The bard celebrates two other fine practitioners of the art, and laments a lost brewer
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ARTS ROUND-UP 2013 - Part 2
Star critics remind us of events in the arts they were most impressed by in the last 12 months
This right-wing conspiracy theory is used to justify the coercive measures against gender, race and labour rights that best serve capitalism, attests GAVIN O’TOOLE
KENNY MONROSE recommends a new exhibition that highlights the significance of Black British music
ANGUS REID is bowled over by an exuberant film about the making of Keith Jarrett’s legendary concert
MARIA DUARTE, FIONA O’CONNOR and ANDY HEDGECOCK review Savage House, Enzo, Madfabulous, and Erupcja
CHRIS SEARLE recommends a work of love and deep admiration for a great musician
CINEMA
It has, quietly, been a rather good year for films which disrupt the established order. Ken Loach's superior documentary The Spirit of 45 (above) not only recounted the moment when-post war Britain effected historical socialist reforms but in doing so attempted to will apathetic audiences into demanding similar changes be made now.
Despite its polemical premise Loach's film was not a reproachful call to arms but a gentle, rational and inspiring reminder of the power the voting public possesses.
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