La bohème review – Opera North revives their go-to production in Leeds

1 November 2025 Both snow and tears flow in Puccini’s tale of Bohemian life in Paris. Elin Pritchard, Seán Boylan, Han Kim, Olivia Boen, Anthony Ciaramitaro & Yuriy Yurchuk (Photo: Richard H Smith) This was the last night of Phyllida Lloyd’s...

Role Model review — Lewis Capaldi steps up as country star’s ‘Sally’

This has been a good year for gig-loving Sallys. Over the summer they could sway and weep boozy tears as Oasis told them not to look back in anger. And now one of the latest viral songs is named after them: Role Model’s Sally, When the Wine Runs...

Der Wald/Lucrezia review — don’t miss this astonishing UK premiere

It’s hard to recommend a double bill of rare 20th-century operas when one is much more gripping than the other. Should I suggest you arrive an hour late at the Silk Street Theatre to avoid the reheated Wagnerian stew that is Ethel Smyth’s Der...

Beats Powerbeats Fit Review: Powerful, But Is It Worth Rs 24,900?

Apple-owned audio brand Beats has launched the all-new Powerbeats Fit in India. Priced at Rs 24,900, these earbuds are built for people who hit the gym, go for runs or simply don’t want their earbuds falling out in the middle of a workout. They...

Review: Bought the Hertz DBA201 subwoofer for my Hycross GX

BHPian dkaile recently shared this with other enthusiasts: Hertz Powered Subwoofer - DBA 201 - Installation and Overview - In this post I will cover the overview of this Active Subwoofer and Complete Installation process in the following post....

Lily Allen Album Review: “West End Girl”

In late October, two days after the British singer-songwriter Lily Allen unexpectedly released her confessional fifth album, “West End Girl,” about the breakdown of her marriage with the actor David Harbour, the couple’s Brooklyn brownstone went...

Review Roundup: KYOTO Opens at Lincoln Center Theater

Lincoln Center Theater is presenting the American premiere of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Good Chance production of KYOTO, written by Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson and nominated for the 2025 Olivier Award for Best New Play. Following...

“With this poisoned music out there, we can bring AI firms to the negotiating table for fair licensing of training data for independent musicians”: Could Poison Pill be the antidote to illegal AI scraping?

A new startup has launched what could be a valuable weapon for independent artists in the fight against generative AI. It’s called Poison Pill, an appropriate name because in essence it disrupts the learning of AI models by inserting low-level...

Fluance Ri71 review

Canadian specialist Fluance has plenty of previous where powered speakers are concerned – and with this new Ri71 model, it wants to bring your television into the arms of your audio system too. There’s certainly a fair bit of stuff here for what...

Review: 8 reasons why David Byrne gave Minneapolis’ concert of the year

Prince and Michael Jackson were more dazzlingly dynamic in concert. Bruce Springsteen is more heroically passionate onstage. Madonna and Lady Gaga take live spectacle to new levels. But David Byrne and his little art shows in theaters are popular...

REVIEW: "Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere"

The op-ed below does not necessarily reflect the views of the University Daily Kansan and its members. Following last year’s award winning “A Complete Unknown” where Timothée Chalamet portrayed the famous Bob Dylan, Jeremy Allen White takes his...

Wicked 2 cut the musical's most iconic song from its opening: "We don't need it"

Wicked: For Good director Jon M Chu has opened up about the big decision he made to cut the musical's most iconic song from the film's opening scene. Explaining the choice, Chu said: "We don't need it". While we already know what songs are going...

Live folk concert set for Nov 8 at Durham UU Fellowship

DURHAM — Oyster River Folk Concerts will present Joyce Andersen and Harvey Reid in concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at the Durham Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 30 Woodman Road. The evening promises a celebration of music and community, with...

Experience music and nature at Kaki King’s bug-inspired show

Kaki King will perform at the Sturges-Young Center for the Arts on Nov. 18. The show, titled "Bugs," is designed for young audiences and will begin at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. according to a community announcement. King is known for her...

Police To Arrest Controversial Musician In Probe Into Taiwanese Influencer’s Death

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- Police will detain a controversial musician to assist in investigations into the death of a Taiwanese female influencer who was found dead at a hotel here last month. Kuala Lumpur Police chief Datuk Fadil Marsus...

Review: SOMETHING ROTTEN at Moorestown Theater Company

“If your name is Shakespeare, you’re hotter than hot But if you’re any other writer, then you’re not.” The award-winning Moorestown Theater Company celebrates its 9th “Second Stage” musical and 250th show with this sublime production of the...

Review: THE BURTON EXPERIENCE at Novotel Toronto Centre

Tim Burton, praise Hecate in his name. That’s the refrain you’ll be encouraged to intone many times at THE BURTON EXPERIENCE, the second edition of a pop-up held at Novotel’s downtown location at 45 Esplanade. The experience promises...

Review: LOOKING OVER THE PRESIDENT'S SHOULDER at The Phoenix Theatre Company

There are stories that shout history, and there are stories that whisper it. James Still’s LOOKING OVER THE PRESIDENTS SHOULDER, now at The Phoenix Theatre Company through December 14th under Chanel Bragg’s sure-handed direction, belongs firmly to...

Review: The Cathedral Music Classic

[Written by Dale Butler] Tiffany Fox, April Roach-Maule, and Raymond George prepared a concert of classical music that was most fitting for The Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity and enjoyed by a large crowd who gave a standing ovation. The tone...

Behind the music - Subject Is Five

Subject Is Five, the solo project of Dublin-based electronic artist Cian Roche, have released his debut album, Notes From A Decaying Orbit. We asked him the BIG questions . . . We need your consent to load this Spotify contentWe use Spotify to...