Reviews

Cinecity: The Stranger By The Lake

Cinecity: The Stranger By The Lake

- 2 December 2013

Alain Guiraudie’s tale of the dangers of gay cruising has a Hitchcockian flavour. It begins...

The Rainbow Chorus: Fairytale of Kemptown

The Rainbow Chorus: Fairytale of Kemptown

- 2 December 2013

How the standard of amateur choirs has risen over the last few years and here...

Cinecity: The Man Whose Mind Exploded

Cinecity: The Man Whose Mind Exploded

- 29 November 2013

Drako Oho Zarhazar was a real outsider living in Kemp Town, not merely dressing daftly...

Public Service Broadcasting

Public Service Broadcasting

- 29 November 2013

Public Service Broadcasting have sold out their last two gigs in Brighton and from the...

The Rape of Lucretia

The Rape of Lucretia

- 29 November 2013

Saddled with perhaps the dodgiest of all opera librettos, director Fiona Shaw has managed the...

Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings

Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings

- 27 November 2013

Hard to believe that this elder statesman of bass playing is 77. Remarkable to think...

Like Father, Like Son

Like Father, Like Son

- 27 November 2013

Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda’s latest film is another contemplative piece on the dynamics of family,...

Aïda – Ellen Kent Opera International

Aïda – Ellen Kent Opera International

- 27 November 2013

Aïda demands more grand spectacle than the Theatre Royal usually affords, yet this was a...

An Evening With Bryan Ferry

An Evening With Bryan Ferry

- 26 November 2013

Having been brought up listening to Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music, I knew it was...

Martin Carthy

Martin Carthy

- 26 November 2013

Martin Carthy has been touring for over five decades and there’s certainly a reason for...

Quasi – Mole City (Domino)

Quasi – Mole City (Domino)

- 26 November 2013

Sometimes, all that will really do is music with balls. There’s a great Ben Harper/Charlie...

Valerie June

Valerie June

- 26 November 2013

Organic Moonshine Roots Music she calls it, and while this does evoke Old Timey music,...