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Nolan: Australia's Maverick Artist, BBC Four review – a...
Reckless, unstoppable, one step ahead of everyone else, a hell of a lot of fun, utterly charming, street smart – descriptions of the artist Sidney...
Van Woerkum, BBCPO, Gernon, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester rev...
In contrast to a classic film soundtrack played live with the film, the idea in "symphonic cinema" is that the music, and its interpretation, come...
Daniel Sloss, Leicester Square Theatre review - toxic mascul...
Daniel Sloss's latest show is called X, to denote his 10th show. The Scottish comic started in comedy as a teenager in 2009 when a lot of...
Black Lake, Series 2 Finale, BBC Four review - Swedish chill...
A bunch of young-ish people stuck in a rambling house in the middle of nowhere, a hatchet-faced senior citizen guarding a hoard of...
Reissue CDs Weekly: Charles Mingus
Releases dedicated to previously unisssued live recordings can be tricky. The variables at play don’t necessarily ensure that what’s in the shops...
CD: The Twilight Sad - It Won/t Be Like This All The Time
The disappearance of a band for a while calls for a re-set. A reminder, perhaps, of why you fell for them in the first...
Mary Queen of Scots review - Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie...
Very much a woman of today, the Catholic...
Bang on a Can All-Stars, Kings Place review - a kaleidoscope...
Julia Wolfe, Caroline Shaw, Anna Þorvaldsdóttir: three names on quite a list I reeled off earlier this week when someone asked me why...
theartsdesk Q&A: Hedvig Mollestad, Norway's bridge...
Norway’s Hedvig Mollestad Trio reset the dial to what...