Music
I committed a cardinal sin at the Wexford Festival Opera
I committed a cardinal sin at the Wexford Festival Opera
At the immersive staging of Donizetti’s opera the bar is a set – and we, the audience, are part of the show
Reverend and the Makers release Samaritans charity single: ‘You don’t have to be on your own at Christmas’
Reverend and the Makers release Samaritans charity single: ‘You don’t have to be on your own at Christmas’
Jon McClure, singer with Sheffield indie aces Reverend and the Makers, on their band’s new charity single in support of Samaritans – and why he’s playing songs for fans on Christmas Day
New Order’s Transmissions podcast digs up wild new stories of the band – and I’m mad for it
New Order’s Transmissions podcast digs up wild new stories of the band – and I’m mad for it
The Manchester band’s tale is so outlandish, wonderful and hilarious it scarcely needs creative embellishment
Sells like teen spirit: Nirvana stopping being a band when Kurt Cobain died – now they’re a brand
Sells like teen spirit: Nirvana stopping being a band when Kurt Cobain died – now they’re a brand
Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘I had a young family – children and hard drugs don’t mix’
Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘I had a young family – children and hard drugs don’t mix’
The Selecter’s Pauline Black: ‘I had an uncle who thought Enoch Powell was the way to go’
The Selecter’s Pauline Black: ‘I had an uncle who thought Enoch Powell was the way to go’
This jazz festival born in the wake of the pandemic captures the heart of the Big Easy
This jazz festival born in the wake of the pandemic captures the heart of the Big Easy
The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie: ‘I’d rather not be remembered for Three Lions’
The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie: ‘I’d rather not be remembered for Three Lions’
I composed a piece of music made from the dying beats of my father’s heart
I composed a piece of music made from the dying beats of my father’s heart
Inside the Leeds International Piano Competition: Where uprights are turned into half-pipes
Inside the Leeds International Piano Competition: Where uprights are turned into half-pipes
Colin Greenwood: ‘I never let my brother Jonny forget it was me that got him into Radiohead’
Colin Greenwood: ‘I never let my brother Jonny forget it was me that got him into Radiohead’
Ex-Black Midi star Geordie Greep: ‘You don’t have to get every bit of toothpaste out of the tube’
Ex-Black Midi star Geordie Greep: ‘You don’t have to get every bit of toothpaste out of the tube’
The UK needed Bronski Beat in 1984. Forty years on, their pop and politics remind us to be strong
The UK needed Bronski Beat in 1984. Forty years on, their pop and politics remind us to be strong
William Blake gave voice to the nation. The least we can do is save his cottage
William Blake gave voice to the nation. The least we can do is save his cottage
Singer and TV star Daniel O’Donnell: ‘I don’t want yesterday back – I love today’
Singer and TV star Daniel O’Donnell: ‘I don’t want yesterday back – I love today’
Yes, live music can change your life
Yes, live music can change your life
Music is everywhere, including in our heads. So why is it so hard to describe?
Music is everywhere, including in our heads. So why is it so hard to describe?
Rising music star Henry Moodie: ‘Andrew Tate shows how dangerous social media can be’
Rising music star Henry Moodie: ‘Andrew Tate shows how dangerous social media can be’
Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘I don’t see many Black people in the London Symphony Orchestra’
Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘I don’t see many Black people in the London Symphony Orchestra’
Hundreds brave rain for Tom Grennan’s Big Issue busk in Coventry – including his nan
Hundreds brave rain for Tom Grennan’s Big Issue busk in Coventry – including his nan
Hooray Henry! BBC Proms embraces Mancini magic
Hooray Henry! BBC Proms embraces Mancini magic
How David Bowie’s time spent in Berlin became the stuff of myth and legend
How David Bowie’s time spent in Berlin became the stuff of myth and legend
Street-Level Superstar by Will Hodgkinson review – a touching monument to a cult pop enigma
Street-Level Superstar by Will Hodgkinson review – a touching monument to a cult pop enigma
Never Understood: The Jesus and Mary Chain by William and Jim Reid review – brotherly love
Never Understood: The Jesus and Mary Chain by William and Jim Reid review – brotherly love
Tom Grennan on wake-up call after finding himself in a ‘bad place’: ‘I was doing all sorts of s**t’