Alexandra Spencer-Jones’ adaptation of Anthony Burgess’ classic novel won rave reviews last year when it debuted at the Fringe. A year on, it seems even more relevant as a commentary on the “disaffected youth” of last summer’s riots.
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Scissor Sisters, Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow<br/>Aerosmith, 02, London
Sunday 20 June 2010
The New Yorkers kept a promise and gave their new album its world premiere in Glasgow, to an ecstatic reception
Dizzee Rascal, Snoop Dogg and Scissor Sisters join Glastonbury line-up
Thursday 15 April 2010
Acts such as Dizzee Rascal, Scissor Sisters and The Flaming Lips are among the main acts playing this year's Glastonbury Festival, it was announced today.
Single which ruled airwaves missed top five
Wednesday 30 December 2009
A single by Snow Patrol which failed to make the top five in the charts was today revealed as the most widely played song of the past decade.
Album: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Up from Below, (Rough Trade)
Sunday 09 August 2009
Better luck this time for the Age of Aquarius
Album: Frankmusik, Complete Me (Island)
Friday 31 July 2009
Sometimes, ambition simply isn't enough; though it's clearly enough to ensnare A&R types in your fantasies of world domination, as the career of Vincent Frank, aka Frankmusik, so far demonstrates.
Laurie Anderson's anti-American attitude sparks walkout
Saturday 03 May 2008
It may be three decades since Laurie Anderson reached No. 2 in the UK singles chart with her eight-minute experimental epic "O, Superman"– which was a haunting indictment of Cold War American foreign policy – but the New Yorker reminded British audiences this week that she has lost none of her radical fire.
Grace Leo-Andrieu on service with style
Sunday 26 November 2006
Grace Leo-Andrieu has run some of the best hotels in the world. So how do you achieve that perfect blend of style and service? She reveals some secrets to Ian McCurrach
Joss Stone, the urban diva from Devon, is crowned queen of the Brit Awards
Thursday 10 February 2005
JOSS STONE, the teenage soul singer from Devon, beat competition from rivals including the strongly tipped Jamelia and last year's most notable debutante Natasha Bedingfield to be the star of the Brit Awards last night.
Scissor Sisters, Brixton Academy, London
Wednesday 03 November 2004
Wearing all Hallow's Eve as snugly as Bing Crosby once wore Christmas, Scissor Sisters are in full Rocky Horrorvision on this night of disco infamy.
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