Category: Music
Stanley Booth obituary
As a group of Hells Angels beat and stabbed a Black teenager to death a few feet away from where the Rolling Stones were playing [more…]
Wayne Osmond obituary
According to the biographical film Inside the Osmonds (2001), the Osmond family mottoes were: “It doesn’t matter who’s out front, as long as it’s an [more…]
‘I was stunned’: man claims Florence karaoke bar banned Neapolitan song
A debate over linguistic and cultural discrimination has erupted in Italy after a man was allegedly banned from singing a Neapolitan song at a karaoke [more…]
Never mind the back pain: how rock’s drummers cope with furious sets in their 70s
At 69 years old, Rat Scabies isn’t the same man who erupted into the public consciousness as the flailing, destructive drummer of the Damned in [more…]
‘It’s all just very grimy and filthy’: Gregory Nolan’s photos of the 00s indie scene
“I literally got into this by accident,” says Gregory Nolan. “One night in 2004, I accidentally poured a beer over a girl and I got chatting [more…]
Julian Lennon: ‘I’m not part of the Beatles inner circle – I never have been’
Born in Liverpool, Julian Lennon, 61, was raised almost solely by his mother Cynthia, but has spent his adult years labouring to get out from [more…]
‘Friends keep me tethered’: actor Joe Alwyn on fame, dating Taylor Swift and keeping his feet on the ground
If – as projected – The Brutalist goes to the 2025 Academy Awards and cleans up, there will be some knowing, told-you-so nods from critics [more…]
Embracing X and a turn by Timothée Chalamet: how Bob Dylan is capturing gen Z
In 1965, Bob Dylan was the most fashionable musician in the world. Over the past 60 years, his critical and commercial appeal has fluctuated, but [more…]
I started singing in a rock band in my 50s – and learned it could boost my brain health | Virginia Muzik
When I saw the email from my neighbour asking whether I’d like to audition to sing in the rock band he played in, my body [more…]
Neil Young confirms he will headline Glastonbury after ‘error in information’ prompted him to pull out
Neil Young has confirmed that he will headline this year’s Glastonbury festival, clarifying on his blog that he had received “an error in information” that [more…]
