Music
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
Mogwai, one of Malcolm Jack’s favourite bands, are playing in his home town. But there’s a problem
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’
Donovan has reflected on nearly 40 years in music in this week’s Big Issue
The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars review – the perils of making music in Stalin’s Russia

The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars review – the perils of making music in Stalin’s Russia
This book looks at the outcome for musicians who toed the Soviet line and those who could have become giants but whose music was shut down
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’
World’s most-streamed classical artist Ludovico Einaudi: ‘Music was the only way for me to survive’
World’s most-streamed classical artist Ludovico Einaudi: ‘Music was the only way for me to survive’
There’s a tragic inevitability with Angelina Jolie’s Maria Callas

There’s a tragic inevitability with Angelina Jolie’s Maria Callas
Dear men, it’s not a weakness to be vulnerable or ask for help

Dear men, it’s not a weakness to be vulnerable or ask for help
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’
Independent venues are the backbone of the live music scene – we must look after them

Independent venues are the backbone of the live music scene – we must look after them
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’
Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero

Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero
‘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
A Complete Unknown director James Mangold on why Bob Dylan is proof you should always meet your heroes

A Complete Unknown director James Mangold on why Bob Dylan is proof you should always meet your heroes
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
I was made homeless in my 60s and slept on night buses. Then I found opera – and it saved me

I was made homeless in my 60s and slept on night buses. Then I found opera – and it saved me
Why Labour’s VAT hike on private school fees could mean UK music suffers

Why Labour’s VAT hike on private school fees could mean UK music suffers
Drag Race star Tia Kofi: ‘Trump winning the election? I wouldn’t call it iconic…’

Drag Race star Tia Kofi: ‘Trump winning the election? I wouldn’t call it iconic…’
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’
Tom Grennan: ‘The cultural highlight of 2024 is Brat summer’

Tom Grennan: ‘The cultural highlight of 2024 is Brat summer’
Glastonbury, Doctor Who and the rise of Chappell Roan: These are the best cultural moments of 2024

Glastonbury, Doctor Who and the rise of Chappell Roan: These are the best cultural moments of 2024
Drag Race star Tia Kofi: ‘We need to stand side-by-side with trans people more than ever’

Drag Race star Tia Kofi: ‘We need to stand side-by-side with trans people more than ever’
I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal
