Matthew Wright
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Gigs ed and TV writer. Author of Seasick Steve: Ramblin' Man (June 2016, John Blake Books), the first book-length study of the true story behind the acclaimed hobo-bluesman.
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Reissue CDs Weekly: Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vo...
“I was just released from the hospital…the doctor told me that the medicine can’t do me no good. They told me what I have is beyond medical...
So Long, My Son review - an intimate Chinese epic
Two young boys play by the water. Soon, one is dead. This enigmatic tragedy is the core of a four-decade...
Rick Wakeman’s Grumpy Old Christmas Show, Cadogan Hall revie...
The cape, the banked-up synths and the glam have gone. Rick Wakeman’s Grumpy Old...
Rufus and Martha Wainwright, A Not So Silent Night, RFH revi...
It’s 10 years this month since Kate McGarrigle gave her last concert, the annual...
Classical CDs Weekly: Josquin, Tchaikovsky, Janet Sung
Josquin: Missa Mater Patris, Bauldeweyn: Missa Da pacem The Tallis Scholars/Peter Philips (Gimmell)
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My Baby, Concorde 2, Brighton review - Dutch three-piece del...
“Trance boogie,” states My Baby frontwoman Cato van Dijck before submersing herself in the rising tribal rhythm of “Sunflower Sutra". Trance...
CD: Rob Halford - Celestial
If there’s one man who has got the chutzpah to sing songs about the Baby Jesus while flashing the Devil’s horns, it’s Judas Priest frontman Rob...
Giri/Haji, Series Finale, BBC Two review - a thriller, but m...
Happily, Joe Barton’s tinglingly original thriller (BBC Two)...
Honey Boy review - coming to terms with dad
Blue periods can lead to golden streaks. Such is almost the case with Honey Boy, which Shia LaBeouf wrote during a court-ordered stay in...