Music
Bez: ‘I’m balancing on a blade’s edge but it doesn’t worry me’

Bez: ‘I’m balancing on a blade’s edge but it doesn’t worry me’
Merch wars kick off as venues take up to 45% from band T-shirt sales

Merch wars kick off as venues take up to 45% from band T-shirt sales
This is Gwar interview: ‘We are the real Spinal Tap’

This is Gwar interview: ‘We are the real Spinal Tap’
The witch is a post-#MeToo icon of defiance, solidarity and creativity

The witch is a post-#MeToo icon of defiance, solidarity and creativity
The enduring influence of American original Elizabeth Cotten

The enduring influence of American original Elizabeth Cotten
Paul Heaton: ‘If you told me I was going to become famous I’d have said: pull the other leg’

Paul Heaton: ‘If you told me I was going to become famous I’d have said: pull the other leg’
Eurovision 2023: Sam Ryder says ‘birthplace of pop’ Liverpool great pick to host

Eurovision 2023: Sam Ryder says ‘birthplace of pop’ Liverpool great pick to host
M People ‘very angry’ after Liz Truss walks out to Moving On Up at Tory conference speech

M People ‘very angry’ after Liz Truss walks out to Moving On Up at Tory conference speech
The musicians helping to change young people’s lives in Reading

The musicians helping to change young people’s lives in Reading
Food from cancelled Mercury Prize will feed homeless people after nominee Self Esteem steps in

Food from cancelled Mercury Prize will feed homeless people after nominee Self Esteem steps in
Celebrate the Queen with her favourite music, film, TV and more

Celebrate the Queen with her favourite music, film, TV and more
Tony Blackburn: ‘The world we’re living in at the moment is the saddest time I’ve ever known’

Tony Blackburn: ‘The world we’re living in at the moment is the saddest time I’ve ever known’
Richard Hawley: When they asked to use my songs in Ridley I told them to f*** off

Richard Hawley: When they asked to use my songs in Ridley I told them to f*** off
Re-Sisters by Cosey Fanni Tutti review: The women undermined and ostracised in their time

Re-Sisters by Cosey Fanni Tutti review: The women undermined and ostracised in their time
The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe: A clarion call for disenfranchised people

The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe: A clarion call for disenfranchised people
Walking Back Home review: Ricky Ross is bracingly honest with the reader and himself

Walking Back Home review: Ricky Ross is bracingly honest with the reader and himself
Orlam by PJ Harvey review: Singer-songwriter’s poetry book is a rich and unwieldy epic

Orlam by PJ Harvey review: Singer-songwriter’s poetry book is a rich and unwieldy epic
Why you should check out Jonny Trunk and his treasure trove of strange music

Why you should check out Jonny Trunk and his treasure trove of strange music
Gabriel Byrne: ‘Leonard Cohen has been a soundtrack to my life’
