Stop Making Sense
The sight of David Byrne and his massive square suit back on the big screen will come as great relief for Talking Heads fans and bad news for Liz Truss. […]
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Boney M. at Boisdale
On the day of Britain’s exit from one European institution we went to see another, legendary German hit machine Boney M., credited with bringing steel drums to disco music. With […]
Jazz Odyssey: Jazz on a Summer’s Day
One of the earliest concert movies, Jazz on a Summer’s Day captures the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival and proves that audience members obnoxiously photographing concerts that are being filmed is not a […]
The Grateful Dead Movie
When the late, great Robert Hunter wrote the Grateful Dead lyric “Such a long long time to be gone, and a moment to be there” he was probably describing life […]
The Cure – Anniversary 1978-2018 Live in Hyde Park London
This catchily titled concert movie marks 40 years of gothic game-changers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Cure. Not sure I could ever get bored of this […]
Amazing Grace
In 1972, at the height of her fame, Aretha Franklin decided to take it back to church by recording a Gospel album in an actual church, the New Temple Missionary […]
Philip Glass – The Bowie Symphonies
This year Glass finally completes a long-running trilogy, and for once I’m not talking about M. Night Shyamalan. The twist here is that Philip Glass’ third David Bowie symphony (‘Lodger’, […]
Music for 18 Musicians
This concert, hosted by the South Bank Centre, is a programme of all things Steve Reich, performed by the London Sinfonietta. For a minimalist work, the venue was rather maximalist, with […]
Queen + Adam Lambert: live at the O2
While the long-awaited Freddie Mercury biopic hits another snag in production, the wait to see Queen on Screen Goblin is over thanks to band’s current world tour. The legendary rockers […]
Gorillaz at the O2
The Caesar of pop Damon Albarn staged his own ape uprising last night at the O2. Gorillaz by Gorillaz was the first album I ever owned, after my dad bought it […]
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