Music
Tom Grennan on faith, helping people and paying his parents’ mortgage with Gillette song money

Tom Grennan on faith, helping people and paying his parents’ mortgage with Gillette song money
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’

Tom Grennan on wake-up call after finding himself in a ‘bad place’: ‘I was doing all sorts of s**t’
Wah Wah 45s record label turns 25. From breaking new acts to releasing great songs, this is its legacy

Wah Wah 45s record label turns 25. From breaking new acts to releasing great songs, this is its legacy
Chart-topping DJ Sigala: ‘I’m looking after myself after seeing where it went wrong for Avicii’

Chart-topping DJ Sigala: ‘I’m looking after myself after seeing where it went wrong for Avicii’
Labour MP Rupa Huq looks back (not in anger) on interviewing Noel Gallagher for Big Issue in 1999

Labour MP Rupa Huq looks back (not in anger) on interviewing Noel Gallagher for Big Issue in 1999
Oasis tickets row highlights how music fans are ‘taken advantage of’ amid a cost of living crisis

Oasis tickets row highlights how music fans are ‘taken advantage of’ amid a cost of living crisis
End of the Road festival review – a beautifully-curated feast for music lovers

End of the Road festival review – a beautifully-curated feast for music lovers
Oedipus Rex and the emerging trend of operas using a mix of amateur and pro voices

Oedipus Rex and the emerging trend of operas using a mix of amateur and pro voices
Hip-hop pioneers Kneecap on peace, Super Noodles and bringing Irish into the modern day

Hip-hop pioneers Kneecap on peace, Super Noodles and bringing Irish into the modern day
Nick Cave on wild swimming, sons’ deaths and why a broken world can be beautiful at the same time

Nick Cave on wild swimming, sons’ deaths and why a broken world can be beautiful at the same time
Inside the Big Issue: Nick Cave and his wild, wild ways

Inside the Big Issue: Nick Cave and his wild, wild ways
Fontaines DC, TikTok crazes and trouser chains: The unsettling return of nu metal, explained

Fontaines DC, TikTok crazes and trouser chains: The unsettling return of nu metal, explained
From Oasis to… who? Why we need help nurturing our next generation of northern music stars 

From Oasis to… who? Why we need help nurturing our next generation of northern music stars
1984: The Year Pop Went Queer by Ian Wade review – a celebration of gay visibility in music

1984: The Year Pop Went Queer by Ian Wade review – a celebration of gay visibility in music
Postcards From Scotland by Grant McPhee review – a bittersweet tribute to Scottish indie bands

Postcards From Scotland by Grant McPhee review – a bittersweet tribute to Scottish indie bands
IDLES superfan with Angelman syndrome performs onstage with favourite band
