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It all started on 09/09/09. That memorable date, September 9 2009, marked the debut of theartsdesk.com.
It followed some...
Russell Howard Live at the Palladium review - feelgood philo...
This special, available for a limited time only, acts as a sort of appetiser for the next leg of a mega tour that started in 2023, and still has...
Album: Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - The Purple Bird
Somewhat astoundingly, The Purple Bird is Will Oldham’s album number 21 using his Bonnie “Prince” Billy alias. A fine set of alt...
Catherine Airey: Confessions review - the crossroads we bear
Anglo-Irish author Catherine Airey’s first novel, ...
theartsdesk on Vinyl 88: Violent Femmes, Ringo Starr, ARXX,...
VINYL OF THE MONTH
Buñuel Mansuetude (Skin Graft/Overdrive)
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RAM Song Circle, Wigmore Hall review - excellent young music...
After a week of illness, heading out into the Sunday afternoon cold and rain was not something I was overjoyed to undertake. But in the event this...
Album: Gary Kemp - This Destination
If I’d listened to this blind, I would have absolutely no idea who it was by. This isn’t the voice I remember...
Music Reissues Weekly: New York Dolls - Showdown At The Merc...
“A band you’re gonna like, whether you like it or not.” The proclamation in the press ads for the New York Dolls’ debut album acknowledged they...
Flight Risk review - the sky's the limit for Michelle D...
Director Mel Gibson probably made Flight...
Presence review - Soderbergh's haunted camera
The camera is the ghost in Steven Soderbergh’s 35th feature, waiting in a vacant house for its buyers, ambitious Rebecca (Lucy Liu, ...