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I have been fortunate enough to see Klaus Mäkelä give a couple of concerts as part of the BBC Proms over the past two years – before the first of these I had no idea about his growing reputation, I was simply interested in hearing Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique. Instantly mesmerised, I quickly got up to speed, […]
The VitalsRelease date: 26 October 1981UK chart peak: #1Running time: 58:19Singles: N/A Queen’s Greatest Hits proved to be a hit outside of the UK as well, reaching number 1 in Austria, the Netherlands, Germany & New Zealand – plus it hit the top 30 in Australia (#2) and Norway (#21). It has sold consistently in the […]
It’s the historical conspiracy theory that seems to sprout more tendrils whenever you think you’ve snipped the very last one off: there can’t have been one person behind the plays of the so-called William Shakespeare. Most of the time they’re borne out of elitism and snobbery, using his ‘basic’ education and status as the son of […]
The VitalsRelease date: 5 August 1966UK chart peak: #1Running time: 35:01Singles: Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby (#1) Revolver also proved popular across the world, hitting the top spot in Australia, Finland, Germany, Sweden & the USA (Billboard 200), as well as reaching the top twenty in France (#5) & Norway (#14). Crooners & film soundtracks stood side-by-side […]
Whilst the AIDS crisis of the 1980s is an episode with widespread awareness, thanks to tireless campaigns to destigmatise the condition and lead the charge to find a cure, the first heterosexual HIV cluster in the UK in the late 90s is less well known about. Danielle Phillips’ debut play, Children of the Night, has […]
