James Blake’s live set gives a whole other dimension to his sound

This album serves only to evidence the irrefutable fact that everything Alice Cooper has ever released sounds exactly the same

Neon Waltz’s performance lacked energy

Vevo transform the Victoria Warehouse into a Halloween hell

Daniel Wang’s lengthy experience with his craft was apparent

Zola Jesus is a talented performer and definitely a one to watch

It’s clear the long absence has seen Jamie T develop as a songwriter

The Coronas give fans their money’s worth

Paolo Nutini’s voice is unbelievably emotive

Annabel Cartwright explores the scandalous lives of the Pollitt family in the classic play written by Tennesse Williams

A Farewell to Arms by Imitating the Dog did not manage to come close to the book’s subtle censure of war, criticises Morris Seifert.

Rob Paterson’s play The Purgatory delighted the audience with dark themes while questioning morality, reality and mortality, writes Allie Liu

Jay Fagerberg recommends this rather small and unassuming book to the truly passionate evolution geek or the Hermione-esque student who wants to impress their teacher, as it is jam-packed with facts and features on the theory of evolution

Books editor Alister Pearson reviews Russell Brand’s third book, ‘Revolution’, that commands us to overturn this corrupt capitalist society in favour for a society focused on love

Lola Colt’s swaggering, gunslinging sound is more than a one-trick pony

The circus musical is a theatrical experience different from many mainstream musicals, writes Matthew Gormley

Ure’s one-man show is a testament to the timelessness of his songs

Annie Lennox’s latest offering is mainly worse, less gripping retellings of great songs

The mercifully short track lengths is one of the only positives about the French punks’ sixth LP

2:54 disappoint on their bland and repetitive new record