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Evil Grave were from Malta. They were a going concern between December 1971 and around May 1977. Despite their longevity, they released no…

Returning to the West End to celebrate two decades since those strange muppetty posters went up on London buses, I’m still laughing along…

You know to expect a crazy ride, especially when Gerald Barry, greatest living Wildean and wild one among composers, has flagged up his…

The Southbank Centre’s second Multitudes festival – which commissions artists ranging from filmmakers to acrobats to shine new light onto…

Just now, everything WNO does inevitably bears the mark of their Arts Council-imposed financial troubles, and this new Flying Dutchman…

In these times of genocide, illegal invasions and a class war which the ultra-rich are emphatically winning, we clearly need a woman to…

Antonio Pappano’s pairing for last night’s Barbican concert intrigued – and, initially, baffled – me. Shostakovich’s Fifth: a clear choice…

“Since when was getting older an honour?” asks Tereza, rightly suspicious when she finds officials nailing up a cheap garland around her…

This is, surprisingly, Judie Tzuke’s 24th album since her 1979 debut with Welcome to the Cruise. After early stints with Elton John’s…