Once upon a time, albums of cover versions were something of a “go to” (along with hastily assembled live records or compilations with one or two new tracks) when an artist’s creative juices were ...

It also delivers a hefty jolt of star power, in the shape of lead performers Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell, as matriarch Stacy Clyburn and her husband Preston respectively. The story could be ...

It’s disquieting, as a bloke, to hear two thousand female voices singing about the sexual frustration caused by premature ejaculation. A noisy chorale, heartfelt, behind Lily Allen’s 2009 hit “Not ...

Although the bulk of the 20 tracks collected on Eternal Journey - The Arrangements and Productions of Charles Stepney were ...

This programme – of Weir, Bartók, Finzi and Stravinsky – was right up my alley, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sakari ...

James Baillieu (piano) (Decca) ...

After a career of constant line-up churn, the video for recent single “Profane Prophecy” would suggest that the Black Crowes ...

It’s the first date of Manchester rockers Witch Fever’s European tour and things are off to an iffy start. Drummer Annabelle ...

Jazz,” exclaims an audience member just after Plantoid launch into “Ultivatum Cultivation,” tonight’s second song – also the ...

First seen in 2004, McVicar’s staging still has all the illicit sheen and lure of Marguerite’s jewels. In an era of austerity (even at the Royal Opera) this kind of old-school, expensive theatricality ...

But before the Ravel, the UK premiere of David Lang’s daisy. Composed for Venice’s Biennale Musica (where it was premiered by the Attaccas last year), the commission came with few – but striking – ...

Do we really care what Hitler liked to eat? Well, here’s a film that does, so I can reveal an answer. Typical meals might have included chick pea salad with marinated courgette, pea soup with mint, or ...