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
Music
Dan Mangan
Sunday 13 November 2011
Having caught the ear of critics with his first two folk-based albums, on Oh Fortune Dan Mangan has constructed a richer, larger and more mainstream sound.
The Message
Friday 11 November 2011
A tiresome geopolitical romp that would have been better titled Carry On Up The Mahdi
Olof Arnalds
Monday 07 November 2011
Icelander Olof Arnalds, though pretty famous in her native country, is probably best known in Britain for the experimental band Mum.
Anton Barbeau
Monday 07 November 2011
The idea of an "obscure hit" is an oxymoron in itself, but considering that Anton Barbeau has frequently been dubbed a cult hero it may be an appropriate term to describe his music.
Manic Street Preachers
Monday 07 November 2011
The Manics' farewell collection of chronologically ordered A-sides is a time capsule of eccentricity and unlikely triumphs.
Interview: Ayanna Witter-Johnson
Monday 07 November 2011
When you hear Ayanna Witter-Johnson for the first time your brain can't quite process it.
Beyond And Before: Progressive Rock Since The 1960s
Sunday 06 November 2011
Prog rock has served music history in so many ways beyond simply defying those that pass off rock as low brow or something reserved for a "phase" of youth soon to be grown out of.
John Peel Tribute
Wednesday 02 November 2011
Nambucca on Holloway Road was the setting for the triumphant evening of not just nostalgia but reinvention when it staged the John Peel Tribute night on Friday.