REVIEW – ROCK OF AGES, SHAFTSBURY THEATRE, LONDON

Well, I quite liked it. Others didn't.

Very very uncomfortable seats in this theatre.

Funny that the waving of the fake lighters in the air had to be started off by the theatre’s staff

Review here: The Arts Desk Rock of Ages

TV/FILM REVIEWS - THE PICTURE POSTCARD WORLD OF NIGEL WALMSLEY; TOO MUCH, TOO YOUNG: CHILDREN OF THE MIDDLE AGES; HANNA

There's probably a thread linking these.


Hanna is about a child; the not-very-good medieval children programme was a documentary; the really-hugely-good postcard programme was also a documentary.


Or something.

The Arts Desk Time-shift The Picture Postcard World Of Nigel Walmsley BBC Four

The Arts Desk Too Much Too Young Children of the Middle Ages BBC Four

The Arts Desk Hanna

REVIEWS - JENS LEKMAN, EDDA MAGNASON, SACRED HARP, SIINAI, SPLASHGIRL, TIGER BABY

When a lot of stuff comes in that’s great, it has to be shouted about.

All are standouts. Very different from each other, with individual identities.

Review here: The Arts Desk Just In From Scandinavia

REVIEW - THE BLACK ANGELS, THE SCALA, LONDON

This was fun, really.

Review here: The Arts Desk Black Angels Scala

REVIEW - A WINGED VICTORY FOR THE SULLEN

Great album, and there is a lot more to be said about its context.

Review here: The Arts Desk A Winged Victory For The Sullen

REVIEW - THE STEPKIDS

When this nails it, it really nails it. Don’t really see it in a funk context though.

Review here: The Arts Desk The Stepkids