MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
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SUSAN DARLINGTON sees a blistering performance by the legendary Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds which triumphantly confronts his personal demons
PAUL DONOVAN recommends the fine performances in this account of the pre-war meeting between the US president and the British king
TECLYN AROD relishes an intimate celebration of jazz improvisation that mixes local and national musicians
The missing sister, the vengeful WAG, cruise ship claustrophobia, and reanimated Avengers
Three great releases of lost concerts by Duke Ellington Orchestra, John Taylor & Stan Sulzman, and Joe Henderson
To rescue Kahlo from the clutches of the corporate art market, we need to acknowledge the overt and covert political dimensions of the work, demands GAVIN O’TOOLE
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Manchester Arena
Uplifting and joyful are hardly adjectives that could be applied to Skeleton Tree, the album that Nick Cave released in the wake of his son’s death.
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