The Star's critics ANDY HEDGECOCK, MARTIN HALL, MICHAL BONCZA, ANGUS REID reviews Holy Cow, One to One: John and Yoko, King of Kings, Panda Bear in Africa
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Bossing it
WILL STONE falls for the charms and back catalogue of a 73 year old
springsteen
PATRICK JONES recommends a vital anthology from Afghan and Iranian poets where the political and personal fuse into witness-bearing and manifesto-making
WILL STONE is impressed by Hania Rani who is already making a name for herself in the male-dominated world of modern classical music
MIK SABIERS enjoys the theatrical feminist six piece who have a lot of fun that the audience feeds off as the set rolls on
New releases from Ibex Band, Lucy Dacus, and Various Artists
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by characters so un-nuanced as to be unreal, a stereotypical plot and a conceptual vampire
WILL STONE appreciates an artist who can swerve from industrial noise to clubby trance pop without missing a step
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Hyde Park, London
BRUUUUUUCE! A sea of adoring fans bellowing Springsteen’s name, which sounds a lot like boos, never ceases to amuse. Particularly after a three-hour epic set so seamlessly electrifying that the very idea of so much as a disgruntled heckle would be laughable.
The Boss, a well-earned moniker, is a force of nature on stage — even at 73 — who defies anyone hitherto indifferent to his brand of all-American heartland rock by the sheer vibrancy, passion and showmanship of his live performances.
Tunes about the life of blue collar workers, including Working On The Highway, Badlands and Out In The Street, transform into extended singalong anthems, while the Boss assumes the role of a quasi-conductor to his E Street Band as they jam out on Kitty’s Back.
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