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Under the Rug “Homesick for Another World”

April 4, 2023 FredArnold 0

An innately positive and beautiful take on trying to get through the bleakness of life. The third album from indie/folk rock band Under the Rug moves on from the blistering ‘Dear Adeline‘ (released early in 2022), […]

Live review: South By SouthWest Festival 2023, Austin, Texas

April 4, 2023 Oliver Gray 0

Here’s our annual report from Austin’s SXSW Festival, written as always by our roving reporter Oliver Gray. This year it’s a photo essay with Oliver’s words accompanied by photographer Paul Dominy’s swell pics. Musical categories, don’t […]

Book Review – Mike Fiorito “Mescalito Riding His White Horse”

April 4, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 0

A connection between bluegrass and Buddhism may not appear obvious. But fans of legendary bluegrass artist Peter Rowan will know they are inextricably bound. Since he was a teenager, author Mike Fiorito has loved bluegrass generally […]

Live review: The Lost Trades, Chapel Arts Centre, Bath – 24th March 2023

April 3, 2023 Tim Martin 0

Chapel Arts in Bath is a former church in the city centre and has become one of the leading venues in the area for the type of shows that AUK featured in our Small venue Heroes […]

Joey Frendo “Bound For Heartache”

April 3, 2023 Rick Thorn 0

Songs of resignation but optimism from the dust belt. Originally from Michigan but now based in Tulsa for the last three years ‘Bound For Heartache’ is Frendo’s debut full-length album. It switches easily from full-on country […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Jefferson Airplane “Comin’ Back to Me”

March 30, 2026 0

If I were to casually name-drop Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow (1967), you might find yourself thinking about Grace Slick’s voice bellowing through Somebody to Love, or the rolling-drum acid-trip stylings of White Rabbit. God knows those […]

Various Artists “Old No. 1 Revisited”

March 30, 2026 0

Americana family pays fulsome tribute to a true classic of the genre. In an interview published in the February 2026 edition of Uncut, Emmylou Harris is quoted saying, “It’s because of Guy [Clark] and Townes [van […]

Fruit Bats head for “The Landfill” with the new album out in June

March 30, 2026 0

Celebrated artist Fruit Bats announces the forthcoming release of the brand-new album The Landfill on June 12th via Merge Records. The new offering finds Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Eric D. Johnson (who performs under the Fruit Bats moniker) […]

Under the Rug “Homesick for Another World”

Live review: South By SouthWest Festival 2023, Austin, Texas

Book Review – Mike Fiorito “Mescalito Riding His White Horse”

Live review: The Lost Trades, Chapel Arts Centre, Bath – 24th March 2023

Joey Frendo “Bound For Heartache”

For the Sake of the Song: Jefferson Airplane “Comin’ Back to Me”

Various Artists “Old No. 1 Revisited”

Fruit Bats head for “The Landfill” with the new album out in June

Sounds from beyond the Shed 229 “Muscle Memory”

Crys Matthews “Forged In Fire” – won’t back down