Reviews of Habibi Funk 031, Kayatibu, and The Good Ones
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An ode to personal grief has global resonance
Nick Cave
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SIMON DUFF relishes the cross contamination of Damien Hirst’s greatest hits by street artists from France and the US
In view of the grooming gangs inquiry, SIMON PARSONS feels the relevance of this powerful examination of trauma suffered at Medomsley Youth Detention Centre
JOHN GREEN doubts the motivations of a US war photographer who never questions why, or for whom, she is producing images of imperialist conflict
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TONY CONWAY welcomes a thrilling and concise history of Hope not Hate, that is also a manual full of tactical advice
PAUL DONOVAN welcomes an inspiring account of living with deafness that has important lessons for the treatment of deaf people in today’s UK
Nick Cave And Warren Ellis
Royal Albert Hall
NICK CAVE and the bad seed Warren Ellis are quite the double act.
A towering stage presence, Cave commands attention as he strides across the stage in his trademark black suit and white shirt, like an unwritten member of the Addams family, jumping back and forth from a grand piano while variously praising and insulting the audience as he goes.
Ellis, wizard-like, is happy to sit conjuring magic from his synthesizer — and violin.
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