Other stuff
Film Review: “A Complete Unknown”
James Mangold and Timothée Chalamet bring Bob Dylan’s electric controversy to the big screen. Back in 2022, when I found out that Bob Dylan was playing in my home city in what promised to be a […]
Reviews
Live Reviews
Festival Review: South By Southwest 2025, 11th – 16th March, Austin, Texas
Having missed out on last year’s South By Southwest Festival for various reasons, AUK’s occasional foreign correspondent Oliver Gray returned to the fray this year, accompanied, as always, by his intrepid chum Paul Dominy on photo […]
Album Reviews
Constant Follower “The Smile You Send Out Returns to You”
Cathartic songwriting. A dreamy, generous, heart-pulling listen. The new song cycle from Stephen McAll tackles addiction and recovery, mental health, parenthood and the impact of kindness. His previous album “Neither Is, Nor Ever Was” (2021) and […]
Album Reviews
Hayley Savage “Hayley Savage”
An album over a decade in the making but that time has been well-spent producing songs that are intimate and authentic. Some albums arrive in a flurry of hype; others take years to ripen. Hayley Savage’s […]
Album Reviews
Brother and The Hayes “In Good Company”
Nashville’s history and culture is felt throughout the sibling duo’s second album. A deep sense of history, along with an appreciation of fine songwriting, form the backbone of “In Good Company,” the second album from Tennessee’s […]