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Are you a writer, publisher or PR with a book on the music we feature at AUK coming out this year? We feature biographies of musicians, or other key figures in the music world – producers, […]

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Sounds from beyond the Shed 237 “I’m going down to Liverpool…”

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Charlotte Morris “Make America” – so, this word great…

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Something for the weekend: Son Volt “If I Could”

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Sounds from beyond the Shed 237 “I’m going down to Liverpool…”

July 20, 2026 0
As the song says, this week I’m heading to Liverpool, and therefore this article is going to be a shameless plug for the event I’m heading into town to help coordinate. After 25 years of serious […]
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Charlotte Morris “Make America” – so, this word great…

July 20, 2026 0
In it’s 250 year anniversary, Charlotte Morris proffers a few questions and thoughts on what it means to be patriotic: is there just one way to love your country, does it involve blind adherence to leaders […]
Videos

Video: Beck “Ride Lonesome” feat. Sierra Ferrell – you can’t put your arms ’round a memory

July 20, 2026 0
Eight-time GRAMMY winner Beck has joined forces with a host of talented artists recently, releasing collaborations with the likes of Orville Peck, the Black Keys, Gorillaz and Chemical Brothers. For his latest single, Beck has teamed […]

  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 237 “I’m going down to Liverpool…”
  • Charlotte Morris “Make America” – so, this word great…
  • Video: Beck “Ride Lonesome” feat. Sierra Ferrell – you can’t put your arms ’round a memory
  • Something for the weekend: Son Volt “If I Could”
  • Bella White “A Sign In The Weather”
  • Jawdropped have a “Secret To Spare” and October dates
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Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0
Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]
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Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]
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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]

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