MODERN VAMPIRES OF THE CITY Vampire Weekend (The Label/Rhythmethod) Lyrically these Vampires have certainly modernised for this third outing – ranging further from the college boy schtick on which they built their multi-platinum-sellers than regular fans might have imagined, or indeed hoped for. Now as lead man Ezra Koenig approaches the milestone of 30, he’s happy to tour religion and ageing in urban landscapes..
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Skinny singers ‘need some beef’
Record company bosses and concert promoters may claim it sells, but Dame Kiri Te Kanawa deplores the sexualisation of female classical musicians.
Big passion for British wildlife
Zoologist, conservationist, diver, television presenter, singer, classical musician – is there anything Miranda Krestovnikoff can’t do “I can’t draw for toffee,” says the Coast presenter.
How Greece’s Ongoing Drama Could Undo the Euro
Crisis, drama, Herculean, Sisyphean, hubris and catharsis: the Greek language offers some apt words to describe Europe’s current dilemma.
Revisit L’Amant in Vietnam
“Dong Thap’s House of Love Proves Popular Attraction,” screams the headline. This isn’t the front page of a bawdy magazine; it’s an item on a Vietnamese news-agency website.
Education: Athens and Rome Revive
Simultaneously with a discussion in the Yale Corporation of the desirability of retaining Latin and Greek as requirements for the B.