Music
Midge Ure on alcoholism and recovery: ‘After I saw my daughter’s reaction, I never touched it again’

Midge Ure on alcoholism and recovery: ‘After I saw my daughter’s reaction, I never touched it again’
Britpop’s returning heroes remain a different class 

Britpop’s returning heroes remain a different class
Just Stop Oil targeted Glyndebourne, but their aim could be better

Just Stop Oil targeted Glyndebourne, but their aim could be better
Blur live at the BBC’s Radio Theatre: An up-close communion with a shared past

Blur live at the BBC’s Radio Theatre: An up-close communion with a shared past
The Howl & The Hum: How we rewrote a future we thought was lost

The Howl & The Hum: How we rewrote a future we thought was lost
How Matthew Halsall enticed new ears to Manchester’s magical jazz scene

How Matthew Halsall enticed new ears to Manchester’s magical jazz scene
Susanna Hoffs: The Bangles were scrappy and we protected each other

Susanna Hoffs: The Bangles were scrappy and we protected each other
Watch Supergrass star Gaz Coombes’ new single with choir for homeless people

Watch Supergrass star Gaz Coombes’ new single with choir for homeless people
Pulp at TRNSMT, Glasgow: Class anger made transcendent

Pulp at TRNSMT, Glasgow: Class anger made transcendent
Sincerity or cynicism? The captivating slipperiness of Ben Folds

Sincerity or cynicism? The captivating slipperiness of Ben Folds
Tony Allen: Inventor of Afrobeat was both technically remarkable and irresistibly funky

Tony Allen: Inventor of Afrobeat was both technically remarkable and irresistibly funky
Joseph Bologne and Karl Jenkins: Misrepresented composers, centuries apart

Joseph Bologne and Karl Jenkins: Misrepresented composers, centuries apart
Dolly Parton: ‘I’m not an activist. I’m not a feminist. I’m not any of that and yet I’m all of that’

Dolly Parton: ‘I’m not an activist. I’m not a feminist. I’m not any of that and yet I’m all of that’
Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success

Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success
Summer songs 2023: Anthems to soundtrack sunny days

Summer songs 2023: Anthems to soundtrack sunny days
George Michael’s incredible generosity went far beyond Band Aid

George Michael’s incredible generosity went far beyond Band Aid
Chi-chi Nwanoku: ‘It should not be a novelty that there’s more than one Black face on stage’

Chi-chi Nwanoku: ‘It should not be a novelty that there’s more than one Black face on stage’
‘Pavement is as viable today as we were in the mid-90s’

‘Pavement is as viable today as we were in the mid-90s’
Chi-chi Nwanoku: ‘I was not interested in just playing music by our dead white friends’

Chi-chi Nwanoku: ‘I was not interested in just playing music by our dead white friends’
Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders on their Sheffield shows: ‘It feels like a victory lap’
