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JUST in case you're in any doubt what to expect, the programme for the Revenger's Tragedy has a blood splattered look about it and depicts a sombre looking Stephen Tompkinson cuddling up to a skeleton.
It is difficult to believe that Dr Korczak's Example, a play about the treatment of Jews in World War II, by the award winning David Greig, is based on a true story.
OL BLUE Eyes is ol black n'white eyes for most of the Sinatra Show at the Palace Theatre, Manchester until Sunday, June 8.
Review: Tapes 'n' Tapes, Academy, Manchester 11:31am Wed 4 Jun 08 THERE was I thinking that the people of Manchester were a musically educated bunch when I turned up to a half-empty Academy to enjoy Tapes 'n' Tapes whilst Vampire Weekend played to a sold out crowd upstairs.
Album: Various – The Lab: One 9:00am Mon 2 Jun 08 A LOVELY ten track sampler from independent Salford label The Lab.
Single: {Satellite-State} – Debut EP 9:00am Mon 2 Jun 08 EMOTIONALLY charged indie music sells well, but humming along to Snow Patrol's Chasing Cars can gather dirty looks in certain company.
Album: A Human – Third Hand Prophecy 9:00am Mon 26 May 08 BASS-HEAVY Krautrock with dark synths and sinister lyrics about men with deer heads and women with knives for hands.
It might not be cheap but to quote the phrase a certain store uses in its adverts this isn't just any Chardonnay, this is one of the very best Chardonnays that South Africa, or anywhere in the southern hemisphere has to offer. It's rich, sumptuous, bursting with pear, melons and other fruit flavours as well as a little oak but still dry.
Grant Burge know their Shiraz and this is the cheapest of three different wines made with the grape by them in South Australia's Barossa Valley region currently available in the UK.
Quite a bit more expensive than the above but less than half the price of champagne is this lovely Spanish Cava made by a traditional method used since 1882.
Quite a bit more expensive than the above but less than half the price of champagne is this lovely Spanish Cava made by a traditional method used since 1882.
Walking around Blackpool town centre prior to James' concert was like travelling back to 1991, indie kids wearing the band's at one time ubiquitous t-shirts were everywhere.
Album: Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles 9:00am Mon 28 Apr 08 ONE of the most eagerly awaited electronic releases of the last two years finally arrives - have Crystal Castles lived up to their immense hype?
Single: The Shortwave Set – No Social 9:00am Mon 21 Apr 08 THE Shortwave Set are reputed to be renowned producer Danger Mouse's favourite band - and not just because they're fantastic.
Single: Tokyo Police Club – Tessellate 9:00am Mon 21 Apr 08 PUNCHY and brief, Tessellate shows that Tokyo Police Club can move onto songs that aren't about robot overlords, without losing their vigour.
