- 26 October 2025
On the day we turn the clocks back, ready for winter, we were transported by...
- 25 October 2025
Well, what has Oscar Wilde got to do with early music? It’s complicated but it...
- 23 October 2025
Viols of all sizes were very popular in Tudor and Stuart Britain but they fell...
- 22 October 2025
Craig Jordan-Baker discusses his new book Brick Dust, exploring themes of family, hoarding, and the...
- 20 October 2025
Isn’t it rather naughty to be obsessed with nuns? Well, when their music is so...
Reviews
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
- 31 October 2012
One of the great acts of the noughties, the Eighties’ have reformed, returning to the...
The Sacred Flame
- 31 October 2012
The elegance of Somerset Maugham’s writing is undeniable and the themes now timeless in this...
Public Enemy
- 31 October 2012
Easily one of, if not the most, important band of the last 25 years –...






