, 2026 Tim Martin 0

When Dennis McNally published A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead in 2002, he had an almost impossible task. It needed to document a band whose history was already wrapped in layers […]

After a four-year break, Rayland Baxter will release latest album in October

September 2, 2026 0

Rayland Baxter’s new album, True Violet, will be released on 23rd October 2026 via ATO Records. he feels like the first time he’s truly found it. It is his first album in more than four years. […]

Dom Glynn and His Sunday Best “This Fast Life Is Killing Me”

September 2, 2026 0

Vintage country music at its very best. One of the joys of good music of any genre is its ability to transport you to another time and another place. The new album by Dom Glynn and […]

Cover art for Nick Mitchell Maiato album "Naquera"

Nick Mitchell Maiato “Naquera”

September 2, 2026 0

One Eleven Heavy’s Mitchell Maiato delivers a healthy dose of cosmic psychedelia for the 21st century. Four years have passed since we last heard from Nick Mitchell Maiato, at which time One Eleven Heavy, his sometime […]