Reviews

In British pop history the feature film often marks the fatal moment of imperial overreach of a particular scene or band. From Magical Mystery Tour to The Great Rock And Roll Swindle or Absolute Beginners, be they grand follies, works of cynical exploitation or pretentious fiascos, they almost always mark the end of something.

DIRECTOR Jacqui and David Morris STARRING Don McCullin Towards the end of last year, war photographer Don McCullin recently travelled to Syria for one last trip to the frontline. Interviewed on Radio 4 from Aleppo in December 2012, 76 year-old McCullin said, “I’m not important in all this. I’m just a carrier pigeon bringing this back home.” An amazing, humbling reflection on a career spanning close to 50 years, that saw Don McCullin cover Biafra, Vietnam and Northern Ireland, bringing back home photographic proof of the horrific fallout of war on civilians.

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A provocative musical advent calendar...

The two sides of Scott-Heron - his early work collected in all its trailblazing glory...

Reunited band rides a wave of serendipity in a surprising, deeply satisfying return...

Deluxe treatment for one of punk’s most rough-and-ready albums...

Favourite songs from the Roxy man's past, played by jazz vets and cut in crackly mono...

Sound and vision live bonanza; improved audio is the icing on the Hyde Park memorial cake...

From Laurel Canyon to jazz-rock's far outposts - the suffragette of sensuality's stunning first decade...