Picasso 1932: the man’s pivotal year in paintings

The Tate Modern take us through one of the most important years of Picasso’s life, examining how he reacted to the world around him through his work.

Macbeth at the National Theatre

Superb directing, solid acting, and the importance of a good script.

It takes a village to raise a song

A band formed through Skype rehearsals release their debut.

David Byrne is far too happy for my liking

David Byrne returns after a long hiatus, but his effort is a bit too twee.

Summer and Smoke sizzles with spectacular sentiment in stunning revival

Rebecca Frecknall directs a winning revival of one of Tennessee WIlliams’ lesser-known plays

Life, Death, and Theatre with the Ekdahls

The stage adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s semi-autobiographical work “weaves new patterns”.

A brief, mostly wrong history of punk rock, part II

The saga continues, covering ‘76 to the mid-90s or so. Stay tuned for Part III, where I’ll wrap this shit up.

There’s Too Many Man, Too Many Many Man!

In the wake of International Women’s Day, Music Editor Andy Djaba discusses the unfortunate prevalence of misogyny in hip-hop.

Dispatches from the VAULT Festival

London’s answer to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival takes place in the vaults below Waterloo station. Packed with independent theatre and music, the festival, on until March 18th, is an opportunity to see reasonably priced innovative productions you wouldn’t find anywhere else. Arts editor Jingie Cheng reports on the

Ben Whishaw delivers layered performance as Brutus

Innovative staging, classic rock and modern costuming, makes The Bridge’s adaptation an unique experience.

Deterred by Beckett’s infamous motormouth? Not I.

Tourettes hero Jess Thom gives Beckett’s notoriously difficult motormouth in Not I a personal and political spin.

In the eye of the beholder: the male gaze in visual art

An exploration of contemporary women artists resisting and subverting the status quo