Russ Coffey | The Arts Desk

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Russ Coffey

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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

CD: Saxon - Thunderbolt Monday, 29 January 2018 Read more...	CD: Craig David - The Time is Now Monday, 22 January 2018 Read more...
Albums of the Year 2017: Yusuf/Cat Stevens - The Laughing Apple Sunday, 24 December 2017 Read more...	CD: Alexander Armstrong - In a Winter Light Monday, 04 December 2017 Read more...
CD: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Who Built The Moon Wednesday, 22 November 2017 Read more...	CD: Goldie Lookin' Chain - Fear of a Welsh Planet Saturday, 28 October 2017 Read more...
CD: Beck - Colors Wednesday, 11 October 2017 Read more...	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, O2 Arena review - intimate emotional release Monday, 02 October 2017 Read more...
CD: The Killers - Wonderful, Wonderful Saturday, 23 September 2017 Read more...	CD: Cat Stevens/Yusuf - The Laughing Apple Sunday, 10 September 2017 Read more...
theartsdesk Q&A: Musician Albert Hammond Saturday, 02 September 2017 Read more...	CD: Queens of the Stone Age - Villains Thursday, 24 August 2017 Read more...
CD: Richard Thompson - Acoustic Classics II Thursday, 10 August 2017 Read more...	CD: Randy Newman - Dark Matter Sunday, 30 July 2017 Read more...
CD: Haim - Something to Tell You Thursday, 06 July 2017 Read more...	Guns N' Roses, London Stadium review - venue almost ruins night of glory Sunday, 18 June 2017 Read more...

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