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Meister/Hargreaves/Foster @ St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden, London

Elisabeth Meister(Photo: Brian Tarr) This recital, the second in the Wagner 200 series and the first in the 2013 London Song Festival, was unique in representing the only occasion in Britain in the composer’s... 

Interview: Little Boots

It had seemed like a nice, friendly opening question, one which labelled Little Boots‘ new album Nocturnes with a descriptor meant in a positive way. But it draws a sharp response from Victoria... 

CocoRosie – Tales Of A GrassWidow

CocoRosie have long divided opinion – and, love them or loathe them, much of that opinion rests on what you think of their vocals. To some, the Björk by-way-of Joanna Newsom style is a bit too much... 

Philharmonia Orchestra/Davis @ Royal Festival Hall, London

Susan Bullock(Photo: Anne Marie Le Ble) There was a jubilant atmosphere at the Southbank Centre. Across the afternoon Opera Forge performed excerpts from Das Rheingold, Die Walküre and Siegfried in the... 

Fair Ohs – Jungle Cats

When their first album Everything Is Dancing was released back in 2010, Fair Ohs were labelled in some quarters as a punk Vampire Weekend; the Afro-pop elements of their sound singled out for the slightly...