http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-233-billie-holiday/topic-rss.do Billie Holiday RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23773548-esperanza-spalding-a-bright-hope-on-the-double-bass.do Having celebrated its glorious past with Sonny Rollins and Chick Corea, the London Jazz Festival climaxed with a glimpse of the future in the leggy, Afro-haired person of Esperanza Spalding 2009-11-23T09:51:34Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23759652-the-lives-and-loves-of-paloma-faith.do Paloma Faith, actress, singer, magician's assistant and burlesque dancer, is a startling talent. Hermione Eyre meets the inventive eccentric who always knew she would be famous 2009-10-22T09:29:42Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23740354-cds-of-the-week.do Jamie T's new album is witty, gritty and well worth the wait and Charlie Wilson is, in many ways, a musical throwback. 2009-09-04T10:24:52Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23720915-gigs-of-the-week.do Madstock and Lovebox take over Victoria Park, Morrissey plays Brixton Academ and Calvin Harris is at Somerset House. 2009-07-17T09:47:04Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23662289-cds-of-the-week.do Peter Doherty releases his first solo album and Marianne Faithfull is probably best listened to under the influence. 2009-03-13T16:16:49Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23657840-all-eyes-on-watchmen.do The crime-fighters are under attack and nuclear war looms in the big screen version of Alan Moore's cult graphic novel - Watchmen. 2009-03-05T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23590764-cds-of-the-week.do The Killers' third album, Day & Age, is full of catchy pop songs but none that sound like anthems and there are definite hits on Alesha Dixon's record. 2008-11-21T11:42:36Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23516374-lizz-wright-sings-the-blues-away.do Jack Massarik wonders whether any other singer has dispensed heartbreak in such lavish proportions as Lizz Wright. 2008-07-14T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23462727-singer-corinne-bailey-raes-hard-partying-husband-dies-of-suspected-drugs-overdose.do The husband of soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae has died after a suspected drugs overdose. Police found Jason Rae's body after being called to his home in Leeds. It is not known whether his wife, who is best known for the hit Put Your Records On, was with him when he died 2008-03-23T23:52:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23454131-vocal-honours-about-even.do Fired by the challenge, the two jazz rivals, Anita Wardell and Natalie Williams, locked larynxes with gusto. 2008-03-13T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23443226-meeting-of-the-diva-misfits.do The little-known friendship of the black jazz diva Ella Fitzgerald and white Hollywood sex goddess Marilyn Monroe makes for an absorbing piece of theatre 2008-02-27T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23422001-the-man-who-made-london-swing-again.do Richard Godwin talks to Will Gresford, manager of the most innovative jazz club in the world, Vortex. 2007-11-20T11:34:41Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/restaurants/review-23419890-acrobatic-thrills-and-spills.do Pumping house music and 'erotic aerialists' make uneasy companions to complex, ambitious dishes at The Brickhouse. 2007-11-07T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23401450-piaf-might-regret-a-thing-or-two.do A stunning performance from Marrion Cotilard lifts La Vie En Rose, a film that leaves us none the wiser about the extraordinary life of France's best loved singer. 2007-06-20T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23398905-cds-of-the-week.do Ex-Sugababe Mutya Buena, the third album from Dizzee Rascal and the return of Marc Almond are among the week's musical highlights. 2007-05-31T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23395633-a-quiet-voice-that-makes-a-huge-impact.do Understated American pop act Simone White shows reviewer Sophie Harris that sometimes a whisper can be more powerful than a shout. 2007-05-08T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23394690-chan-marshals-her-forces-for-a-triumph.do Self-confessed stage fright sufferer Chan Marshall, who once put on the worst gig David Smyth had ever seen, performed a much improved show at the Forum. 2007-05-01T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23393667-absolute-beginners-grow-up.do A new stage adaptation of the 1958 cult novel puts back what the sanitised film version left out, says director Liam Steel - all the sex, race and rock'n'roll. 2007-04-24T12:03:04Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23393123-indifferent-anarchy-from-punk-posturing-peyroux.do Folksy jazz warbler Madeleine Peyroux showed an almost wilful indifference to intonation or melody at her lacklustre Hammersmith Apollo gig. 2007-04-17T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23389221-off-the-record-david-smyth.do David Smyth ponders over Starbucks' move into the music business, the coffee company's imminent signing of Paul McCartney, and Steven Seagal's upcoming Shepherds Bush Empire gig. 2007-03-16T13:34:31Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23385792-i-feel-loved-in-london.do As The Glass Menagerie opens to West End acclaim despite flopping on Broadway, Jessica Lange, now 57, confessses to first-night nerves and tells how she's still a rebel at heart. 2007-02-16T13:28:09Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23385218-tragic-story-of-europes-billie-holiday.do La Vie En Rose is a biopic of Edith Piaf, the iconic singer who died of drink and drug abuse. Despite its faults, the film left several audience members with tears in their eyes. 2007-02-12T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23380554-magic-medicine-from-the-singing-nurse.do Former Army nurse Louise Parker started her singing career relatively late but has been steadily making up for lost time. 2007-01-05T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23378235-a-singer-on-holiday.do Madeleine Peyroux's fans have been warned there is a temperamental artiste lurking beneath her unglamorous exterior but there was no evidence of volatility on her visit to the Barbican. 2006-12-14T00:00:00Z