Monthly Archives: June 2006

MUSIC REVIEW: Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris

By Ray Bennett LONDON – If the pairing of rock’s Mark Knopfler and country’s Emmylou Harris seemed unlikely, you wouldn’t have known it from the crowd reaction at their tour stop at Wembley Arena where the twangiest country and purest … Continue reading

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THEATRE REVIEW: Elena Roger in ‘Evita’

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Fans of the 1980s musical “Evita” who feared the long-running West End and Broadway hit had been sunk forever by the Madonna film version will be delighted to hear that it has re-emerged in a … Continue reading

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MUSIC REVIEW: Roger Waters, The Who, Hyde Park Calling

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Roger Waters might have been the intellectual head of the Hard Rock Cafe’s Hyde Park Calling festival on Saturday night, with a meticulously thunderous set, but the Who were clearly the heart on Sunday night … Continue reading

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