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Little Boots, The Garage London
Hands-on magic from diminutive diva
Celebrant: Little Boots
[Justin Higuchi]
ELEANOR DOBSON reflects on a stark visual record of the violent desecration of Tutankhamun’s mummified remains
RUTH AYLETT appreciates the rich blend of poetry and music that accompanied the launch of the Morning Star’s anthology of poetry, Who We Are
WANJA KIMANI explores the many bonds of community experience expressed in in the bold and colourful imagery of a new mural
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JAN WOOLF ponders the works and contested reputation of the West German sculptor and provocateur, who believed that everybody is potentially an artist
LITTLE Boots’s debut albums Hands — a selection of melodic and synth-based mini-symphonies — rightly saw the pint-size performer top the BBC’s Sound of 2009 poll.
Ten years on, the Blackpool-born and LA-based singer-songwriter — aka Victoria Hesketh — is back in town to perform that very album for a one-off celebration.
It's an 18-track odyssey which culminates in a mass stage invasion.
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