Los Lobos

Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan to be celebrated in Ace compilation featuring a myriad of stars

April 8, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan are to be celebrated by artists such as Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Randy Newman, Carole King and Gerry Goffin, Leonard Cohen, Lee Hazlewood, Brian Wilson and Laura Nyro as part of […]

The Song Remains: John Paul Hammond (1942 – 2026)

March 3, 2026 Martin Johnson 0

He expanded the blues genre for future generations of listeners and musicians. The world lost one of the last true champions of country blues on February 28th with the passing of John Paul Hammond, son of […]

Los Lobos-Fiesta Latina , The White House, Oct 2009

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It – Los Lobos

May 7, 2025 Paul Russell 0

Los Lobos burst onto the music scene in relatively modest ways in 1973 in East Los Angeles with vocalist and guitarist David Hidalgo and drummer Louie Perez having met at high school. Their success, though, took […]

Video Interview: Jim Keller talks about “Daylight”

July 23, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

From power pop to cult roots music songwriter via managing Philip Glass. You would struggle to script Jim Keller’s career if you were working on a piece of fiction and make it believable. He first tasted […]

Interview: Deer Tick’s John J. McCauley on making “Emotional Contracts”

July 25, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

Parenthood may be a sign of middle age but Deer Tick’s enthusiasm for music still burns. Not every band can keep a career going for twenty years, and even fewer manage a career refresh while juggling […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Cure - Wish
By Joe Nathan , 13 minutes ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@joe-nathan I love Heather. Lament playing now. Thanks.
By Andy Davidson , 5 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Mount Moriah - Live at Local 506
By Joe Nathan , 13 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Palm Sunday - Wishful Thinking EP
By Joe Nathan , 1 day ago
RIP Mike Westbrook
Not for AUK per se, but British jazz legend Mike Westbr...
By Martin Johnson , 2 days ago
RE: What Are You Reading?
Just finished A Cure for Gravity by Joe Jackson, really...
By Jeff , 2 days ago
My First Record Player
Link to an article I contributed to Michele Catalano’s ...
By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Replacements - Don’t Tell a Soul
By Joe Nathan , 3 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@joe-nathan Let's hope they issue a live album from the...
By Martin Johnson , 3 days ago

Jim Lauderdale and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys “The Birds Know”

April 14, 2026 0

Superb collaboration from an americana legend and bluegrass torchbearers. Well, where to start with Jim Lauderdale? The man is so prolific that the virtual ink on the review of his last album, Country Super Hits Volume […]

Ian Prowse announces 12th album and extensive tour dates

April 14, 2026 0

Merseyside’s Ian Prowse has announced his brand-new album, No Names, will be released on 3rd July 2026 via Learpholl Music. Featuring special guests Elvis Costello, Steve Wickham, Damien Dempsey and Prowse’s 14-year-old daughter Rosalita, No Names […]

Tenderness “True”

April 14, 2026 0

Tenderness’s debut is a sweet blend of the musical and emotional themes of love and loss. Tenderness is the nom de scene for the solo project of Katy Beth Young, formerly and maybe currently of Peggy […]

Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan to be celebrated in Ace compilation featuring a myriad of stars

The Song Remains: John Paul Hammond (1942 – 2026)

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It – Los Lobos

Video Interview: Jim Keller talks about “Daylight”

Interview: Deer Tick’s John J. McCauley on making “Emotional Contracts”

Jim Lauderdale and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys “The Birds Know”

Ian Prowse announces 12th album and extensive tour dates

Tenderness “True”

Bluegrass Briefs: Unspoken Tradition, Square Peg, Big Richard, New Valley String Band

Ruth Eliza “While The Light Shines”