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Röyksopp

Fun and theatrics with Röyksopp

Torbjørn Brundtland took to the stage in his dressing gown as Norwegian boys Röyksopp came to Shepherd's Bush Empire to party.. more |  Add your review 

 
Music Robbie Williams

CDs of the week: Robbie Williams has a cracking comeback album

When Robbie Williams's pleasing, pleading voice is coupled with a background orchestra on Superblind he has something he's never previously come close to: gravitas... more |  Add your view 

 
Music Flight of the concords

Sound check: Rocking with Laughter

Flight of the Conchords are part of a trend that proves it's possible to make a comedy song you can listen to more than once... more |  Add your view 

 
Music Bon Jovi

More Bon Jovi classics? We're livin' on a prayer

It was the hits from their hair-metal heyday that provided the highlights of Bon Jovi's intimate BBC Radio Theatre gig... more |  Add your review 

 

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Music Leona Lewis

Leona Lewis's too small gig sets small stage for big star

Leona Lewis needs to hurry up and take that stadium-sized voice on tour to the venues it deserves. .. more |  Add your review 

 
Music Renee Fleming

Renée Fleming should sprinkle some stardust

Not content to rest on her laurels, the American soprano Renée Fleming has been investigating unfamiliar repertoire in recent years... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Artaxerxes

When Arne found time to declare rule, Italia

Known primarily as the composer of the alternative national anthem, Rule, Britannia, Thomas Arne also deserves to be remembered for his opera Artaxerxes... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac stick to what they do best

Fleetwood Mac headed out to play everyone's favourite songs with no ulterior motive... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Esperenza Spalding

Guide to the London Jazz Festival

The London Jazz Festival swings into town next month - it's time to learn to love the J-word. Richard Godwin takes you from A to Z.. more |  Add your view 

 
Music Charlie Winston

Virtuoso performance from France's (English) national hero

No one likes a show off. Except maybe the French. Charlie Winston was drowned in screams as he took to the stage in a packed Islington Academy... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Ellie

Sound check: Meet Ellie the MySpace stalker

Ellie Goulding got to work with the best producers by hunting them down on the internet — now her extraordinary sound is proving popular... more |  Add your view 

 
Music Jay Z

Gigs of the week

Fleetwood Mac play Wembley Arena and king of rap Jay-Z is set to take over Alexandra Palace... more |  Add your view 

 
Music Diana Krall

Diana Krall is one cool mother

Having taken a sabbatical and given birth to twin boys, the beauteous Diana Krall is back on the road... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Morrissey

Barely a pause for breath as Morrissey charms in brief gig

“Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy ride,” chuckled Morrissey at the start of his Royal Albert Hall show... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Alexandra Burke

Alexandra Burke: Since X Factor, it takes me an hour to go round the corner for a pint of milk

Success may have limited her lifestyle but Alexandra Burke, suddenly No1 in the charts, is proud to have overcome so much on her rise to fame.. more |  Add your view 

 
Music José Feliciano

José Feliciano can still light a fire

Not even a broken string could halt the momentum of chunky Puerto Rican dazzler José Feliciano in the crisp white shirt and black wraparound shades... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Frank Turner

Frank Turner: from punk rocker to self-taught troubadour

Frank Turner's gone from Etonian punk rocker 'despised' at school to bohemian hobo, hitting the road after a family betrayal... more |  Add your view 

 
Music Turn of the Screw

Turn of the Screw with a sinister twist

Charles Mackerras conjures a dark, sinister quality that perfectly complements the oppressive visual picture in Turn of the Screw... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Porgy

Original punch restored in Porgy and Bess

The resonances shift and Porgy and Bess once again packs the punch that Gershwin intended... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Smokey Robinson

Smokey Robinson is still the king of motown

Motown legend Smokey Robinson came to the Roundhouse on Saturday to give the fourth year of the BBC Electric Proms the send-off it deserved... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Michael Jackson

Final Michael Jackson album This Is It hits the shelves

A new album of Michael Jackson's music was released today, kicking off a week of celebrations of the late singer's life... more |  Add your view 

 
 
 


 
 
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