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Richard Birch

Review – Animal Collective at the O2 Ritz

Song after song from the latest album was interspersed with judicious spatterings from the back catalogue – and when they actually brought these tracks out (such as the more Pop-like ‘Daily Routine’ from Merriweather Post Pavilion), the mood finally picked up; with people going from a semicatatonic sway to actual dancing.

Should music be used for political ends?

Richard Birch contextualises the Rolling Stones' recent visit to Cuba

Why the blues won’t die

Richard Birch reviews Matt and Phred's Jazz Club, Manchester

A Panoramic View of Morocco

The music, culture and history explored

Spotlight: Child Actors

Richard Birch on child actors and child cruelty

Review: Singin’ in the Rain

Richard Birch is swept up by the ageing Hollywood magic

Preview: Singin in the Rain

The eponymous downpour won't dampen Richard Birch's hopes for a great production