Steve O'Rourke
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The Grönholm Method, Menier Chocolate Factory - sleek and sh...
Add Catalan writer Jordi Galcerán to the shortlist of...
Malcolm Middleton, Brighton Festival review - mordant brilli...
Before starting this review a decision was taken: that the over-used description of...
Karen Cargill, Simon Lepper, Wigmore Hall review - opulence...
Singing satirist Anna Russell placed the French chanson in her category of songs for singers "with no voice but tremendous artistry"....
CD: Morcheeba - Blaze Away
Their ninth album should please Morcheeba fans. Take the song “Find Another Way”, for example. It rolls in like a haunted breeze, an acoustic/...
David Shrigley talk, Brighton Festival review - comedic stro...
As the Brighton Festival 2018 draws towards its closing weekend, its Guest Director, the...
Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA, BBC Four revi...
“Oh say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light” was a vision of the...
Detroit: Become Human review – a robot story with real heart
Interactive stories are a tricky proposition. Make the on-screen action too passive and your audience feels like they’re watching a succession of...
CD: Snow Patrol - Wildness
Few bands divide opinion quite like Snow Patrol. Their fans see their slow, intense anthems as cathartic friends. Others - myself included - tend...
The Rolling Stones, London Stadium review - only rock'n...
As the veteran combo roll around one more time, five years after they last performed in the UK, many a ticket-buyer for their No Filter tour has...
A Change is Gonna Come, Brighton Festival review - lively, w...
Watching this band in action is a treat. They gel absolutely and play off one another in a manner that’s easy and mellow, yet also sparks by...