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AUK’s Chain Gang: John Fogerty “Weeping in the Promised Land”

July 19, 2021 Emily Dongray 0

‘Born on the Bayou’ by Creedence Clearwater Revival is a song about travelling that band member John Fogerty produced in 1969. Let’s travel within John Fogerty’s body of work and take a look at his most […]

CMA elects rabid Republican to board – and then changes its mind

March 2, 2018 Mark Whitfield 6

An interesting tale over the last couple of days almost made for the 24-hour news cycle. On Tuesday, the philanthropic arm of the Country Music Association announced the election of former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee to its board […]

Nashville songwriters release anti-Trump comp

May 30, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Looks like somebody has heeded the clarion call from RS Country a few months back. Paste reports: “As the epicenter of America’s typically patriotic country-music scene, Nashville is officially combating the hate and bigotry seeping out […]

RIP Mike Westbrook
Not for AUK per se, but British jazz legend Mike Westbr...
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Just finished A Cure for Gravity by Joe Jackson, really...
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My First Record Player
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The Replacements - Don’t Tell a Soul
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@joe-nathan Let's hope they issue a live album from the...
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Smashing Pumpkins - Gish
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@martinjohnson I caught them on the fourth date of the ...
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It is 45 years since the Dead released the acoustic liv...
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Graham Parker and the Rumour - Howlin’ Wind
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For The Sake Of The Song: The Rolling Stones “Wild Horses”

April 13, 2026 0

Around 4pm on 22nd May 2018 I was standing in line outside the London Stadium, waiting for the gates to open for a Rolling Stones show. The wait was made more tolerable by virtue of being […]

Elaine Palmer “Some Seek Silver, Some Seek Gold”

April 13, 2026 0

Established Yorkshire songstress reinforces her reputation for excellence with fine mini-album. Any new single release ahead of a new album is always a teaser. After the video premiere of her new single The Losing Hand on […]

Kurt Vile says “Philadelphia’s been good to me” on his new album and heads to the UK in September

April 13, 2026 0

Kurt Vile has announced his new album, Philadelphia’s been good to me (note the lowercase words just to upset copy editors!) (there’s a special place in hell for artists who use lowercase for album titles – […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: John Fogerty “Weeping in the Promised Land”

CMA elects rabid Republican to board – and then changes its mind

Nashville songwriters release anti-Trump comp

For The Sake Of The Song: The Rolling Stones “Wild Horses”

Elaine Palmer “Some Seek Silver, Some Seek Gold”

Kurt Vile says “Philadelphia’s been good to me” on his new album and heads to the UK in September

The Right Reverend Crow “Demokracy Blues”

Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity