Archive for July, 2008

You write the reviews: The Prophecy, Chester Cathedral, Chester

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

The Chester Mystery Plays, a cycle based on biblical texts, date from the 14th century and are performed every five years in the shadow of Chester Cathedral. It's a complex and overwhelming enterprise by anyone's standards, but my apprehension at the thought of such a project being held in the ...

Fat Damon fights the flab

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

BOURNE star Matt Damon takes summer off to shed weight after piling on 30lbs for film

Monkey: Journey to the West, Royal Opera House, London

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

It's not often that London has to wait this long to witness a show as renowned and spectacular as Monkey: Journey to the West, and the delay seems all the more surprising given that composer Damon Albarn has the city in his blood, and that it's home to his co-creator ...

Album: Kevin Figes Quartet, Circular Motion (Edition)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Alto-saxophonist Figes – who studied with Elton Dean and Keith Tippett – has an inclination to hard, rhythmical swing, and a contrasting gift for composing memorable, sensitive tunes.

No solace for Winehouse as American duo are chosen to produce new Bond theme

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Rather like a 007 plot itself, the question of who would perform the theme tune to the next James Bond film generated a succession of false leads, fractured relationships and smouldering divas before yesterday, it finally entered a dramatic ending featuring a statuesque brunette and an eccentric genius obsessed with ...

Rooney goes back to Everton

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

SLIDESHOW: WAYNE'S cousin Natalie hits out as she poses naked with team scarf

Album: Golden Animals, Free Your Mind and Win a Pony (Happy Parts)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Album title of the year, clearly. But what's the music like? While they recorded 'Pony', guitarist Tommy Eisner and drummer Linda Beecroft went out into the California desert to live in complete isolation with nowt but a set of Doors albums for company.

Chris Brown Says He Has A ‘5 Percent Chance’ Against Lil Wayne, T.I. At VMAs

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

'Wayne is definitely on top of his game right now,' Brown says of Best Male Video rival.By Jocelyn Vena Chris Brown Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com Chris Brown knows he has some stiff competition at this year's VMAs. After hearing he's up against Lil Wayne, Usher, T.I. and Flo Rida, the Best Male Video nominee ...

Album: Ida Maria, Fortress Round My Heart (RCA)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Ida Maria grew up in Norway with little to do but wish she was Iggy Pop and act mildly antisocial.

Nine face axe over footie codes

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

NINE housemates are up for eviction after BB punished them for breaking the rules