LIVE REVIEW: Adam Ant at Portsmouth Guildhall: 27/5
By Carron Stacey
Having heard about the Dirk Wears White Sox tour, we knew we had to buy tickets for the Kings of the Wild Frontier tour.
- Read on to find out if Mr Ant stood and delivered
Month: May 2016
monstas: Our best pop, theatre, TV & film of 2016 so far (part 2)
We awarded our first monstas for 2015’s best pop, theatre, TV and film and below we review the best of 2016 so far – and look forward to what the rest of the year has in store.
- Read on for the best actress, play, actor and gig
LIVE REVIEW: Duran Duran: Southampton Common, 29/5
By Carron Stacey
Six months ago, my Durannie friend asks if I want to go to this festival in Southampton to see Duran Duran.
- Read on for details of Duran’s Prince and Bowie tribute
monstas: Our best pop, theatre, TV & film of 2016 so far (part 1)
Last year we awarded our first monstas to the best pop, theatre, film and TV of 2015 in 11 categories.
- Read on for our review of the best of 2016 so far and a preview of what comes next
ALBUM REVIEW: Lexicon Of Love II by ABC
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
OUT: 27/5
TRACKLIST: The Flames Of Desire; Viva Love; Ten Below Zero; Confessions Of A Fool; Singer Not The Song; The Ship Of The Seasick Sailor; Kiss Me Goodbye; I Believe In Love; The Love Inside The Love; Brighter Than The Sun; Viva Love reprise.
ABC’s orchestral pop was inescapable in 1982 and debut album The Lexicon Of Love‘s peerless run of hits (Tears Are Not Enough, Poison Arrow, The Look Of Love, All Of My Heart) proved impossible to repeat.
- Read on for why Lexicon Of Love 2 is almost everything die-hard fans would want it to be
Q&A: Mark Kermode interviews Sir Alan Parker
WHEN?: 23/5
WHERE: BFI
When was the moment when film directors lost control of their work?
- Read on for why Sir Alan Parker admires Michael Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate
THEATRE REVIEW: The Threepenny Opera starring Rory Kinnear and Rosalie Craig
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHERE: National (Olivier Theatre)
WHEN: 21/5, runs to 1/9
Rory Kinnear must be a dream of an actor to work with. Instead of dominating this adaptation of Brecht and Weill’s classic as Captain Macheath he takes a step back to allow the entire cast to shine.
- Read on for why Rosalie Craig is the real reason to see The Threepenny Opera
8 reasons why we can’t wait for June
- 34th Glastonbury Festival
Just 1 of the reasons why we started this blog. So much to look forward to in 2016: John Grant, Fatboy Slim, Cyndi Lauper, Aluna George, Adele, Coldplay, Disclosure, New Order, Grimes, Roisin Murphy, Years and Years, Jake Bugg and St Etienne, we’re looking at you for starters. And that’s just the main stages. Our annual fix will also feature the delights from the rest including Will Young, The Feeling and Hobo Jones and the Junkyard Dogs. An opportunity to say goodbye also to Bowie and Prince.
- Read on for reasons including Shura, Richard III and The Deep Blue Sea
THEATRE REVIEW: This Is Living starring Michael Socha & Tamla Kari
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHERE: Trafalgar Studios 2
WHEN: 17/5 runs to 11/6
Stage fright is the ailment one might normally associate with the theatre but here we were far more worried about the probability of trench foot affecting the cast.
- Read on for why Michael Socha could follow in Jack O’Connell’s Hollywood steps
Q&A: Sir Ian McKellen & review of Heuristic Shakespeare app
WHERE: BFI
WHEN: 28/4
Without his leading role in the film Richard III, which he also co-wrote, Sir Ian McKellen doubts whether he would ever have been cast as Gandalf and Magneto in the Lord Of the Rings and X-Men films respectively.
- Read on for a review of Sir Ian’s new Heuristic Shakespeare app
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