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Thursday, February 18, 2016

The War of the Worlds – review by Ian Gittins

O2, LondonWhen Jeff Wayne released his The War of the Worlds album in 1978, the winds of fashion were not behind him. In a musical era defined by post-punk's minimalism and deconstructionism…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:26AM

Sunday, December 6, 2015

Cassetteboy vs DJ Rubbish review – surgical satirists struggle to translate by Ian Gittins

New Cross Inn, London Far from the sharp satire of their fastidious video mash-ups, the duo’s live ‘comedy disco’ opts for a studentish broad-brush approachThe satirical duo Cassettebo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:04AM

Friday, August 30, 2013

Actress – review by Ian Gittins

St John at Hackney, LondonProducer Darren Cunningham's dance and video collaboration with Eddie Peak and Nic Hamilton has ambitious aims but lacks dramaActress may be one of the most fascina…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PM

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

John Cooper Clarke – review by Ian Gittins

Palladium, LondonThe late Factory Records boss Anthony H Wilson was fond of opining that Shaun Ryder was the literary equal of Keats. By this lofty criterion, Salford's rival poet laureate, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:01PM

John Cooper Clarke review by Ian Gittins

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SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:01PM

Sunday, May 26, 2013

Mount Kimbie – review by Ian Gittins

Bussey Building, LondonReceived wisdom holds that electronic music artists should never try to keep it real. Purveyors of pristine, flawless studio digitalia rarely gain from strapping on a …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:41PM

Sunday, December 16, 2012

The War of the Worlds – review by Ian Gittins

O2, LondonWhen Jeff Wayne released his The War of the Worlds album in 1978, the winds of fashion were not behind him. In a musical era defined by post-punk's minimalism and deconstructionism…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00PM

Thursday, October 11, 2012

American Idiot – review by Ian Gittins

Mayflower, SouthamptonThe jukebox musical is a 21st-century rock phenomenon. Yet while Queen, Abba and Madness's extensive back catalogues may lend themselves easily to theatrical interpreta…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:47AM

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