Classical review: Prom 34
THERE’S no getting away from it, when the Hall’s crimson and gold space soars with at least 100 musicians filling it with music of the mouthwatering variety it’s hard to beat. Daily Express :: Music Feed More...
Book review: Are You Smarter Than a Chimpanzee?
A few days ago, I came across an intriguing piece of research on sea lion behaviour. The animal was given the choice between two plates of food, one with five fish, the other only two fish. Daily Express :: Books More...
Opera review: Verbier Festival 2018 25th Anniversary Gala
THE Swiss ski resort of Verbier sees a complete change of scene each summer. A firm favourite with the younger British royals for its challenging pistes and lively après-ski, it is reputedly a luxury resort for More...
Graham Nash LIVE REVIEW: Hollies legend rocks debut solo Salford concert
IT’S hard to believe given the 60-odd years that Graham Nash been one of Britain’s great singer-songwriters, the ex-Hollies and erstwhile member of Crosby, Stills and Nash has never played a solo concert More...
Live REVIEW: Little Steven And The Disciples Of Soul bring Soulfire to Shepherd’s Bush
STEVEN VAN ZANDT, known by his stage name Little Steven, is a man of all seasons. Co-founder of Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes, he’s also Bruce Springsteen’s long-term collaborator and integral More...
REVIEW: The week’s best rock albums from The Rolling Stones and Halestorm to Big Big Train
THE BEST rock and metal releases this week include huge releases by Big Big Train, Halestorm, The Rolling Stones and Curved Air. Daily Express :: Music Feed More...
World War II At Sea review
It’s an oft-told tale. It was in all the papers and is still a regular in the cinema. You would, therefore, have thought that there was nothing new to say about the Second World War. You’d be wrong. Daily Express More...
Pearl Jam LIVE REVIEW: Seattle rockers bring grunge to The O2, London
PEARL JAM return to London to finish what they started after illness forced the Seattle rockers to postpone last month’s second show at The O2 Arena. Daily Express :: Music Feed More...
LIVE REVIEW: Roger Waters opens BST Hyde Park with a spectacular show
ROGER WATERS has amassed over 250 million record sales during his stellar career. His previous The Wall live tour is still the highest grossing by any solo artist. Daily Express :: Music Feed More...
Rock in Rio Lisboa FESTIVAL REVIEW – Katy Perry and Jessie J do it for the girls
WHAT do Katy Perry, Jessie J, Ivete Sangalo and Hailee Steinfeld have in common? They’re women. Daily Express :: Music Feed More...
REVIEW: The week’s best rock and metal albums – Guns N’ Roses, Procol Harum, more
THE BEST rock and metal releases this week include Guns N’ Roses, Devin Townsend, Procol Harum and Carl Palmer. Daily Express :: Music Feed More...
Review: Taylor Swift at Wembley Stadium, London, June 22
IT WAS my seven-year-old son who perfectly summed up the mood when he turned to me in the middle of Shake It Off and declared: “The thing about Taylor Swift is she’s a very nice person as well as being very More...
Opera Review: Romeo et Juliette, The Abduction and La Bohème
TWO WHITE coffins surrounded by black-clad mourners during the overture of Patrick Mason’s staging of Romeo Et Juliette reveal what we already know of the young lovers’ fate. The suitably dramatic scene More...
Opera review: La Bohème at the Royal Opera House
GIVEN the power of music to elicit strong emotions, it is hardly surprising that so many opera have tear-jerking scenes, but nothing jerks my tears so consistently as Puccini’s La Bohème. Poor Mimi spends the More...
Foo Fighters LIVE REVIEW: Rock ’n’ roll masterclass at London Stadium
FOO FIGHTERS return to the UK with the first of two sold-out shows at the London Stadium. Daily Express :: Music Feed More...
Foo Fighters LIVE REVIEW: Keeping the rock flame alive at Manchester Etihad Stadium
THE personification in every sense of a rock god, Foo Fighters’ frontman Dave Grohl runs out to the middle of the stage and unleashes a might frenzied strum of the open six strings of his Gibson. Daily Express More...
Jeff Beck LIVE REVIEW: Guitar maestro produces a sonic masterclass at the Royal Hospital
JEFF BECK is known as the Picasso of the guitar for the angular, abstract sound shapes he creates from his fiery fingers. He is also acknowledged by his six-string peers and punters alike as the Guv’nor. More...
Lionel Richie review: Hampton Court Palace, London
AFTER reeling off a list of artists we have lost in recent times – Prince, Bowie, George Michael – Lionel Richie says: “Every time I meet Stevie Wonder I hug him. There aren’t many of us left.” Daily More...
The Outsider review: Dark depths of the chiller King
WHEN Detective Ralph Anderson sets out to arrest Terry Maitland, he is 100 per cent sure that he has the right man. He is so convinced – and so incensed by what he believes Terry has done – that he decides More...
REVIEW: The week’s best Rock and Metal albums from Black Sabbath to Saxon and more
THE BEST rock and metal albums this week include Black Sabbath, Saxon, Spock’s Beard and Barclay James Harvest. Daily Express :: Music Feed More...
James Bond: Forever and a Day REVIEW – Anthony Horowitz’s official Casino Royale prequel
JAMES BOND returns in Anthony Horowitz’s official prequel to Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale, Forever And A Day. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
The Rolling Stones LIVE REVIEW: The Stones roll back the years with golden hits
THE ROLLING STONES return to their roots to play a vintage set of timeless hits at The London Stadium. With the clamour from the royal wedding dying down, the noise surrounding our very own rock ‘n’ roll royalty More...
Foreigner LIVE REVIEW: Jukebox heroes play a hit-heavy set at the Royal Albert Hall
FOREIGNER are celebrating their 40th anniversary with a worldwide tour that finally arrived at the venerable Royal Albert Hall. And these jukebox heroes stormed the stage and played a blinder of a set. Daily Express More...
REVIEW: The week’s best Rock & Metal albums – Joe Bonamassa, Five Finger Death Punch, more
THE BEST rock and metal albums this week include huge releases by Joe Bonamassa, Roger Glover, Don Airey and Five Finger Death Punch. Daily Express :: Music Feed More...
I’d Die For You and Other Lost Stories review: F Scott Fitzgerald’s unpublished gems
NO writer romanticised the story of 1920s and 1930s America as powerfully as F Scott Fitzgerald. His novels The Great Gatsby and Tender Is The Night remain classics of their genre, exploring the all-American themes More...
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