Music
Tony Christie: ‘I need an autocue now, but show me an artist my age that doesn’t!’
Tony Christie: ‘I need an autocue now, but show me an artist my age that doesn’t!’
The 83-year-old singer was shocked by his dementia diagnosis but hasn’t let it get in the way of doing what he loves
Paul Heaton: ‘My mum liked me sticking fingers up at the world’
Paul Heaton: ‘My mum liked me sticking fingers up at the world’
With new album Jenius on the way, the British music icon talks charts, flags and politics with Big Issue
Kevin Rowland: ‘The way Irish people were portrayed in England was just crazy’
Kevin Rowland: ‘The way Irish people were portrayed in England was just crazy’
One of the most influential, messy, dynamic, stylish characters in British music is back. And as usual, he has a lot to say
Natalie Imbruglia: ‘Becoming a star is not going to feel the way you think it’s going to feel’
Natalie Imbruglia: ‘Becoming a star is not going to feel the way you think it’s going to feel’
‘Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?’
‘Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?’
Jordan Stephens: ‘You can’t ban social media without giving young people anywhere else to go’
Jordan Stephens: ‘You can’t ban social media without giving young people anywhere else to go’
‘I’m in spaces where I’m the only girl and feel like I have to outshine everyone to make a point’
‘I’m in spaces where I’m the only girl and feel like I have to outshine everyone to make a point’
The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue: ‘I needed spiritual guidance when Mark died’
The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue: ‘I needed spiritual guidance when Mark died’
How James Ellis Ford made a solo album in his hospital bed while suffering from leukaemia
How James Ellis Ford made a solo album in his hospital bed while suffering from leukaemia
Beth Orton: ‘Women are reinventing what it means to exist in the world’
Beth Orton: ‘Women are reinventing what it means to exist in the world’
Dan Smith: ‘Bastille’s mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas’
Dan Smith: ‘Bastille’s mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas’
Hyphen: Why I sing punk songs about the wealth tax and economics in tiny shorts
Hyphen: Why I sing punk songs about the wealth tax and economics in tiny shorts
Miki Berenyi: ‘Grassroots gigs are 100 times more intense than stadium shows’
Miki Berenyi: ‘Grassroots gigs are 100 times more intense than stadium shows’
Opera singer Danielle de Niese: ‘I lost my singing voice when I was pregnant. I was in a panic’
Opera singer Danielle de Niese: ‘I lost my singing voice when I was pregnant. I was in a panic’
No Glasto? No problem. Everywhere at Once Festival is coming to a grassroots venue near you
No Glasto? No problem. Everywhere at Once Festival is coming to a grassroots venue near you
How The Reytons are ‘levelling the playing field’ for working class kids
How The Reytons are ‘levelling the playing field’ for working class kids
Shirley Manson: ‘If we solve misogyny, we solve so many other problems in our society’
Shirley Manson: ‘If we solve misogyny, we solve so many other problems in our society’
Miles Davis at 100: the restless creativity of a jazz icon
Miles Davis at 100: the restless creativity of a jazz icon
Ignore the charts, Connect with fans, be weird on the internet: How to be a pop star in 2026
Ignore the charts, Connect with fans, be weird on the internet: How to be a pop star in 2026
Myles Smith: ‘I don’t subscribe to traditional gender roles. My mum was the breadwinner growing up’
Myles Smith: ‘I don’t subscribe to traditional gender roles. My mum was the breadwinner growing up’
Sara Bareilles: ‘Everything in my life has changed because of Waitress’
Sara Bareilles: ‘Everything in my life has changed because of Waitress’
Getdown Services: ‘Rockstars used to sing about smashing 15 pints. Now people can’t afford that’
Getdown Services: ‘Rockstars used to sing about smashing 15 pints. Now people can’t afford that’
Super Furry Animals: ‘We could sign on and get income support so we could eat. It’s harder now’
Super Furry Animals: ‘We could sign on and get income support so we could eat. It’s harder now’
Bluey composer Joff Bush: ‘We want to help tell the story as much as possible with the music’
