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Jorja Smith review – mega-watt charisma powers ambitious new songs

www.silverguide.site – Touring for the first time since 2018, Smith’s sonic palette has expanded and tonight she shows a talent that could take her almost anywhere…
Jorja Smith review – mega-watt charisma powers ambitious new songs
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From legal issues to reshoots: is the Michael Jackson biopic cursed?

www.silverguide.site – A two-part film looking at the King of Pop’s career is undergoing more behind-the-scenes issues, including the problem of how to address troubling allegations…
From legal issues to reshoots: is the Michael Jackson biopic cursed?
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The worst gig-goers aren’t phone-wielding teens. It’s creepy blokes zooming in on female musicians

www.silverguide.site – At a Kylie Minogue gig last Friday, the man next to me spent the entire show filming her in close-up. This unsettling behaviour leaves women – artists and audience alike – feeling surveilled…
The worst gig-goers aren’t phone-wielding teens. It’s creepy blokes zooming in on female musicians
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‘I wanted to make people dance, or cry, or puke’: Marc Ribot, the wildcard sideman for Tom Waits, Robert Plant and more

www.silverguide.site – He started as a jazz guitarist making Barbie albums on the side, and has ended up on over 500 releases. From bebop with Elton John to Americana with Alison Krauss, Ribot recalls the richest of careers…
‘I wanted to make people dance, or cry, or puke’: Marc Ribot, the wildcard sideman for Tom Waits, Robert Plant and more
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I Fagiolini review – startlingly intense surround-sound baroque

www.silverguide.site – The former church was an excellent setting for Robert Hollingworth and his group’s superb exploration of Benevoli’s baroque masses for multiple choirs…
I Fagiolini review – startlingly intense surround-sound baroque
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Letter: Bill Ashton obituary

www.silverguide.site – Nigel Tully writes: Bill Ashton was not unduly troubled by self-doubt and held strong opinions on many subject…
Letter: Bill Ashton obituary
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Simon Boccanegra review – Opera North’s staging of Verdi’s knotty score is a brooding triumph

www.silverguide.site – The Leeds-based company stages Verdi’s dense political drama with a no-frills set-up that sees a stand-out performance from debut soprano Sara Cortolezzis…
Simon Boccanegra review – Opera North’s staging of Verdi’s knotty score is a brooding triumph
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Mclusky review – back after 20 years, the Welsh absurdists are still funny, sweary and frantic

www.silverguide.site – Showcasing their first album in 21 years, the trio range from furious to hypnotically groovy, the music as taut as a stretched elastic band…
Mclusky review – back after 20 years, the Welsh absurdists are still funny, sweary and frantic
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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’

www.silverguide.site – 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 New Orleans’ is hitting new heights…
Soul icon Irma Thomas on the Stones, segregation and survival: ‘Restaurants refused to serve us – we lived on sardines and crackers’
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Post your questions for John C Reilly

www.silverguide.site – As he releases his debut album as Mister Romantic, the veteran Hollywood actor will answer your questions…
Post your questions for John C Reilly
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Lorde surprises fans by crashing Lorde club night in Sydney: ‘She almost refused to leave’

www.silverguide.site – New Zealand singer makes ‘impromptu decision’ to turn up at Mary’s Underground, ‘singing along, soaking it up’ with fans…
Lorde surprises fans by crashing Lorde club night in Sydney: ‘She almost refused to leave’
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BBCSO/Elder review – like a Klimt painting in sound

www.silverguide.site – The final concert of the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s season brought us Franz Schreker’s sensual and elusive Chamber Symphony and Mahler’s intense Das Lied von der Erde…
BBCSO/Elder review – like a Klimt painting in sound
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Faust review – darkly gothic production turns Gounod’s opera into boisterous Les Mis

www.silverguide.site – The 1860s French setting mixes panache and musical charm as Faust sells his soul to Méphistophélès and seduces Marguerite…
Faust review – darkly gothic production turns Gounod’s opera into boisterous Les Mis
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Folk, fiddles and foot-stomping: how gen Z rebooted old-school Norwegian music

www.silverguide.site – Norway’s traditional music scene gaining traction and been given a twist by a new clubby younger audience…
Folk, fiddles and foot-stomping: how gen Z rebooted old-school Norwegian music
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Kneecap review – rap trio remain unbowed by terror charge

www.silverguide.site – After one of their number was charged with allegedly supporting a terrorist group this week, the Northern Irish band’s activism – and ketamine references – are still loud and proud…
Kneecap review – rap trio remain unbowed by terror charge
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Freddie Mercury had secret daughter, new biography claims

www.silverguide.site – According to Love, Freddie, Queen frontman had close relationship with child conceived accidentally in 1976…
Freddie Mercury had secret daughter, new biography claims
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Adrian Fisher obituary

www.silverguide.site – Other lives: Opera singer who appeared at Glyndebourne, in more than 700 performances in Belgium, and across Europe in solo roles…
Adrian Fisher obituary
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Billy Joel cancels tour after being diagnosed with brain disorder normal pressure hydrocephalus

www.silverguide.site – The 76-year-old singer has canceled all concerts owing to condition, which can affect hearing, vision and balance…
Billy Joel cancels tour after being diagnosed with brain disorder normal pressure hydrocephalus
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Ronald Atkins obituary

www.silverguide.site – Guardian jazz critic for over 30 years who also contributed widely to respected music books…
Ronald Atkins obituary
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Glastonbury glampers told they have no tickets after firm goes bust

www.silverguide.site – Glamping company Yurtel, whose packages for festival started at £10,000 a head, entered insolvency this month…
Glastonbury glampers told they have no tickets after firm goes bust
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