Americana UK reviews the latest books broadly related to the americana genre, overseen by AUK Books Editor Tim Martin
Music industry memoirs tend to fall into a pattern. Following the record/tour/record treadmill is almost inevitable for an artist, which means that often the best books come from those who stand outside the band, but still […]
Sam Phillips was a single-minded visionary who some say invented rock ‘n’ roll. “If I could find a white man who had the Negro sound and the Negro feel, I could make a million dollars!” This […]
With our own general election out of the way, the next big political event will be the US presidential election. The next few months could well reshape America and influence the world’s political landscape for a […]
With the arrival of the English school holidays book writers’ thoughts turn to advising you what to read while trying to manage the activities and expectations of children or grandchildren. At AUK we are no different, […]
1967 opens with Robyn Hitchock, aged 12, entering the English public school system, leaving the family home behind along with his model trams and trolleybuses. His has been a relatively privileged life so far, insulated, as […]
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