Reviews

Heavily-tipped Scouse tunesmiths confirm promise on second LP

Debut from Norwegian popster with numerous guest appearances, including Justine Frischmann and Cerys Matthews

Joyous, irony-free celebration of stadium rock from British newcomers

Excellent compilation prefaces reissue of 10 classic, eccentric albums

Second chapter doesn't begin to match Alan Rankine-assisted Vol 1

Elegant cast elevates French tragi-comedy

Tub-thumping story of how America conquered the final frontier

Susan Sarandon and Goldie Hawn ham it up energetically in this surprisingly perceptive, punchy comedy about where groupies go when younger rock chicks muscle them out. Hawn wants to keep headbanging in leather, Sarandon's primly settled in beige, Geoffrey Rush is a celibate writer caught in Goldie's slipstream. No more syrupy than Almost Famous.

Michael Cimino's searing Vietnam War epic stands its ground

Cantankerous mini album of remixes from Scottish provocateurs