Andrew Hammond

Articles By Andrew Hammond

Sunday, 02 May 2010 Read more...

It all started on 09/09/09. That memorable date, September 9 2009, marked the debut of theartsdesk.com.

It followed some...

There was a neat conjunction of commemorations to this concert, the most obvious one being the fact that that 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of...

Hamad Butt studied at Goldsmiths College at the same time as YBAs (Young British Artists) like Damien Hirst and Gillian Wearing; but whereas they...

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When Van Morrison last released an album of original songs, during the Covid pandemic, it didn’t go down well. Indeed for many,...

John Wick’s simple story of a man and his dog became a bonkers, baroque franchise in record time, converting Keanu Reeves’ limited acting into Zen...

In 2022 I called caroline “perhaps the best band in the U.K” in my article about their debut, which I named my album of the year....

With WOMAD not happening this year, where could one go for a feast of...

No-one needs to be living in Trump’s USA to be aware that governments never feel that it’s in their interest to prioritise great art and music...

While the Gallagher brothers scrabble around in the dirt for their rich pickings, an altogether more...