Josef Herman: Warsaw, Brussels, Glasgow, London, 1938-1944
Josef Herman's early, cathartic work should not be missed
Josef Herman: Warsaw, Brussels, Glasgow, London, 1938-1944
Josef Herman's early, cathartic work should not be missed
Red Army Faction Blues
Red Army Faction Blues persuasively blends fact and fiction in its account of Germany's turbulent times from the '60s to the '80s, writes Paul Simon
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Anna Calvi
Wednesday 23 November 2011
Nominated for a Mercury award for her debut album, Anna Calvi occupies the no-man's land between hipster cool and mainstream polish.
A radical manifesto from Kerala's Lenin
Monday 21 November 2011
Since the death of Satyajit Ray, even the internationalist readership of the Morning Star could be forgiven for assuming that serious Indian film making had totally given way to the glitzy commercial razzamatazz of Bollywood.
Charlie Parr
Sunday 20 November 2011
Charlie Parr is the kind of musician you might have thought died out along with the US industrial heartlands that spawned them.
Ben Folds Five
Sunday 20 November 2011
Opinions of Ben Folds Five can generally be determined by to what extent you like your singer-songwriter with thick US accents.
Forest Fire
Sunday 20 November 2011
New York's Forest Fire are an original indie band that blend influences of country and rock into a hazy, electronic-tinged production.
Plex + Colony + Machine
Thursday 17 November 2011
Three formidable underground DJ collectives join forces to produce one of the biggest electronic events this year at Corsica Studios, one of London¹s hidden gems.
Billy Bragg/Leftfield In Motion
Tuesday 15 November 2011
Glastonbury's Leftfield In Motion tour, headed by Bard of Barking Billy Bragg, kicked off in Edinburgh with a full 12 rounds of fight songs.
Throwing Muses
Tuesday 15 November 2011
Two tracks into their set and Throwing Muses fluff their lines.
Steve Howe
Sunday 13 November 2011
Yes guitarist Steve Howe explores the versatility of his favourite instrument through Spanish, folk and classical pieces on his latest self-indulgent effort.
My Darling Clementine
Sunday 13 November 2011
This album of alternative country music, entirely self-penned by singer-songwriters Lou Dalgleish and Michael Weston King, is inspired by the great country duos of the past such as George Jones and Tammy Wynette and Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner.