Americana

Brilliantly unhinged: Grace Jones, at Hampton Court Palace, reviewed

17 June 2023 9:00 am

Some artists need flash bombs to make an impression on stage. Some need giant screens. Some need to run around…

Tenderness and menace: Bob Dylan, at the London Palladium, reviewed

29 October 2022 9:00 am

Bob Dylan has always toyed with audiences. He plays what he wants, how he wants, letting his mood dictate tempo…

Hideously tasteful elegies to useless country singers: Bruce Springsteen’s Western Stars reviewed

6 July 2019 9:00 am

Grade: B– The first Springsteen song I ever heard was ‘Born To Run’, back when I was 14. I clocked…