Richard Parkinson

Grain Thief “House Of The Dog”

July 24, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

A musically fun, if sometimes lyrically dark, fifth full-length from Boston string band Grain Thief. One of the benefits of reviewing albums for AUK is getting to hear artists that would almost certainly have gone unnoticed […]

Madi Diaz to release new album “Fatal Optimist” in October 2025

July 23, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Madi Diaz, the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, has announced the release of her latest album, “Fatal Optimist”, on 10th October 2025 via ANTI- Records. Díaz has been around for a lot longer than many people realise, having […]

Preview: Sounds of Scotland at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025

July 22, 2025 Richard Parkinson 2

The Famous Spiegeltent and Scary Biscuits Promotions have announced the music programme for its St Andrew Square Gardens hub for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Sounds Of Scotland showcases a wide range of music created in Scotland, […]

Tedeschi Trucks Band to issue 2015 live “Mad Dogs” show with Leon Russell and more

July 21, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Tedeschi Trucks Band (TTB) has announced the official release of “Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited (LIVE AT LOCKN’) with Leon Russell”. Marking 10 years since the legendary tribute performance at the Virginia-based festival, the album will […]

Live Review: Sara Petite, Stables 2, Milton Keynes – 10th July 2025

July 18, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Sara Petite missed the 2024 festival season this side of the Atlantic, but she made sure to be back in 2025. Having just played two out of three days at the Maverick Festival, she turned out, […]

Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0

“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]

The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio “Welcome to the Family”

July 28, 2026 0

The new release by The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio arrives with lively words of welcome. After three solo releases of his own, in 2019 Mike Jacoby teamed up with Don Read and Mike Levin to form […]

More People Really Should Know About: Hayden

July 28, 2026 0

When we say more people should know about Hayden, I’m not talking about the beloved 18th-century composer and founder of Viennese Classicism, but about Paul Hayden Desser, the Canadian singer-songwriter who has been quietly ploughing his […]

Articles by Richard Parkinson

Grain Thief “House Of The Dog”

Madi Diaz to release new album “Fatal Optimist” in October 2025

Preview: Sounds of Scotland at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025

Tedeschi Trucks Band to issue 2015 live “Mad Dogs” show with Leon Russell and more

Live Review: Sara Petite, Stables 2, Milton Keynes – 10th July 2025

Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio “Welcome to the Family”

More People Really Should Know About: Hayden

Various Artists “Just Look Inside the Cover – Songs of Pete Ham”

Willie J Healey to release new EP before October tour dates