Game of Thrones episode five: Ned Stark in his summer collection. Photograph: HBO Spoiler alert: Don't read on if you haven't watched the first four episodes of Game of Thrones on Sky Atlantic. For the purposes of this blog we are also going to (hopefully) avoid book spoilers as well Sarah Hughes's episode four blog
'If the king got what he wanted all the time we'd still be fighting a damn rebellion' Since the day Ned Stark agreed to be the King's Hand we've been taking bets as to how long he would last. Read More...
10 of the bestMusicGenesis: 10 of the bestFrom the prog epics of the Peter Gabriel era through to the Phil Collins pop years, here’s a foxtrot through of the best of one of Britain’s most enduring bands
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1 The KnifeFormed by singer Peter Gabriel and keyboard player Tony Banks while students at Charterhouse public school, Genesis began their recording career inauspiciously with a best-forgotten 1969 debut produced by Jonathan King and possessing a title, From Genesis to Revelation, that saw it filed away with religious music in record shops. Read More...
Classical musicObituaryJane Parker-Smith obituaryVirtuoso exponent of Romantic organ music who championed neglected works from France and BelgiumThe organist Jane Parker-Smith, who has died suddenly aged 70, possessed an exceptional technique, vibrant musicality and a vivacious stage presence. Writing in the Sunday Times, Paul Driver likened her to the mercurial Argentinian pianist Martha Argerich.
In 1975 she made a brilliant debut at the Royal Festival Hall, London, deputising at five days’ notice for the indisposed Fernando Germani. Read More...