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Brace yourself, Britain. Brexit is about to teach you what a crisis actually is | David Bennun
Seven decades of prosperity have lulled the UK into thinking disasters only happen to other people, says author David Bennun
David Bennun
30, Nov, 2018 @7:00 AM
The Great Escape review – raunchy rap, cracking synthpop and rock'n'roll fireworks
A handful of standout acts were exhilarating but this celebration of new music highlighted a drift towards sameness and whimsy
David Bennun
20, May, 2018 @11:08 AM
Steely Dan review – smooth tunes with sharp little bones
Donald Fagen, now sole founding member after the death of Walter Becker, is the vocal grit in the oyster of Steely Dan’s sophisticated, frictionless grooves
David Bennun
30, Oct, 2017 @12:58 PM
Missy Elliott – 10 of the best
From synapse-popping celebrations of lust to joyous rebuttals of industry sexism, we run down the best tracks by R&B’s queen of hedonistic mischief
David Bennun
06, Sep, 2017 @3:00 PM
Deerhoof review – playtime insurrection by powerpop punks
With chunky riffs and childlike energy, the charming foursome from San Francisco sound very different on stage to their delicately formed new album
David Bennun
05, Sep, 2017 @12:44 PM
The Last Poets review – godfathers of hip-hop deliver grit, wit and raging anthems
The ever-shifting collective vindicate their status as rap royalty with a stripped-back show that fuses knockabout humour with scorching rallying cries
David Bennun
21, Aug, 2017 @4:32 PM
CW Stoneking review – wry revivalist makes party music for the present
The droll Australian repurposes old trad jazz, blues, calypso and country sounds into fresh, absurdist entertainment
David Bennun
07, Aug, 2017 @4:06 PM
Horace Andy review – king of the dancehall still in fine, energetic voice
The reggae veteran has some of his eerieness smoothed out in a brisk and businesslike set – but his vibrato-laden voice remains spellbinding
David Bennun
20, Jul, 2017 @10:01 AM
The Maccabees review – farewell gig creates powerful fan communion
Re-energised and euphoric, the band sweep away any knock-kneed flimsiness for a full-bodied final bow
David Bennun
30, Jun, 2017 @11:17 AM
Disco rock – 10 of the best
Led Zep and the Stones liked to up the tempo, Blondie blazed a trail that led to Duran Duran and the Gossip … but was it all dreamed up by George Harrison?
David Bennun
14, Jun, 2017 @1:00 PM
Kate Tempest review – a fleeting, thrilling whirlwind of emotion
The poet/rapper/pop star packs a powerful musical punch as the indefinable chronicler of the age
David Bennun
07, May, 2017 @12:42 PM
No room for nostalgia as Bob Dylan keeps show on the road
Singer who redefined rock’n’roll 50 years ago continues to confound expectations as tour brings him to London Palladium
David Bennun
30, Apr, 2017 @9:00 AM
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