Reviews

From Yardbirds' fan-club secretary to "the face of '68"...

Quirky duo display backbone on 10th studio album

Dark, ambitious second album from fast-rising Derby producer

Hilarious US left-field comedian

Diverse, patchy covers album from Greg Dulli

Magnificently barmy indie-opera from NY's squabbling Friedbergers

Sophomore effort from Devon's teenage would-be-soul empress

Songwriting duo who made up the important bit of Crowded House

Russian study of an intense family relationship

The issue of Basque separatism simmers unresolved in Spain, where Julio Medem's documentary has aroused controversy for its alleged one-sidedness. The director's technique is unsubtle. He's rounded up countless talking heads, sat them in chairs in front of attractive Basque scenery, and got them to talk to camera about the complicated political, historical and social issues involved. The result is somewhat tedious and confusing.