Precious is a new-style weepie but one that is much more bracing than depressing
Precious
Theatre
Ian McKellen is captivating throughout. He delights in the play’s gallows humour, yet is also maudlin and poignant
Waiting for Godot
Theatre
Slight quibbles notwithstanding, this will set the West End’s stock riding high
Enron
Utterly, utterly brilliant. You really are in for a treat
Though 'Trilogy' has won rave reviews, I personally found myself exasperated after about an hour
We went on a quiet sunday evening and the food was excellent, but the experience let down by the service and ambiance
Set aside your misgivings for Wilco, Moby's Wait For Me was worth it and La Roux needs more passion... more | Add your view
Little Boots arrives fresh out of Blackpool, Kasabian and The Black Eyed Peas return and Diana Krall sounds more fulfilled... more | Add your view
Elvis Costello returns to Nashville, Paolo Nutini, unites the whole with his ragged old man croak and Patrick Wolf gives us his fourth album... more | Add your view
Bob Dylan returns with his 33rd studio album, The Enemy reinvent themselves as rock gods and the Handsome Family get mellow... more | Add your view
Depeche Mode are still an unstoppable force of nature, Noisettes are breezy and hollow and Andy Sheppard can't resist funny noises. .. more | Add your view
Brighton songwriter Natasha Khan of Bat For Lashes has had the freedom to come up with something special and Neil Young's material is thin melodically... more | Add your view
PJ Harvey indulges in mewling, whining, little-girl-lost vocal exercises and Ida Sand is back to basics... more | Add your view
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Pet Shop Boys are having a far-from-fruitful century, Chris Cornell releases Scream and Gareth Williams leads his Power Trio... more | Add your view
Peter Doherty releases his first solo album and Marianne Faithfull is probably best listened to under the influence... more | Add your view
There are hints of Kate Bush from Polly Scattergood, Starsailor are as overwrought as ever and there's something French about Davy Sicard... more | Add your view
No Line On The Horizon should mark the end of U2's years of consolidation and Courtney Pine is approaching his prime... more | Add your view
The Prodigy's new record almost works, Matt Duke's album is nice but won't change the world and Oumou Sagare is empowering... more | Add your view
Morrissey has lost his swagger in Years of Refusal, Empire of the Sun's record is glossy electric pop and Tim Garland takes risks... more | Add your view
Lily Allen returns with a new album that explores the various layers of her personality and the original magic of Van Morrison is in evidence... more | Add your view
The View's latest has the swagger of those who already have a number one album tucked into their filthy jeans and Janet Mason's record has clever themes... more | Add your view
Secret Machines carry on rocking with their third album, Joshua Redman reaches his prime and Jordi Savall's musical vision is powerful... more | Add your view
Animal Collective begin 2009 with a strong start, Lady Gaga offers an alternative to Gwen Stefani and smoky-voiced Cesaria Evora is a lyrical maverick... more | Add your view
From funk to fado, our critics round up the albums of the year... more | Add your view
The Kinks and Genesis bring out box sets, Ry Cooder's record is wildly eclectic and Dominic Alldis releases Scenes We Once Knew... more | Add your view
Akon's third album drops most of the hip-hop, you can almost smell the dope in Neil Young's 1968 concert and David Byrne is unfussy. .. more | Add your view
Beyoncé Knowles, Nickelback and Tom Jones all return with new albums of varying success... more | Add your review
Tracey Chapman's sweet and earnest melodies might touch a lost chord and Tony Christie puts out the finest Sheffield album since The Human League's Dare... more | Add your view
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