Archive for the ‘Music’ Category
February 10th, 2012 | 
Author: Two low-budget operas succeed by virtue of their energy, says Rupert Christiansen
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The soundtrack to Barack Obama’s re-election campaign has been unveiled and there is lots of generic Americana but no hip-hop.
Adele, The Beach Boys, Paul McCartney, Coldplay and Bruce Springsteen to perform at 2012 Grammy awards.
The slender-wristed aesthete Alessandro Taverna suddenly showed a different side of himself during this concert, writes Ivan Hewett.
Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier is much more than a Mozart pastiche discovers Sameer Rahim. It is a richly sombre comedy with delicious music.
Martin Simpson, June Tabor and Dick Gaughan together on stage in a memorable concert.
Martin Simpson, June Tabor and Dick Gaughan together on stage in a memorable concert.
After cancelling more tour dates, Neil McCormick asks whether Lana Del Rey can cut it live.
Gotye’s third album, Making Mirrors, is a dizzyingly restless mix of fuzzy electronica and Eighties pop.
Grammy Award-winning 53-year-old Madonna to tour for first time in three years.
Cold Comfort is an impressive country album from John Lilly featuring guest Tim O’Brien.
The Black Keys’ feelgood songs for feelbad times are built to send arenas jumping, writes Rob Hughes.
Wonderful musical teamwork and star solo moments delight a Royal Festival Hall crowd.
Take That pop star Gary Barlow says he hopes the Queen will come out and watch her favourite artists during the Diamond Jubilee concert this summer.
Take That pop star Gary Barlow says he hopes the Queen will come out and watch her favourite artists during the Diamond Jubilee concert this summer.
D’Angelo looked and sounded fantastic during his gig at Brixton Academy, writes James Lachno.
The Birmingham Contemporary Music Group played a yin and yang concert of light and dark.
An all-Bruckner concert made for a tremendous experience, says Ivan Hewett
Dolores O’Riordan remembers a downhill slide with the Cranberries,1994
Bill Bankes-Jones takes a refreshingly naïve view of Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, finds Rupert Christiansen.
American rock band OK Go used over 1000 instruments to create their latest music video which is proving an internet sensation.
Singer Adele helped British acts dominate the album market in the UK with their highest share of sales for 15 years.
Madonna used the half time slot to promote her return to the pop front line, says Neil McCormick.
Madonna dazzles in Super Bowl half-time show with M.I.A and Nicki Minaj.
