New York holiday flights resume from Birmingham
Jet2.com to offer city breaks to the Big Apple.
New York, New York
Stephen Pennell visits the City that Never Sleeps.
Village People and other tales
Richard Lutz remember his early innocence in New York’s Greenwich Village.
When Harry met Seinfeld
Simon Hale takes a TV tour of the Big Apple.
Bat out of New York
Our New York drama critic Simon Hale casts his eye over the Met’s production of Die Fledermaus.
The boots are made for more than walking
Simon Hale reviews the Broadway production of Kinky Boots.
New York Sounds: Mostly Cosmic
Trumpets can be the perfect conduit for space-sounds from the outer reaches. Martin Longley’s squatting on the NYC launch pad…
Martin Longley’s New York Sounds
From tantric Buddhist interpretation to disco-funk humping, Martin Longley gets down in NYC clubland. And, er, a museum of Himalayan art.
New York theatre review: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Simon Hale found nothing alien about spending an evening in a New York theatre being wowed by Sigourney Weaver. Here’s his review.
Martin Longley’s New York Sounds: Boris Wang Sex Stetson
Martin Longley gets into Chinese jaw harp, Fellini soundtracking, Japanese metal and whaledrone saxophone…
Martin Longley’s New York Sounds: Space Rock To Out-There Jazz
Martin Longley sees Spiritualized compress their cosmic selves into a tiny Brooklyn DIY venue…
Martin Longley hunkers down at two of NYC’s finest jazz haunts…
New York Sounds: Dizzy’s Club And The Iridium
Martin Longley’s New York Sounds: Tuvan Trip-Hop Jazz
Martin Longley mashes up bull testicles, glow-rings and wooden flutes in NYC…
Martin Longley experiences the utmost in musical contrasts offered by NYC…
New York Sounds: The Week In Free Jazz, No Wave Funk-Disco, Jewish Cantorial Experimentation & Alternative Hip Hop
New York Sounds: Drum Thunder
Martin Longley watches those drumsticks fly in New York City…
Martin Longley’s New York Sounds: Brazil In NYC
Martin Longley appreciates a sudden invasion of Brazilian artists in New York City…
United from Birmingham for 15 years
United Airlines celebrated the 15th anniversary of service between Birmingham and its New York hub, Newark Liberty International Airport, with a gate ceremony at Birmingham Airport today.
Martin Longley’s New York Sounds: Jazz Pulsations
Martin Longley sends out further throbbing signals from New York City…
Clipper Race fleet salutes Queen in New York flotilla
Ten British registered 68 foot yachts participating in the world’s longest ocean race formed up into a spectacular ‘Parade of Sail’ in New York this afternoon
Martin Longley’s New York Sounds: Transgenerational Jazz Duos
Martin Longley checks out a completely coincidental run of codger’n’stripling twosomes…
Walsall man Mark Worrall meets New York saviour Audrey Pollard
A Walsall man has personally thanked the postal worker who delivered him the gift of life from 3,000 miles away.
Martin Longley’s New York Sounds: Live From The Allen Room
Martin Longley has made a pronouncement to the effect that The Allen Room boasts the best view from a New York City venue. It also plays host to some pretty hot music…
Martin Longley interviews Tim Berne
The New York saxophonist Tim Berne is playing in London on Wednesday and Thursday. Martin Longley interviewed him in a Brooklyn bar…
New York Sounds: The Fag End Of 2011
Martin Longley has a last clutch of 2011 gigs to discuss…
New York Sounds: Trumpets (and a cornet) Ablaze!
Martin Longley polishes his bugle in NYC…
New York sounds: axemen vibrations
Martin Longley spreadeth the word: the geetar is the true Satanic Lord in NYC…
New York Sounds: Oddroc Meets Improvokation
Martin Longley hobbles along the causeway that lies between extreme rock and abstract improvisation
New York Sounds: Dub Invasion
Martin Longley plumbs frequencies even more subterranean than those of the NYC subway system…
New York jazz sounds
Martin Longley gobbles his supply of enlargement pills, working up from trio stirrings to big band engorgements…
New York Sounds: Drums Over Manhattan
For a short spell, Martin Longley decided that he would only check out bands with drumming leaders…