Reviews

BREMF: Celebrating Gabrieli – 400th Anniversary Concert

BREMF: Celebrating Gabrieli – 400th Anniversary Concert

- 5 November 2012

St Mark’s Venice has long been famed for its pageantry and exuberance. Giovanni Gabrieli developed...

Tim Burgess

Tim Burgess

- 5 November 2012

With his recent shock Warhol bob now turning back to that familiar dark fringe, Tim...

BREMF: The 1598 Florentine Intermedi

BREMF: The 1598 Florentine Intermedi

- 5 November 2012

An intermedo is a trifle, a frivolous mixture to delight, titillate and impress. These six...

Alt-J + Stealing Sheep

Alt-J + Stealing Sheep

- 5 November 2012

Mercury-winners Alt-J came into town on the crest of a wave, playing a sold-out show...

Bent Double

Bent Double

- 5 November 2012

As comedy shows go, Bent Double really highlights the best in comedy to date. This...

Speaky Spokey

Speaky Spokey

- 5 November 2012

The ever-wonderful Speaky Spokey relocated to Brighton Dome this month but lost none of its...

Punched III

Punched III

- 5 November 2012

The first thing we generally think of when puppetry is mentioned is Punch and Judy...

John Cooper Clarke

John Cooper Clarke

- 5 November 2012

The stick-thin, drain-piped, bird’s nest-coiffured punk poet entered to the theme from Dragnet and performed...

Gong

Gong

- 5 November 2012

Having led legendary progressive space rockers Gong for 45 years, Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth...

Delilah

Delilah

- 5 November 2012

Cancelling gigs is hardly the best way to get fans on side and by the...

Pocket Henry V

Pocket Henry V

- 2 November 2012

This spirited distillation, billed as ‘thrilling Shakespeare for ages 8+’ far exceeded my expectations. The...

Howler + The Cast Of Cheers

Howler + The Cast Of Cheers

- 1 November 2012

These NME “next big thing” shows are unreliable at best, purely unwarranted hype at worst....