Category: Music
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You and I are gonna live forever: why 2024’s pop was all about sharing the moment
The past year brought with it intriguing musical movements, not least a sudden pivot towards country by a succession of mainstream pop stars. Heralded by [more…]
Bob ‘Slim’ Dunlap, guitarist in the Replacements, dies at 73
Bob “Slim” Dunlap, who replaced Bob Stinson on guitar in cult Minneapolis band the Replacements, has died at 73. In 2012, Dunlap suffered a stroke. [more…]
‘I don’t deal in nonsense’: Tulisa on ‘revenge porn’, tabloid stings, celibacy, success and survival
Why does anyone go on I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!? Sometimes there’s an obvious reputation-washing agenda, which annoyingly seems to work [more…]
The Christmas that went wrong: I was hungover – so I bought everyone in my family a Moby CD
When I left the north of Ireland for the University of Glasgow 20 years ago, I threw myself into the city’s hard‑partying lifestyle with all the vigour [more…]
Cara Delevingne plays Elton John for Step Into Christmas video remake
The actor and model Cara Delevingne plays Sir Elton John in a new video for his song Step Into Christmas. In the video, a behind-the-scenes [more…]
Move over, Mariah! The cheesiest, weepiest, silliest, booziest European Christmas bangers
Step inside a shopping centre in Catalonia or walk around a Christmas market in the Ruhr valley right now and you’ll find it impossible to [more…]
Amazon push may help Tom Grennan beat Wham! to UK Christmas No 1
Alexa, can you make a Christmas No 1? As this year’s battle for the most played and bought track of the festive season reaches its [more…]
Aphex Twin: Music from the Merch Desk (2016-2023) review – Santa’s sack overspills with AFX bounty
The near transcendentally awful cover art of this 38-track compilation, released with little fanfare this week, will already be familiar to hardcore Aphex Twin fans. [more…]
‘Like Depeche Mode, but evil’: the sweaty, sexual music of 80s EBM
In Düsseldorf in 1978, you might think Kraftwerk would be considered royalty in the local music scene. However, for a new era of kids coming [more…]
