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New Jason Molina documentary expects to premiere in first half of 2026

January 19, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0
The feature-length documentary “You Fuckers Figure It Out: A Jason Molina Story” was completed in 2025 and is expected to have its premiere in the first half of 2026. Skirting expectations of a music biopic, the […]
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Essentials: The Top 10 Jason Molina songs

May 16, 2024 Cam Fraser 3
If you’re already a fan of Jason Molina, you can stop rolling your eyes now. You’re right… how can anyone try to pick a ‘top 10’ from the man who carved out an almost invisible career […]
A Night to Remember

A Night To Remember: Jason Molina & Ron Sexsmith, Granada, Spain, 23rd June 2007

May 25, 2021 Alasdair Fotheringham 0
Full confession: when I went to this concert, I had no idea who Jason Molina was and I was only interested in Ron Sexsmith because I’d been given one of his albums, played it once, liked […]

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Something for the weekend: Keyside “Cocodamol”

July 10, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place across 2 stages in Liverpool at the end of November and features Chuck Prophet and […]
Book Reviews

Book review: Willy Vlautin “The Left and the Lucky”

July 10, 2026 0
Willy Vlautin is well known as the chief songwriter of Richmond Fontaine and The Delines, trading in beautifully written vignettes of the people who have generally fallen between the cracks of the American dream. These dark […]
Emmylou Harris, Mumford and Sons and Jerry Douglas
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Classic Clips: Mumford & Sons & Emmylou Harris ft. Jerry Douglas “The Road” – CMT Crossroads, The Factory, Franklin, Tennessee, 20th September 2012

July 10, 2026 0
The evening before San Francisco’s 2025 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival the Masonic Auditorium hosted a tribute concert to Emmylou Harris, the only artist to have graced the festival stages for each of its 25 years. During […]

  • Something for the weekend: Keyside “Cocodamol”
  • Book review: Willy Vlautin “The Left and the Lucky”
  • Classic Clips: Mumford & Sons & Emmylou Harris ft. Jerry Douglas “The Road” – CMT Crossroads, The Factory, Franklin, Tennessee, 20th September 2012
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  • Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring author and journalist Liz Thomson
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  • Video: Chris Pierce “Madonna Of The San Joaquin” – the hypocrisy of sanctimony
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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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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]
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Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0
It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

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South For Winter “Luxumbra”

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A complex meditation on life, an ethereal, dreamy, journey sharpened with an underlying aggressive blues-edge The long, awaited, full-length debut from Nashville Gypsy-Folk-Rockers South For Winter delivers on all the promise that has built up around […]
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Book review: Stevie Simkin “What Makes the Monkey Dance: The Life And Music Of Chuck Prophet And Green On Red” (Jawbone Press, 2020)

August 12, 2020 0
What Makes The Monkey Dance is the polar opposite of the standard ‘Cut and Paste’ rock biography. Author Stevie Simkin is an academic, and has applied all his stringent research techniques to documenting the career of […]
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Book Club “Dust of Morning” (Independent, 2018)

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Apparently inspired by founding frontman, guitarist, singer and songwriter Robbie Horlick’s travels in Europe, Book Club’s third album, ‘Dust of Morning’ shows the Atlanta-based ensemble demonstrating a growing maturity that has them deserving of a wider […]

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