Pet Shop Boys’ very own never-ending Dreamworld tour is back in the Capital for a five-night run at the Royal Opera House. But on a day when central London is host to multiple demonstrations about the kind of country the UK wants to be, are Tennant and Lowe losing their common touch?
In his latest French music round-up, David McKenna looks at what the French mean by ‘electro’ and delves into new releases from a multi-faceted Franco-Senegalese artist, guitar-and-damaged-turntable improv and more
Tariq Goddard finds himself not just entertained but understood by Matt Johnson as he sees him perform new The The album Ensoulment in full before a run of greatest hits. But, in an era where music has ceded its centrality in everyday life, were he and 5000 others packed into an echo chamber?