Helmut Lachenmann is 90 this week, but the event has gone largely unmarked in the UK, where his music remains little understood and rarely performed. Elsewhere in Europe he is recognised as one of the important and influential composers of our…
Category: 5. Entertainment
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HTRK: String of Hearts (Songs of HTRK) review – friends from Liars to Kali Malone rework their noisy gems | Music
HTRK have been making their gloomy, sensual brand of music, at the intersection of electronic pop and noise rock, for 22 years. To mark the milestone comes String of Hearts, a collection of covers and remixes featuring an all-star cast of friends…
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La Voix ‘beyond excited’ for role on Annie musical UK tour
Strictly Come Dancing star La Voix said she is “beyond excited” to join the cast of the upcoming UK tour of the Annie musical.
The Buckinghamshire drag queen will take on the role of Miss Hannigan when the production opens in May 2026 at…
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Turkey’s emerging artists take center stage at BASE 2025
Step into BASE 2025 this weekend, spread across four floors of the Ritz-Carlton Residences in Fulya, and you walk straight into Turkey’s cultural future being negotiated in real time. Now in its ninth edition, BASE brings together 156 new…
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From a Grammy-nominated metalcore box set to vinyl soundtracks, Key Production talks physical trends | Labels
The physical music market is set for another boost with today’s Record Store Day Black Friday celebration (November 28).
This year’s collection features releases from Sam Fender & Olivia Dean, Fred Again.., Billie…
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Bog People: A Working-Class Anthology of Folk Horror review – dark tales with a sting | Fiction
Folk horror may have had a dramatic resurgence in recent years, but it has always been the backbone of much of our national storytelling. A new anthology of 10 stories set across England, Bog People, brings together some of the most accomplished…
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The Abandons to With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration – the seven best shows to stream this week | Television & radio
Pick of the week
The AbandonsAs his biker epic Sons of Anarchy proved, Kurt Sutter is helpless to resist the iconography of the American outlaw. This western is set in the 1850s, a gritty era of cattle rustlers, blood vendettas and murders with…
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Campaign to save Ellisland Farm the home of Auld Lang Syne
Colin HattersleyThe campaign hopes to raise £12m to turn the site into a “world-class cultural destination” A campaign has been launched to raise £12m to save the historic farm where Robert Burns wrote Auld Lang Syne.
The funds will be used to…
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Buy nothing new this Black Friday, says Wiltshire charity
BBCDaniel Thompson from the charity – which gets a wide variety of donations – said the reuse sector is “growing” A reuse charity is asking people to consider second hand this Black Friday as part of an alternative national campaign called Buy…
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TV tonight: abandoned dogs seek loving homes in a heartwarming festive special | Television
The Dog House at Christmas
8pm, Channel 4
Teenager Kyra has spent eight years trying to convince her dad to get a dog – surely he’ll cave in to lovely Luna the labradoodle? Chico the American bulldog is looking for love – but is he too much…Continue Reading
