Captain America

In the US he's a hero - but Kid Rock's empty bluster doesn't travel well, says Alexis Petridis

No Doubt

One of the more curious outcroppings of rock in the 1990s was the American ska revival. The scene, massively popular among skateboarding teens, may be unique in rock history. It was a revival of a revival. Bands such as the … Continue reading →

Renée Fleming

“Magic’s what I try to give to people,” Renée Fleming sang. The words come from A Streetcar Named Desire, which André Previn turned into an opera for Fleming several years ago. The partial standing ovation that followed her performance of … Continue reading →

The Death of Klinghoffer

When the BBC was planning its weekend-long festival of the music of John Adams, it must have made perfect sense to launch it with the first London performance of his second opera. Since it was premiered in Brussels in 1991, … Continue reading →

Bryn Terfel

“I know a good doctor in London,” Bryn Terfel remarked, breaking off his performance of Vaughan Williams’s Songs of Travel in an attempt to deal with the audience’s protracted fits of coughing. It was one of several moments in his … Continue reading →

Back in black

BRMC sound like they live in a bedsit and have trouble talking to girls. It's indie time again, says Alexis Petridis