Category: Music
Jo Cox family says Kneecap offering ‘half an apology’ over alleged call to kill MPs
Brendan Cox, the husband of the murdered MP Jo Cox, has said the Irish rap trio Kneecap have offered only “half an apology”, after criticism [more…]
‘Chipmunks were obsessed with my mics’: the man who recorded a tree for a year
What does a landscape sound like when it’s not being listened to? This philosophical question was a catalyst for film-maker and artist Joshua Bonnetta, who [more…]
Beyoncé review – ever-evolving star kicks off electrifying Cowboy Carter tour
Beyoncé doesn’t just take the stage – she takes the narrative back. On opening night of her Cowboy Carter world tour at the four-year-old SoFi [more…]
‘If I kissed some man, I would cut my lips off’: Terrence Howard explains why he declined Marvin Gaye biopic
The actor Terrence Howard has said that he declined the role of Marvin Gaye in a film, because he didn’t want to kiss another man. [more…]
The Alarm frontman Mike Peters dies aged 66
Mike Peters, frontman of the Welsh rock band The Alarm, has died from blood cancer aged 66. The musician, who was forced to cancel a [more…]
‘I felt caught between cultures’: Mongolian musician Enji on her beguiling, border-crossing music
Growing up in the icy Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar, singing was as natural as speech for Enkhjargal Erkhembayar. “Every day after my parents came home [more…]
Mark Knopfler on Dire Straits’ Money for Nothing: ‘I wrote it in the window display of a New York appliance store’
Mark Knopfler, guitar/vocals/writer I was in an appliance shop in New York and there was a big bonehead in there delivering gear. All the TVs [more…]
David Amess’s daughter urges Kneecap to say sorry for alleged ‘kill your MP’ call
The daughter of the Conservative MP who was stabbed to death has called on the Irish-language rap group Kneecap to apologise over comments in which [more…]
The Flaming Lips review – stops and starts make this too much of a good thing
‘You could have had a wee and got back,” the chap behind me says to his partner as Wayne Coyne comes to the close of [more…]
‘Tragedy to transcendence’: Alice Coltrane exhibit honors jazz legend’s sonic and spiritual legacy
View image in fullscreen Om … Om … Om … Sita Coltrane always opens with three oms. It’s a practice she inherited from her mother, [more…]