Category: Music
‘The truth was just too painful’: the highs and lows of Mama Cass
One of the most famous stories ever told about “Mama” Cass Elliot was a complete lie. It didn’t help that the singer herself repeated it [more…]
‘I thought it was a speech by Kurt Vonnegut’: Baz Luhrmann on making Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)
Baz Luhrmann, director and song producer In 1997, my music supervisor Anton Monsted and I decided to make a charity album with remixes of songs [more…]
‘Who’s trying to wind me up?’ Hotel singer on being asked to open for Take That
The Scottish singer who was drafted in at the last minute to replace Olly Murs supporting Take That has said he thought it was a [more…]
Dionne Warwick review – fascinating look back is a little short on songs
In 1962, 21-year-old Dionne Warwick sang the Burt Bacharach and Hal David-penned Don’t Make Me Over to launch a career spanning six Grammys and 100m [more…]
Drake denies allegations by Kendrick Lamar of underage sex and harbouring secret child
Drake has denied allegations of child sex offences and of him harbouring a secret child, both levelled at him by Kendrick Lamar in recent days. [more…]
‘People think it’s just for emo or gothic kids’: the Kenyan metalhead leading a new wave of African rock
As a teenager, Martin Kanja spent countless late nights listening to heavy metal on a local radio show. The furious riffs, shrieks, growls and distorted [more…]
Free Madonna concert draws crowd of 1.6m to Brazil’s Copacabana beach
More than a million people have thronged Brazil’s Copacabana beach for a free Madonna concert, braving the heat to see the end of her Celebration [more…]
Dua Lipa: Radical Optimism review – a banger-filled missive from dating land
Dua Lipa’s last album, 2020’s Future Nostalgia, moved the cultural dial. Released into the pandemic, it was ubiquitous, neon-hued and life-affirming, winning two Brits and [more…]
Sabrina Carpenter: how the Espresso singer became a piping hot pop prospect
Capped with one of the most brilliantly nonsensical chorus lines in pop history – “That’s that me, espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter’s Espresso is the most [more…]
One to watch: Fat Dog
South London-based Fat Dog are the latest band signed by Domino, the label behind acts such as Wet Leg, Arctic Monkeys and Hot Chip. Formed [more…]