June 28, 2017 - 10:57 pm in Art and Culture @en, Cover @en, Featured @en, Literature @en, Mark Beech, Music @enWhen Led Zep Met the Damned: Punk’s Roxy Celebrated After 40 Years
In 100 days, London’s Roxy became the most influential punk club in the world. It is being celebrated with a new book, blue plaque and an exhibition. Mark Beech meets the Roxy’s founders. …
June 23, 2017 - 3:00 pm in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Cover @en, Featured @en, Mark Beech, Music @en, Uncategorized @enStar Images of Ibiza Rocks: Jérôme Ferrière’s Outstanding Photos
Interview by Mark Beech “I grew up with a rock & roll heart and I have never lost it.” The words of French photographer Jérôme Ferrière sum it all up. “More than a music or an attitude,…
June 12, 2017 - 9:34 pm in Art and Culture @en, Cover @en, Featured @en, Literature @en, Uncategorized @enA Poet in His London Corner: Robert Cole Reviewed
Jane Bowen reviews Robert Cole’s London Poems Robert Cole is disarmingly modest in the forward to his new book: “London Poems is a slim volume written by a middle aged English fat bloke.” Now…
Clubs of the Future – Devonshire Club in London Points the Way
A new generation of clubs is opening up. Nowhere is this more so than in London. The Devonshire Club in the city and the revitalised Soho House are the leaders in the field. Mark Beech, a regular…
May 29, 2017 - 11:34 pm in Art and Culture @en, Cover @en, Featured @en, Film @en, Mark Beech, Music @enI Saw a Film Today, Oh Boy… Alan G. Parker’s Beatles Movie in Review
The movie title is not exactly catchy. It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond. But, then again, the original LP it documents, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,…
May 27, 2017 - 2:31 pm in Business, Business @en, Cover @en, Featured @en, Mark Beech, Music @en, Uncategorized @enIs Money Killing Music? What the Royalty Battle Means
Stars as varied as Jean-Michel Jarre, Blondie and Nikki Sixx are lining up to warn about the state of the future of music. Internet streaming and royalty rates are cutting the heart out of the business,…
Band to Watch: Glam Skanks Blasts Out Glam Rock on Adam Ant Tour
Interview by Mark Beech Watch out U.K., the Glam Skanks have invaded. Just when you thought it was safe to go to the respectable Royal Albert Hall, these glitter queens will be tearing up the rawest…
Changing World, Changing Art: Venice Biennale Reflects Life
Our editors survey the Venice Biennale, which stakes a good claim to being a return to the greatest art show on earth. There have been those who say that the Biennale has been in danger of losing…
It all began with an Amen! Gabbani’s Eurovision Hit Karma Song
By Massimo Gava Normally, with an “Amen,” we end something. Whether that be a sentence or a liturgical event. But for Francesco Gabbani, the underdog of Italian music, it has been the start of…
May 4, 2017 - 11:20 am in Art and Culture @en, Cover @en, Featured @en, Home @en, Music @en, Uncategorized @enA Flight of Imagination: Leee John’s Long-Term Plan
DANTE’s Massimo Gava interviews Imagination star Leee John, goes to his Paris and London shows and reflects on how the man behind Body Talk and Just an Illusion has built a more lasting appeal.…
