Reviews

Effective highbrow thriller from Sexy Beast director

For years, Ringo has surrounded himself live with established musicians (here including Paul Carrack and Sheila E), each performing songs of their own. The audience, then, are expected to settle for usually no more than eight from Starr himself. Offsetting this disappointment are the warm scenes off stage and in interviews. CAROL CLERK

Third and fifth albums by front-runners of UK pub rock scene of early '70s

The reggae survivor's first two Studio One sets, plus rare singles

Songs of war and peace and unlikely covers from heroes of heavy rock

Californian noise fiends deliver woofer-wrecking UK debut

Long-awaited fourth album from Scottish crooners

Awe-inspiring ambient rock from Washington state

Emo front-runners 'sell out' in style

Mixed bag of Marlon, including classics The Wild One and On The Waterfront