Russ Coffey
Bio
Russ directed the award-winning documentary Hookers For Jesus and has also written on serial killer Dennis Nilsen, the Church of Scientology and been a contemporary music critic for the Daily Telegraph and The Times.
Articles By Russ Coffey
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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...
Primal Scream, O2 Academy, Birmingham review - from anthems...
Bobby Gillespie and Andrew Innes may have been steering the good ship Primal Scream for some 40 years but, on the evidence of this week’s visit to...
theartsdesk on Vinyl 89: Wilco, Decius, Hot 8 Brass Band, He...
VINYL OF THE MONTH
Rattle Encircle (Upset! The Rhythm)
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Tallinn Music Week 2025 review - Estonia’s capital accommoda...
Langenu are a black metal band. On stage at Estonia’s Tallinn...
Marcus Brigstocke, Touring review - modern manhood laid bare
The title of Marcus Brigstocke’s latest show, Vitruvian Mango, is, like the man himself, rather clever. He appears on stage...
Patrick McGilligan: Woody Allen - A Travesty of a Mockery of...
Patrick McGilligan’s biography of Woody Allen weighs in at...
Album: Black Country, New Road - Forever Howlong
Black Country, New Road’s Forever Howlong is an ambitious reinvention that both captivates and, at times, frustrates. Following Isaac...
Peter Grimes, Welsh National Opera review - febrile energy a...
Emotions run high at WNO these days. When the company’s co-...
An Evening with Joan Armatrading, Cadogan Hall review - tho...
I can’t hear Joan Armatrading without being instantly transported back to Liverpool, and my student digs just around the corner from Penny Lane. I...
Frang, LPO, Jurowski, RFH review - every beauty revealed
When Vladimir Jurowski returns to what used to be “his” London Philharmonic Orchestra, you’d better jump. I would have done on Wednesday had I...