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Dr Dee: An English Opera – review

5000 days ago
Guardian MusicPalace Theatre, ManchesterThose already expressing qualms about next year's Cultural Olympiad should cheer up a little: some strange alchemy has been at work, conjuring up a truly original new opera that will launch the 2012 celebrations. Premiered a... more info

Stewart Lee: If Damon Albarn is serious about the occult, shouldn't we call him Damien?

5000 days ago
Guardian MusicDamon Albarn's recent admission that the supernatural is now part of his life explains an awful lotThe 17th-century witchfinder general, Mary Hopkin, roamed Essex on top of a horse, burning witches and stuffing her bearded face with purloined olden-d... more info

Damon Albarn's 'Doctor Dee' opera proves a hit with critics

5002 days ago
NMEBlur and Gorillaz man due to perform at Manchester International Festival until Sunday (July 10) more info

'Making Harry Potter Has Been a Blur' Says Rupert Grint

5003 days ago
GigwiseGrint wonders where the last ten years have gone... more info

Review: Pulp still just Common People to their fans

5004 days ago
TopixThe main acts in a pop craze always spawn imitations. The "Britpop" movement of the mid-1990s was no exception with a succession of bands, seemingly using either Blur or Oasis as a template. more info

Review: Pulp still just Common People to their fans

5005 days ago
CNN ShowbizThe main acts in a pop craze always spawn imitations. The "Britpop" movement of the mid-1990s was no exception with a succession of bands appearing, seemingly using either Blur and Oasis as a template. But one band that could not be copied was Pulp, ... more info

Damon Albarn: 'Manchester's a wicked festival'

5005 days ago
Guardian MusicThe former Blur frontman is in Oasis's hometown to perform Dr Dee, his opera about a 16th-century alchemist. Watch out for the live ravenAt the end of Damon Albarn's Dr Dee – an "English opera" about the Elizabethan mathematician and alchemist Joh... more info

Manchester international festival: Doctor Dee and more

5007 days ago
Guardian MusicYesterday saw more debuts from the Manchester international festival, including Punchdrunk's Doctor Who show and an opera by Damon AlbarnThe Manchester international festival is hitting its stride now, with a tranche of new work unveiled yesterday. P... more info

Dr Dee, Palace Theatre, Manchester | First night review

5008 days ago
Guardian MusicPalace Theatre, ManchesterDamon Albarn discusses the making of the opera It is perhaps as much a disservice to call the 16th century alchemist and astrologer John Dee a Renaissance man as it is to refer to Damon Albarn as the former frontman of Blur... more info

Is it too late for Viva Brother?

5008 days ago
Guardian MusicSlough quartet talked a good game at the start of the year, but there's still little appetite for a Britpop revivalIt's midsummer. By my watch, Viva Brother should be massive by now. "If Britpop is going to make a revival then Viva Brother are the b... more info

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