Tracks
A year down the Tracks
What does a year in the Tracks really mean? On the one hand running the Tracks feature (and we’re sweeping up all other new music Tracks under that banner) means that there will be a lot […]
Ella Spencer
Live Reviews
Live Review: Jerry Joseph + Ella Spencer, The John Peel Centre, Stowmarket – 12th October 2025
Jerry Joseph can be many things – performer, politician, raconteur. Tonight, he rocked. Tonight, the fire was burning very brightly. Joseph is amazing to see live – full of energy, full of stories and full of […]
Live Reviews
Live Review: Maverick Festival, Easton Farm Park, Suffolk – 4th-6th July 2025
Maverick, Maverick, so good we’ve reviewed it twice. While our accredited reporter, Andrew Frolish, has turned in his extensive review of the latest Maverick Festival, another AUK writer, John Lee, was also there and has kindly […]
Columns
Sounds from beyond the Shed 188 “Things ain’t wot they used to be”
Today is my birthday and as a present to myself in July 1980 I made my way to the Stafford Bingley Hall to attend the… ahem…” Over the Top Heavy Metal Brain Damage Party” featuring seven […]
Columns
Sounds from beyond the Shed 184 “Everybody counts”
I have found myself increasingly depressed by the constant appearance of lifestyle choices and holiday adverts in the press and social media at the moment when that same press and social media seem to willingly ignore […]