The world premiere of Laurie Anderson’s new three-hour multimedia extravaganza begins with a sparkling globe spinning on a big screen like a Christmas tree bauble.
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MJ Lenderman review – a shooting star from the American south
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At times of global crisis, Montreal post-rock three-piece Yoo Doo Right try to channel their distress in positive directions, and their third album, From the
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What is this feeling? After years of speculation, more casting rumors than Oz’s population of flying monkeys, a production ripe for tabloid fodder, and a
Look out kid: ecstatic reactions to Bob Dylan biopic mean Timothée Chalamet may break Oscars record
A Complete Unknown, James Mangold’s biopic about Bob Dylan, finished filming five months ago. Shortly afterwards, the studio behind the film moved its release date
‘Experimental, queer and kind of magical’: Sade and Sam Smith feature on 46-track album for trans rights
Transa, a galvanising new music compilation in support of trans rights, was born out of tragedy. In 2022, the groundbreaking trans musician Sophie died after
Silkroad Ensemble With Rhiannon Giddens: American Railroad review – homage to a forgotten army of workers
Ever since her days with folk revivalists Carolina Chocolate Drops, Rhiannon Giddens has championed the marginalised or suppressed elements of American musical tradition. Now artistic