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6 days ago

The young Oscar Wilde’s Russian revolutionary drama reveals a playwright divided

Vera; or, The Nihilists concerns a plot to kill a tsar but after Alexander II was assassinated, its London premiere was cancelled. Now receiving a rare production, it captures his conflict between et…

11 days ago

Give Me a Word: The Collective Soul Story review – hyped-up account of nice-guy 90s mainstream rockers

Dolly Parton adds star power to this formulaic music documentary about Ed and Dean Roland’s band

Unless you are a big fan of what the American charts call “mainstream rock” and entering late middle ag…

39 days ago

‘Helping people survive’: how creating a hip-hop album saved incarcerated artists

Formerly or currently imprisoned artists in Florida came together to create an inspiring album, much of which was recorded under difficult circumstances

In Locked Down, a song by the San Diego-based p…

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Soul icon Irma Thomas on the Stones, segregation and survival: ‘Restaurants refused to serve us – we lived on sardines and crackers’

She has endured racism, industry machinations and Hurricane Katrina across her seven decades in music. Now with a new album, and an unlikely boost from Black Mirror, the 84-year-old ‘Soul Queen of Ne…

4 months ago

Annie & the Caldwells: Can’t Lose My (Soul) review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(Luaka Bop)
Forty years into their career, this family band deliver their debut – and it’s a life-affirming album full of spontaneity and seemingly telepathic harmonising

The saga of Annie and the Cald…

The Burden of Black Genius: documentary examines career of Sly Stone

Questlove’s probing new film looks at the incredible life and works of the one-of-a-kind talent while also taking a broader look at the specific difficulties faced by Black artists

Pop has rarely been…

5 months ago

Soul, sermonising and wrestling Satan: James Brown’s 20 best albums – ranked!

As Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag turns 60, we rate the prolific funk/soul powerhouse’s finest studio, live and soundtrack albums

If you want a roll call of James Brown’s formative influences, just check …

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