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An awesome and ridiculous film that leaves you thrilled beyond the point of your natural endurance
2012
Theatre
The show has suddenly become quite wonderful, and the galvanising factor is the terrific stage debut of Melanie C
Blood Brothers
Music
The British pop music industry may be eating itself but if Muse are the pick of what it can offer the world in 2010 then British music is in rude health indeed
Muse
I was smitten by both Gilberts enormous luxuriant moustache and the intelligence and nuance of this highly entertaining play
I totally recommend Babbo to anyone who is looking for really good and traditional Italian food
Always been a fan but never seen them live. I was ecstatic to be part of this epic event. WOW!
London,
André Paine's rating
Reader rating
This ambassadorial welcome was in recognition of British Sea Power's Czech recording sessions and lyrics extolling the virtues of Eastern European immigrants. But the gig was actually in the embassy's cultural centre, a venue disappointingly akin to a sixth-form common room.
Fortunately, the songs from the Brighton-based group's third album Do You Like Rock Music? were often imposing enough.
Yet despite some vertiginous musical heights, there was something jarring about this comeback from one of our most intriguingly bold bands.
Perhaps it was the nature of the album launch: an unburdening of new songs that left you trying to catch up with their latest musical directions. Nevertheless, brothers Neil and Scott Wilkinson made an effective pairing.
Atom clattered and crashed, with the band's violinist almost making them live up to Arcade Fire comparisons, while No Lucifer featured a Big Daddy chant of "Easy, Easy".
New single Waving Flags felt a bit obvious post-Editors and Athlete, even if it had more finesse than both.
The older, thundering song Spirit of St Louis finally earned them an ecstatic reaction. Despite such thrills, British Sea Power really had too many ideas for one band.
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I thought they were stunning last night, they are most vital rock band in Britain today.
- Neil, London
Sorry what now?
I was there, and I've been to bad BSP gigs, but last night was phenomenal. Get that cotton wool out of your ears and listen instead of just trying to think of lousy band references and influences.
- Dero, Reading, UK
