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quoteIt could be as irritating as nails down a blackboard yet it works as warped surrealismquote

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quoteI soon found myself as overwhelmed by David Calder’s King Lear as any interpretation I have seen in 25 yearsquote

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Sam Sparro

Black and Gold star

Sam Sparro, a Los Angeles-based Australian, led his lively band on an electrofunk romp that never flagged at his Proud Galleries show... more |  Add your review

 
Music Gemma Rosefield

Youthful twists on tradition

The Hampstead and Highgate Festival is back; flying the flag for accessible contemporary music alongside traditional classics... more |  Add your review

 
Music Bon Iver

Off the record

Bon Iver's debut could turn out to be the best album of 2008 and Sparks begin an epic stint at the Islington Academy... more |  Add your view

 
Music Mica Paris

Weekend gig guide

Swing to the Jive Aces, dance to quirky DJ Mr Scruff or see soul and gospel singer Mica Paris do what she does best... more |  Add your view

 

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Music Nicola Bendetti

Prize violinist who nearly didn't show

Nicola Benedetti, the former BBC Young Musician of the Year, won the Young British Classical Performer prize at the Classical Brit awards but almost didn't show up at the ceremony... more |  Add your view

 
Music Neil Diamond

CDs of the week

Neil Diamond has found a rougher edge, Moby has finally discovered himself again and Emmanuel Jal lives to tell the tale... more |  Add your view

 
Music Nick Cave

Cave gets even more feisty at 50

With Nick Cave in fiery, confrontational mood, his powerful gig was all about the storm, not the calm, says David Smyth... more |  Add your review

 

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Music Celine Dion

A night with a talented diva

Celine Dion swept into London with her Titanic voice and John Aizlewood was in the 02 Arena to see the 'anti-diva diva' do what she does best... more |  Add your review (5)

 
Music Nigel Kennedy

Nigel monsters 'old farts' of the Classical Brits

Violinist Nigel Kennedy has pulled out of tonight's Classical Brits after organisers vetoed his choice of music... more |  Add your view

 
Music Adele

In her hometown

Adele was delighted to be back in London for the first of her Shepherd's Bush performances. She made the audience feel at home, says Amira Hashish... more |  Add your review

 
Showbiz Kelly Rowland

Just being Kelly

Kelly Rowland spends so much time in London that she calls it her second home. She reveals how being away from her family makes her feel and why she is never spotted misbehaving... more |  Add your view

 
Music Def Leppard

Sugar rush for rockers

Def Leppard's new songs were well-received at their Islington Academy show but the old hits cannot be beaten... more |  Add your review

 
Theatre Anja Harteros

An Artful Doge fixes Verdi’s wobbly table

Several 11th-hour cast changes, together with John Gunter’s oppressive, post-modernist fixed set didn't bode well for Verdi's Simon Boccanegra... more |  Add your review

 
Music Rob da Bank

Getting in the festival mood

The inaugural Bandstand felt like the start of the festival season with “love teepees” and a Mad Hatter's Tea Party... more |  Add your review

 
Music Courtney Pine

Showing maturity

Gone are the screaming, circular-breathing 20-minute histrionics that left listeners frazzled. Afropeans welcomes more restrained jazz... more |  Add your review

 
 


 
 
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