SIMON PARSONS is discomfited by an unflichingly negative portrait of motherhood and its trials
Album reviews with TONY BURKE: April 23, 2024
New releases include Jack Bruce, Music From Laurel Canyon 1967 - 1975 and Dylan LeBlanc
PAUL FOLEY recommends an extraordinary double bill that packs a punch and leaves you reeling
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a play about AI that results in a deadening disconnect for its audience
SIMON PARSONS applauds an insightful state-of-the-nation play that explores the growing class divide in South Africa
MATTHEW HAWKINS pays tribute to the performance artist and costumier, Leigh Bowery
SIMON DUFF reviews a new composition by German composer and pianist Florian Weber that blurs the line between where improvisation ends and composition begins
New releases from The Jim Mullen Quartet, Caroline Kraabel/John Edwards, and Matthew Muneses/Riza Printup
Jack Bruce
Smiles & Grins - The Broadcast Sessions 1970 - 2001
Esoteric Box Set
★★★★★
FEATURING BBC radio and TV appearances from Jack’s post Cream period — the extent of his songwriting and musicianship is breathtaking.
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