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The Guardian - Culture Edit Unfollow Post your questions for Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie by Ben Beaumont-Thomas Jun 1, 2022 As her solo material is compiled, the singer and writer of hits including Little Lies and Everywhere will take on your queries Fleetwood Mac’s songs span the full range of human emotion and pop expression, but the chances are that if you’ve danced to one at a wedding, it was written by Christine McVie. Everywhere, Little Lies, Don’t Stop, You Make Loving Fun – the band’s greatest joie de vivre was invariably channelled by her. And as her solo material is reissued on a new compilation this month, she joins us to answer your questions about her remarkable career – post them in the comments below. McVie was grounded in the British blues scene of the mid-60s, duetting with Spencer Davis while studying at art school in Birmingham and playing in a local band, Sounds of Blue. She had a Top 20 hit with her next group, Chicken Shack, singing a cover of I’d Rather Go Blind, and came into the orbit of another set of British blues stars, Fleetwood Mac. Continue reading... Continue Reading We Are the Best! review – all-girl teenage punk band has no future by Mark Fisher Jun 1, 2022 Live theatre, Newcastle Despite lively performances the story of three 13-year-olds in 1980s Sweden skips by with nothing at stake and nothing to be resolved You can see why Jack McNamara was drawn to this all-girl tale of a teenage punk band for his debut production as artistic director of Newcastle’s Live theatre. Here was a chance to put young north-eastern actors on the stage, champion local playwright Rebecca Glendenning and appeal to a crowd who like the taste of scuzzy rock’n’roll with their theatre. In at least some of those aspects, We Are the Best! succeeds. On Lily Arnold’s wooden skate-park of a set, calling out to be clambered over and slid down, the central trio played by Bridget Marumo, Bethany Morris and Elena Porter bring an amiable energy to a jokey script that keeps the mood light and punkishly throwaway. We Are the Best! is at Live theatre, Newcastle, until 18 June. Continue reading... Continue Reading

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