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Paul McCartney: Days We Left Behind review – this wistful, lovely song is as McCartney-esque as it’s possible to be

silverguide.site – This nostalgic new single suggests a convincing mature style, without the unnecessary straining for relevance that marred some recent solo releases…
Paul McCartney: Days We Left Behind review – this wistful, lovely song is as McCartney-esque as it’s possible to be
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Rigoletto review – strong revival of Mears’s violent take, with Elder revelatory in the pit

silverguide.site – There is a touch of the Tony Sopranos about George Petean’s Rigoletto, in Oliver Mears’ 2021 staging that evokes a world of privilege, misogyny and abuse. Aida Garifullina is a convincing and elegant Gilda…
Rigoletto review – strong revival of Mears’s violent take, with Elder revelatory in the pit
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You saw me standin’ alone: songs about the moon – ranked!

silverguide.site – As the Artemis II crew prepare for the first moon mission since 1972, we select the best songs about our lunar neighbour, from Ella Fitzgerald’s romance to Gil Scott-Heron’s social commentary…
You saw me standin’ alone: songs about the moon – ranked!
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Fcukers: Ö review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

silverguide.site – The duo’s snotty nonchalance may capture the post-Brat zeitgeist, but their true appeal lies in a talent for turning vintage dance influences into pointed modern pop…
Fcukers: Ö review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week
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Duffy to tell story of her kidnapping and rape ordeal in new Disney+ documentary

silverguide.site – Promising ‘unprecedented access’, the programme will recount the singer’s story, including full details of the harrowing attacks that drove her into hiding for a decade…
Duffy to tell story of her kidnapping and rape ordeal in new Disney+ documentary
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The Passion of Mary Magdalene review – Tansy Davies’s score is taut and intriguing

silverguide.site – John Butt’s Dunedin Consort premiered Davies’s new Passion: a startlingly sensual meditation with a sense of ritual – and an electric guitar hidden amid the baroque instrumentation…
The Passion of Mary Magdalene review – Tansy Davies’s score is taut and intriguing
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Can Bluey save classical music? Cartoon puppy’s all-encompassing soundtrack plays Bach and Beethoven to billions

silverguide.site – In the hugely popular pre-school animation, composer Joff Bush references and rearranges classical tunes in all the right places – and never plays it for cheap laughs. Plus, the Wigmore Hall sees the writing on the wall…
Can Bluey save classical music? Cartoon puppy’s all-encompassing soundtrack plays Bach and Beethoven to billions
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Ivor Novello award nominees reflect gender disparity in British and Irish songwriters, with twice as many men as women

silverguide.site – Olivia Dean, Wolf Alice’s Ellie Rowsell, Jacob Alon, Self Esteem and Kae Tempest lead this year’s Ivors, with two nominations each…
Ivor Novello award nominees reflect gender disparity in British and Irish songwriters, with twice as many men as women
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Jay-Z on refusing to settle sexual assault lawsuit: ‘I can’t do it, I would die’

silverguide.site – The rapper discussed his 2024 sexual assault lawsuit and the Kendrick-Drake beef in a new GQ cover story…
Jay-Z on refusing to settle sexual assault lawsuit: ‘I can’t do it, I would die’
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Imeneo review – Handel in mischievous mood handled with wit and care

silverguide.site – Cambridge Handel Opera Company capture the self-referential charm of this mid-career novelty operetta…
Imeneo review – Handel in mischievous mood handled with wit and care
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Kinks guitarist Dave Davies hits back at Moby for calling 1970 single Lola ‘gross and transphobic’

silverguide.site – The band’s co-founder responded to the US musician’s comments, defending the song and saying they are ‘not transphobic’…
Kinks guitarist Dave Davies hits back at Moby for calling 1970 single Lola ‘gross and transphobic’
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Raye: This Music May Contain Hope review – a wildly ambitious epic of unbridled self-expression

silverguide.site – Almost overstuffed with musical ideas, the singer’s second studio album can be self-indulgent and messy, but it’s a heartfelt and exuberant grand statement from an artist determined to go her own way…
Raye: This Music May Contain Hope review – a wildly ambitious epic of unbridled self-expression
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Pagliacci review – Leoncavallo’s grand guignol staged with insight and commitment

silverguide.site – Nineteenth-century verismo becomes 21st-century psychodrama, as English Touring Opera dramatise this tawdry tale of jealousy and violence with a keen eye for the dramatic image …
Pagliacci review – Leoncavallo’s grand guignol staged with insight and commitment
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Dolores Keane obituary

silverguide.site – Irish singer with an earthy, expressive voice whose repertoire focused on traditional songs…
Dolores Keane obituary
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Geese review – all hail the new saviours of rock’n’roll

silverguide.site – Switching from convulsive rhythmic thrills to shimmering introspection, the Brooklyn indie-rockers’ music defies expectations and is viscerally of the moment…
Geese review – all hail the new saviours of rock’n’roll
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The Gondoliers review – brilliantly barbed Gilbert and Sullivan is a feast for the eyes and ears

silverguide.site – Contemporary resonances abound in English Touring Opera’s gloriously choreographed and costumed period production: a masterclass in clarity over chaos, performed with boundless enthusiasm…
The Gondoliers review – brilliantly barbed Gilbert and Sullivan is a feast for the eyes and ears
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‘The lyrics to Lola by the Kinks are gross – I was really taken aback’: Moby’s honest playlist

silverguide.site – The DJ and multi-instrumentalist thinks Donna Summer still sounds like the future, but which ‘unevolved’ Kinks staple can he no longer stomach?…
‘The lyrics to Lola by the Kinks are gross – I was really taken aback’: Moby’s honest playlist
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‘So awesome’: BTS fans on K-pop’s biggest comeback

silverguide.site – Tens of thousands gathered in Seoul to show that, after a four-year hiatus, they had still kept a place for the band in a very changed world…
‘So awesome’: BTS fans on K-pop’s biggest comeback
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BTS review – having lost none of their chemistry, this is a comeback of epic proportions

silverguide.site – In front of 100,000 screaming fans, it barely feels like the eyes of the world are upon them, as the group showcase new album with cool confidence…
BTS review – having lost none of their chemistry, this is a comeback of epic proportions
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No, Timothée Chalamet, opera isn’t ‘dead’ – it’s been alive for centuries | Letters

silverguide.site – Letters: Readers respond to Rebecca Humphries’s article about the actor’s much criticised comments on opera and ballet …
No, Timothée Chalamet, opera isn’t ‘dead’ – it’s been alive for centuries | Letters
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