John Mellencamp

John Mellencamp “Chasing Rainbows” – Too many dreamers, too few dreams

December 13, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

John Mellencamp’s growls out on his new song a wish to disassociate himself from those chasing fortune and fame. Hell, he admits to doing it himself but found that when he got to where he thought […]

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Kimberly Bright

January 21, 2021 Clint West 3

We’ve heard a lot about “light at the end of the tunnel” recently. For 20 years AUK has been vaccinating readers against the harmful effects of cheesy music by injecting a large dose of cool americana […]

John Mellencamp speaks plainly in May on new DVD/CD

March 23, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Songwriter, storyteller, musician, actor, artist, social activist and fishmonger John Mellencamp has announced the release of ‘Plain Spoken: From The Chicago Theatre’ which comes out on DVD+CD, Blu-ray+CD, and digital formats on May 11th. “Try to […]

Blitzen Trapper “Wild And Reckless” (Lojinx, 2017)

December 5, 2017 David Cowling 0

The thing which saved Blitzen Trapper from being run of the mill was their embracing of risk: they can be joyous and frustrating, and on this record they are no different, only, in common with their […]

John Mellencamp: “Really I’m a Socialist” – Watch

July 3, 2017 Mark Whitfield 3

Welcome to the club John! Always ahead of his time politically and joining a growing movement of US citizens who are kind of disenchanted with the last 40 years, this is an interesting interview from CBS […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

August 6, 2026 0

March, 2026, walking down Islington High Street in the rain, heading for the hallowed Union Chapel, the anticipation of seeing Samantha Crain live was palpable. Too many years had gone by since a summer night at […]

Bird “Held Here Together”

August 6, 2026 0

Atmospheric strings build a soundscape from folk and psych to support excellent songs. Singer-Songwriter Bird, otherwise known as Janie Price, has released a new full-length album. Held Here Together is made up of her two recent […]

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

August 6, 2026 0

It was a hot night in the West End, but thankfully the air conditioning was cool at Denmark Street’s Lower Third. This was Joshua Ray Walker’s first show in London since recovering from stage 3 bowel […]

John Mellencamp “Chasing Rainbows” – Too many dreamers, too few dreams

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Kimberly Bright

John Mellencamp speaks plainly in May on new DVD/CD

Blitzen Trapper “Wild And Reckless” (Lojinx, 2017)

John Mellencamp: “Really I’m a Socialist” – Watch

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

Bird “Held Here Together”

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album