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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
London,
05.02.10
Lady Gaga’s crazy shows have subverted the rules of pop — she’s the only one to watch at this month’s Brit Awards.
05.02.10
After six albums, German pyromaniacs Rammstein can still shock.
29.01.10
These were darker, wearier Midlake moments, missing the propulsive euphoria of older tracks such as Head Home and cult classic Roscoe.
22.01.10
The Bedford in Balham is a tiny boozer with an astonishing record of launching careers, from Paolo Nutini to KT Tunstall. Now it's taking its best...
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21.01.10
East Londoner Ben Drew was once a perma-hooded rapper dealing in lyrics so abhorrently violent that you wouldn't want to get too close
20.01.10
Pixie Lott, a 19-year-old Britney lookalike from Essex, has managed two number one singles and now has three Brit Award nominations
19.01.10
Guitarist John Mayer is making belated progress in his bid to be known in this country beyond American expats and Heat readers more interested in...
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15.01.10
As its title suggests, the new Blur documentary is the final full stop for a band that seemed to be finished six years ago
15.01.10
A rare opportunity to see some of the best music videos of the moment on the big screen comes next week, when the latest showcase by production...
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08.01.10
Short, sharp and sweet, Blur made the perfect comeback last summer - and it's all been captured in a brilliant new film
23.12.09
With its last gig of 2009 the O2 Arena at least managed to capture the biggest singer on the planet, Paul McCartney.
18.12.09
The kids from Glee, the new high school musical hit that just landed from America, are coming — and they’ve already sold two million downloads.
18.12.09
Playing their entire debut album Them Crooked Vultures offered a weighty blues rock sound characterised by sudden gear changes.
11.12.09
From Tori Amos to Bob Dylan, pop stars are getting inventive with their festive albums this year.
11.12.09
It may surprise anyone over the age of 15 to know that unlikely Camden trio N-Dubz rule the pop world right now.
10.12.09
At six songs, Alicia Keys's act was longer than the three tracks she offered the X Factor audience just over a week ago.
09.12.09
Barking and Dagenham screamed as one when a new famous daughter, X Factor's Stacey Solomon, returned for a brief performance.
04.12.09
A preview of Sam Taylor-Wood’s film Nowhere Boy sets toes a-tapping with its exhilarating soundtrack.
25.11.09
Having reunited to mark their 30th anniversary, The Specials toured in the spring, generating ecstatic reviews. Now they’re doing it again.
20.11.09
Musicians are realising that there are plenty of ways they can help save the planet — without making the rest of us cringe.
