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Vieux Farka Touré, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
Wednesday 15 February 2012
Every now and then, if you’re very lucky, you get to witness a live performance that blows everything else away. A gig that’s so inspiring it leaves you with a lasting smile etched on your face and a burning desire to download every track the artist has ever recorded. Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce Vieux Farka Touré.
The Train in the Night: A Story of Music and Loss, By Nick Coleman
Sunday 05 February 2012
Notes from the day the music died
Chalk Talk: For the last time - my teaching union is bigger than yours
Thursday 19 January 2012
I knew when I quoted Chris Keates saying last year's teachers' union ballot on pensions proved her union was the biggest in the land, that would not be an end of the matter.
2012: The unmissable cultural treats
Friday 30 December 2011
Next year promises to be a cultural jamboree, with world-class films, art exhibitions, gigs and theatre performances around the country. Our critics select the most exciting highlights
Why pop stars should end on a high note
Monday 19 December 2011
Laura Marling has dropped the obligatory encore. Other acts should too, says Elisa Bray
Why rock and pop stars should end on a high note
Monday 19 December 2011
Laura Marling has dropped the obligatory encore. Other acts should too, says Elisa Bray
New Zealand: Earth moves for Foo Fighters fans
Friday 16 December 2011
The Foo Fighters' latest concert in New Zealand rocked. Literally.
Natalie Haynes: If you don't pay for it, you won't value it
Wednesday 10 August 2011
The thing is...
Music industry in a spin as rock stars shun stadium gigs
Friday 05 August 2011
CD sales fell by 7.9 per cent in 2010 while revenues from live music declined by 6.8 per cent after a decade of growth
Video: Michael Jackson tribute gig confirmed
Wednesday 27 July 2011
The Jackson family announce an MJ tribute concert will be held in Cardiff in October.
See Jamie xx and Quayola collaborate on the first ever RizLab project
Friday 22 July 2011
Experience a conceptual audio/visual experiment for one night only
Wombats play private gig
Wednesday 20 July 2011
An exclusive interview and performance by the Wombats at London’s Lovebox festival last weekend.
Bright ideas can lose their way in the dark
Wednesday 20 July 2011
Malian music stars Amandou and Mariam cut the lights for their latest gig. Why? So the audience would know what it's like to be blind - like them. Paul Vallely on a curious eye-opener.
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