Category: Music
‘Played on over 250 albums’: was Nicky Hopkins the greatest unsung pianist ever?
In one of the Rolling Stones’ most crucial songs, Sympathy for the Devil, it’s not Keith Richards’ guitar that defines the melody or propels the [more…]
Let the panic begin! Glastonbury reveals new process for online ticket purchases
For many music fans it’s the most stressful few minutes of the year: the online scramble to secure Glastonbury tickets. And while 2025’s event is [more…]
Wrangling with Abba, risking jail for the Stone Roses … the lawyer behind pop’s big spats
Music lawyers are typically mandated to be much less exciting than the artists they represent, but John Kennedy could give most hotel-trashing stars a run [more…]
Quincy Jones and Frank Sinatra: the audacious partnership that rocketed them to another planet
In 1958 Quincy Jones was working in Paris when he received a call on behalf of the princess of Monaco. Grace Kelly had convinced the [more…]
‘You got it or you didn’t’: the sweat, smoke and sonic excess of the indie scene pre-Britpop
A while back, photographer Joe Dilworth found himself talking to the drummer in a currently successful British rock band. He asked how they got started, [more…]
Kneecap leads nominations for British independent film awards
Belfast-set rap comedy Kneecap has emerged as the frontrunner in the British independent film awards, after it picked up 14 nominations to lead the field [more…]
Lulu review – remarkable farewell tour ends one of pop’s strangest journeys
It has, says Lulu, been “hard to put all the moments together” in her two-hour farewell show. One can understand why that might have proved [more…]
‘We were a bit naive about privacy’: LadBaby on blackmail, backlash – and their Christmas No 1s
A modern Christmas without a LadBaby charity single, some might say, is like sausage meat without the pastry, but it’s something we now have to [more…]
Quincy Jones, producer and entertainment powerhouse, dies aged 91
Quincy Jones, a titan of American entertainment who worked with stars from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson and Will Smith, has died aged 91. Jones’ [more…]
‘Last Nite by the Strokes is dead to me’: Julian Casablancas’s honest playlist
The first song I remember hearingSad Songs (Say So Much) by Elton John. I was maybe five. It was the first time that I felt [more…]
