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Damon Albarn rediscovered her, now Candi Staton is in a Barbican showcase of his Honest Jon's label. David Smyth lets us know what to expect. .. more | Add your view
For a chain, Gaucho is startlingly expensive, the final bill ending up pretty close to one from much more stylish, individual restaurants
Gaucho
Film
Action heroes are often small; Wanted, at least, acknowledges the missing inches - and does so with a smile
Wanted
Theatre
This lightweight tennis comedy scores few points
Grand Slam
I challenge anyone not to walk out feeling on cloud nine and humming Mamma Mia!
Service is appalling. Last time I went here they had run out of pizza dough at 8pm
I found it to be funny, insightful and interesting as a new work
London,
For the second time this week Jay Z cemented his reputation as a five star act. On this occasion he conquered London's Hyde Park. .. more | Add your review
Damon Albarn rediscovered her, now Candi Staton is in a Barbican showcase of his Honest Jon's label. David Smyth lets us know what to expect. .. more | Add your view
150 years after its foundations were laid, Wilton's has commissioned opera Crossing the Sea as part of the Olympic-year China Now festival... more | Add your review
Solomon Burke, wisest of all soul singers, was wheeled out on the red carpet and placed in his throne at Barbican Hall... more | Add your review
Beck's new record is worth staying up all night for, Black Kids' time may come and Mike Walker releases a Mancunian masterpiece... more | Add your view
Under warm sunshine - surely the only weather to enjoy Jack Johnson's music - there was a feeling that the surfer turned singer could do no wrong... more | Add your review
Don Carlo at Covent Garden is the hot opera ticket of the summer - an impassioned production, full of starry names... more | Add your review
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There are five festivals taking place in and around London this weekend with the likes of Morrissey, Counting Crows and The Boosh Band on the bill... more | Add your view
While N*E*R*D may have lost their touch in their natural habitat, the studio, they proved to be a powerhouse of a live band... more | Add your review
Stephen Barlow's new production of Tosca for Opera Holland Park cleverly takes care of most of the minor details... more | Add your review
There were African moments, a snippet of blues standard Black Rose and a fair bit of jazzy noodling at Erykah Badu's concert... more | Add your review
With imaginatively selected music the Tenebrae choir ought to win over the stoniest of hearts, says Barry Millington... more | Add your review
Stimmhorn gave their first London performance but it shouldn't take a Swiss-themed festival to get them back again. .. more | Add your review
Every year Kenny Garrett comes up with a sensational new bundle of power, skill and stamina at the drum kit... more | Add your review
The Verve's Bitter Sweet Symphony gave Glastonbury the triumphant ending it was after. It remains the biggest and the best festival... more | Add your review