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howard male

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Howard has written on music for the Independent, Songlines, The Word and other publications. He is also a musician and has just completed his first novel, Etc Etc Amen.

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Kolesnikov, Tsoy / Liu, NCPA Orchestra, Chung, Edinburgh Int...

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Album: The Black Keys - No Rain, No Flowers

For a band who started by entirely self-producing their own records and performing in basements...

Edinburgh Fringe 2025 reviews - Rob Auton / Saaniya Abbas

Rob Auton, Assembly Roxy ★...

BBC Proms: Láng, Cser, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fis...

“Some are born to sweet delight, some are born to endless night,” quoth Blake. Beethoven and Bartók knew both...

Wilderness Festival 2025 review - seriously delirious escapi...

Wilderness is the kind of festival where you can overhear a conversation about the philosophical implications of rewilding whilst queuing...

Album: Ethel Cain - Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love...

This is a weird one: I do try and stay on top of pop culture, but for several years, Ethel Cain completely passed me by. You’d think I would have...

Weilerstein, NYO2, Payare / Dueñas, Malofeev, Edinburgh Inte...

NYO2 is a group of dazzlingly talented (and terrifyingly young-looking) 14-17 year olds from the USA, one of Carnegie Hall’s three national youth...

Edinburgh Fringe 2025 reviews - Monstering the Rocketman by...

Monstering the Rocketman by Henry Naylor, Pleasance Dome ★...