Music
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’
From bar work to hosting Tears for Fears in his studio, Dan Smith looks back at his journey to success with Bastille
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
The man with ‘the shortest shorts in punk’ (his words) introduces himself
Why I wrote an opera about Greta Thunberg
Why I wrote an opera about Greta Thunberg
Lisa Logan, composer of After my Breath: A Love Letter To Greta, writes about why the environmental activist’s story belongs on stage
Becky Hill: ‘Grassroots music venues desperately need our help’
Becky Hill: ‘Grassroots music venues desperately need our help’
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’
‘Anything that helps to promote the very existence of these grassroots music venues is welcome’
‘Anything that helps to promote the very existence of these grassroots music venues is welcome’
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’
Bluey composer Joff Bush: ‘We want to help tell the story as much as possible with the music’
What is the big deal with math rock stars Angine de Poitrine? We try to find out
What is the big deal with math rock stars Angine de Poitrine? We try to find out
Ziggy Marley: ‘I should have said something to my dad. But I was too young’
Ziggy Marley: ‘I should have said something to my dad. But I was too young’
Life lessons with Yungblud: ‘Social media is gonna fry your head. Have dinner with your mum instead’
Life lessons with Yungblud: ‘Social media is gonna fry your head. Have dinner with your mum instead’
Yungblud’s Beautifully Romanticised Accidentally Traumatized is making one London street sing again
Yungblud’s Beautifully Romanticised Accidentally Traumatized is making one London street sing again
Yungblud on losing Ozzy Osbourne: ‘He was like Batman to me’
Yungblud on losing Ozzy Osbourne: ‘He was like Batman to me’
The UK’s first electronic music library is on a mission to make the synthesiser accessible to all
The UK’s first electronic music library is on a mission to make the synthesiser accessible to all
Kneecap speak out: ‘Against our will, we were sucked into this carnival’
Kneecap speak out: ‘Against our will, we were sucked into this carnival’
50 years of Bongo Fury: Reliving Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart’s volatile classic
50 years of Bongo Fury: Reliving Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart’s volatile classic
Kneecap break silence on terror charges: ‘I can’t be completely responsible all the time’
