Live review – Justin Bieber treats V Festival to his biggest hits
So 2016 was the year that Justin Bieber became cool. Daily Express :: Music Feed
Review: Fairport Convention live at Cropredy
HANGING over this year’s Cropredy, and especially its big Saturday evening Fairport Convention show, is the passing in June of violinist and songwriter Dave Swarbrick, the man who lit the way for Fairport when he joined the group in 1969 at the invitation of manager Joe Boyd. Daily Express :: Music Feed
Film review: Swallows And Amazons
SCHOOL’S out and it’s time to play. What better time to release Swallows And Amazons and inspire children to hunt pirates instead of Pokemon and enjoy traditional pleasures like campfires, sailing and spying on the neighbours. Daily Express :: Films Feed
Review: David Bowie prom
RETHINKING the David Bowie songbook can only be a losing game, a matter of failing as well as possible. Daily Express :: Music Feed
Review: Christy Moore at the Cambridge Folk Festival
CHRISTY Moore brought a hard edge to the closing slot of the Cambridge Folk Festival on Saturday night, digging deep for the songs and stories of war, famine and cringing injustice, while egging on the crowd to stomp their feet and have a party – not that they needed much encouraging for this Cambridge favourite. […]
Book Review: The Games, A Global History of the Olympics
THE GAMES documents the long, rich history of the Olympics from its inauguration of the modern format in 1896 hosted by Greece up until the present day. Daily Express :: Books Feed
Music review: Blue Oyster Cult play Agents Of Fortune
FORMED 45 years ago in Long Island, New York, Blue Oyster Cult have conjured up an enviable career of evil, spooky and mysterious songwriting that places them at the top table in the magic circle of legendary rock bands. Daily Express :: Music Feed
Review: Rewind Scotland – The 80’s Festival
THOUSANDS of revellers, young and old, flocked to Scone Palace near Perth over the weekend for the 80s Rewind Scotland festival. Daily Express :: Music Feed
Festival Review: Ramblin’ Man Fair in Maidstone
THE second annual Ramblin’ Man Fair, held over the weekend at Mote Park in Maidstone, attracted fans of Heavy and Prog Rock from around the globe to bear witness to established bands and legends from Rock’n’Roll Valhalla to those still playing to get there. Daily Express :: Music Feed
Kentucky Dept of Ed to Review School Restraint Policies
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) Jefferson County Public Schools in Kentucky will be receiving an on-site review from the state education department, and the inspection will be centered on the management practices of the district – specifically, the incomplete reporting of incidents that included restraint and seclusion of students. WAVE-TV’s John Paxton reports that state education commissioner Stephen […]