Tangram Theatre’s version of Fuente Ovejuna is billed as 'a pastoral tragicomedy with songs, romance and lynching’, which makes it sound like a mixture of Quentin Tarantino, As You Like It and Glee... more
As Stevie Wonder sung the final jubilant note on the Pyramid Stage, the moon rose and time was called on the hottest and possibly the happiest Glastonbury in its 40-year history.... more
If you’re mad enough, you could attend a music festival every weekend from late May to September. From Florence in a field to Snoop Dogg in the park, David Smyth outlines a hectic schedule.... more
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 company BUG takes place at the BFI Southbank... more
Art, music, fashion and film are in the grip of a magnificent obsession. And it's the result, says Candida Balfour, of dissatisfaction with global recession and the status quo... more
With little to choose between the line-ups, it's the added extras that will count at this year's festivals. David Smyth guides you through the best summer festivals.... more
This week's CD releases include Yoko Ono, post-rockers Explosions in the Sky and a memorial album to the late jazz trumpet virtuoso Maynard Ferguson.... more
David Smyth chats with Pete Townshend and his girlfriend Rachel Fuller about their unprofessional webcasts, and does his bit to save Camden's Electric Ballroom in his weekly column.... more
This week's CD round-up includes the Miles Davis quintet, Lucinda Williams' bleakest album to date and the latest offering from veteran band The Fall.... more
David Smyth discusses the threat to the Astoria, albums with excessively long track lists and buying songs direct from radio stations in his regular column.... more
The Flaming Lips lifted the Hammersmith Apollo crowd to damp-eyed peaks of ecstasy for two hours amid a barrage of day-glo lunacy and Sesame Street psychedelia.... more
The Magic Numbers' second album continues from where last year's debut left off, Joanna Newsom is in a magical universe all her own and Damien Rice releases the brilliant gimmick-free 9.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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