Music
Black Country, New Road on ‘playing the game’ and why you won’t see them eating lunch on TikTok
Black Country, New Road on ‘playing the game’ and why you won’t see them eating lunch on TikTok
Art-rockers Black Country, New Road return with a slimmed-down line-up and a gentler sound, but they’re as uncompromising as ever
Saxophonist Alabaster DePlume: ‘I want to make music that the world invents a special insult for’
Saxophonist Alabaster DePlume: ‘I want to make music that the world invents a special insult for’
DePlume’s music shares an improvisational spirit with both jazz and folk, but defies categorisation
‘The record is a snapshot’: Inside Billy Mahonie’s unlikely comeback and the evolution of post-rock
‘The record is a snapshot’: Inside Billy Mahonie’s unlikely comeback and the evolution of post-rock
After years apart, Billy Mahonie is back with a new album, a tour, and the same unpredictable, electrifying energy that made them underground icons.
Women of the Windrush review – a carefully crafted operatic tribute of true stories
Women of the Windrush review – a carefully crafted operatic tribute of true stories
Kneecap’s DJ Próvaí shares powerful poem to mark St Patrick’s Day
Kneecap’s DJ Próvaí shares powerful poem to mark St Patrick’s Day
This frontman of a Glaswegian sci-fi punk-rock band is turning the rock star memoir on its head
This frontman of a Glaswegian sci-fi punk-rock band is turning the rock star memoir on its head
Celebrating 100 years of composer Pierre Boulez, a provocative musical thinker
Celebrating 100 years of composer Pierre Boulez, a provocative musical thinker
Classical music star André Rieu: ‘My parents couldn’t cope with me being happy. They were jealous’
Classical music star André Rieu: ‘My parents couldn’t cope with me being happy. They were jealous’
‘A vital cog in 20th century music’: Celebrating Brian Auger, the nexus of Swinging London
‘A vital cog in 20th century music’: Celebrating Brian Auger, the nexus of Swinging London
The Futureheads star Barry Hyde on mining’s ‘brutal’ heritage: ‘I don’t think anyone misses the mines’
The Futureheads star Barry Hyde on mining’s ‘brutal’ heritage: ‘I don’t think anyone misses the mines’
Loud music ruined my ears – but it doesn’t mean I can’t still enjoy a Mogwai gig
Loud music ruined my ears – but it doesn’t mean I can’t still enjoy a Mogwai gig
Jason Donovan on ‘first love’ Kylie Minogue: ‘It’s a very difficult relationship to escape’
Jason Donovan on ‘first love’ Kylie Minogue: ‘It’s a very difficult relationship to escape’
Bros star Matt Goss: ‘Me and my brother Luke should get on with having a good time together’
Bros star Matt Goss: ‘Me and my brother Luke should get on with having a good time together’
There’s a tragic inevitability with Angelina Jolie’s Maria Callas
There’s a tragic inevitability with Angelina Jolie’s Maria Callas
This UK music festival is building homes and tackling homelessness: ‘It’s a festival of giving’
This UK music festival is building homes and tackling homelessness: ‘It’s a festival of giving’
Plea to save UK’s grassroots music venues as hundreds face closure: ‘We’ll all be poorer for it’
Plea to save UK’s grassroots music venues as hundreds face closure: ‘We’ll all be poorer for it’
Pete Doherty: ‘Living without heroin was very hard to imagine’
Pete Doherty: ‘Living without heroin was very hard to imagine’
Rising Icelandic star Elín Hall on how her homeland is leading the way in music: ‘The benefits are clear’
Rising Icelandic star Elín Hall on how her homeland is leading the way in music: ‘The benefits are clear’
Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos: ‘I had to disguise myself to go Christmas shopping in Glasgow’
Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos: ‘I had to disguise myself to go Christmas shopping in Glasgow’
‘It’s like watching Michelangelo work’: Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson and more on what Bob Dylan is really like
‘It’s like watching Michelangelo work’: Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson and more on what Bob Dylan is really like
Funk band Cymande on new music doc Getting It Back and finally getting recognition after years
Funk band Cymande on new music doc Getting It Back and finally getting recognition after years
Keane star Tom Chaplin: ‘Trump, Putin and Netanyahu need psychoanalysis’
Keane star Tom Chaplin: ‘Trump, Putin and Netanyahu need psychoanalysis’
Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘People pay too much attention to the noise around them’
Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘People pay too much attention to the noise around them’
Pop star Henry Moodie: ‘I find Donald Trump’s racist, homophobic rhetoric deeply upsetting’
Pop star Henry Moodie: ‘I find Donald Trump’s racist, homophobic rhetoric deeply upsetting’
Tom Grennan: ‘The cultural highlight of 2024 is Brat summer’
