EWAN CAMERON picks out two fascinating music shows, fusing the Korean, and the Celtic, with the modern
Italian two-tone on tour
Tim Lezard and Doina Cornell meet a band whose passion for politics is matched only by the power of their music
ENDLESS TOUR: Los Fastidios performing at the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, as part of the Rebellion Festival 3 August 2024
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BENJAMIN POTHIER suggests that Palaeolithic cave paintings in Spain point to the ceremonial use of hallucinogenic flora
The bard confirms that the right has a humour bypass, and replays the English Revolution on period instruments
MARIA DUARTE and ANDY HEDGECOCK review Sunny Dancer, Tony, Songs of Forgotten Trees, and The End of Oak Street
JOHN GREEN relishes a powerful and moving drama that explores the lived realities of west London’s Punjabi community
MARTIN HALL welcomes a plea for greater compassion between believer and non-believer via the framework of philosophical enquiry
For Los Fastidios, touring in the UK is like coming home.
The Verona-based ska punks, who recently celebrated 30 years on the road, were inspired by the UK’s two-tone movement.
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