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Review: Elvis Costello and the Imposters, at Birmingham Symphony Hall May 16 2012

THE deep dark truth is that Elvis Costello, even after more than 40 years in show business, can send shivers down your spine.Read

Music: 10cc still getting it right after all this time May 04 2012

WHEN you count the likes of Axl Rose and Chrissie Hynde amongst your fans, you know you’re doing something right, and 10CC certainly did things right.Read

Review: Don Williams, at Birmingham Symphony Hall May 03 2012

HE must have one of the deepest voices on the planet.Read

Music: Double helping of Jethro Tull concept Apr 20 2012

AMAZINGLY it is 40 years since Jethro Tull unleashed the album Thick as a Brick on an unsuspecting public.Read

Review: Sarah Millican at Birmingham Symphony Hall Apr 10 2012

THIS Geordie lass has been a comic phenomenon since hitting our TV screens just three years ago.Read

Review: Mariinsky Orchestra and Chorus perform Wagner's Parsifal at Birmingham Symphony Hall Apr 10 2012

you could spend an awful lot of time chasing up the complex symbolism in Richard Wagner’s five-hour epic Parsifal.Read

REVIEW: Stewart Lee at Birmingham Symphony Hall Apr 04 2012

VERY early on in his new two-hour stand-up show, and for the benefit of the uninitiated, Stewart Lee gives away one of his worst-kept secrets.Read

Pop legends Squeeze to play Birmingham Symphony Hall Apr 04 2012

FOLLOWING their popular 2010 ‘Spot The Difference Tour’ British legends Squeeze return to Birmingham as part of their extensive tour of the UK this November and December!Read

Music: Jethro Tull veteran Ian Anderson brings Thick As A Brick to Birmingham Symphony Hall Mar 16 2012

JETHRO Tull’s Thick As A Brick was unquestionably one of the seminal events of the progressive rock era and even though tongue-in-cheek one-track concept albums from groups led by a flamingo-legged flautist are viewed with some suspicion these days, it’s stood the test of time remarkably well.Next month Ian Anderson and his current combo set out on a 19-date tour to play the piece in its entirety for the first time since 1972. And to coincide with the 40th anniversary he has now announced a follow-up, cunningly entitled Thick As A Brick 2.Read