end of the road

Ungainly gothic masterpiece marks partial return to classic rock

The Wachowski brothers' kick-ass cyber-noir sequel bows to mainstream demands but still delivers

Engrossing parable of how the young Hitler's 'artistic' ideas went askew

Ice-cold thriller with a downhome feel from the Coen brothers

Neat odd-couple comedy ruined by abysmal ending

Gritty Southern rebel off-loads her emotional freight in a brilliantly paced set

Kathleen Edwards was one of the highlights of this year's South By Southwest Festival in Austin. Surely, I thought, she couldn't sound as good on a dull Wednesday night in a dingy London basement. But she could and she did. The buzz created by her debut, Failer, attracted some top London record company bosses to her first ever UK date. Among those were alt. country specialists Loose—although if they have designs on her, they must have been dismayed by the competition, which included Warner's chief, John Reed. And he surely could not have failed to be impressed.

Double CD focusing on Chicago soul giant's work with friends and disciples

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