Features
The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Tim Martin
My colleague Paul Kerr asked the key question in his entry for the Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time. What exactly is a great song? I took what might be seen as the coward’s way […]
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
Book Reviews
Book Review: Mike Campbell “Heartbreaker”
For the few people who don’t know, Mike Campbell was the lead guitarist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from the band’s inception in 1976 to Petty’s tragic death in 2017. His iconic, melodic playing helped […]
Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it
Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It – Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
In contrast to some of my colleagues I found this feature fairly straightforward to write. I can vividly remember the disappointment of becoming invested in an artist, only to find that when their next album arrived […]
Videos
Video: Dierks Bentley “American Girl”
Well, here’s an interesting new music video for the collective opinion of our AUK readership. When I saw the headline as it read, “Dierks Bentley Borrows Tom Petty’s Rickenbacker Guitar for ‘American Girl’ Video,” I had […]
Columns
Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 113
Back in the saddle for 3 days. So despite giving up teaching full time in the summer I have been strong-armed (by a charming colleague who played to my ego by telling me I was indispensable) […]