The War of the Worlds " review
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…
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…
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 Cassetteboy are …
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…
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, …
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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 …
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…
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…