Category: Music
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asks judge for identities of accusers to be disclosed
Sean “Diddy” Combs wants prosecutors in his sex-trafficking case to disclose the names of his accusers, Manhattan federal court documents show. Combs, 54, needs to [more…]
‘Height of blasphemy’: Rufus Wainwright and Leonard Cohen estate oppose Trump use of Hallelujah
The estate of Leonard Cohen has issued a cease and desist order to Donald Trump, after a recording of Rufus Wainwright singing Cohen’s song Hallelujah [more…]
Elton John on the keyboard geniuses who blew his mind: ‘With Zoot, you were in for a party’
On the club circuit in the 1960s, there was an unwritten rule about keyboards. The stages in most clubs were tiny, so whichever band was [more…]
Rüfüs Du Sol, Dom Dolla, Flume, Fisher: inside Australian dance music’s global boom
On a highly Instagrammable spring evening last week, 3,000 eager fans assembled on the Sydney Harbour foreshore to welcome Rüfüs Du Sol home. Timed for [more…]
Ka, Brooklyn rapper and New York firefighter, dies aged 52
Ka, a Brooklyn rapper, producer and firefighter, died unexpectedly on Saturday at age 52, according to a post on his Instagram account. Kaseem Ryan was [more…]
No Bounds review – from clubs to chapels, this Sheffield fest is dizzyingly daring
East African industrial metal, head-popping techno, walloping bassline, filthy jungle, improvised minimalism and experimental pop. With DJ sets, gigs, art installations and exhibitions stretched across [more…]
‘A five-year-old could play this!’ How Razorlight made Golden Touch
Johnny Borrell, singer, guitarist I was working at Stamford Bridge, doing match-day security in the players’ tunnel, and walking the players to their cars after [more…]
‘We were cheeky outlaws getting away with it’: the total euphoria of Liverpool’s 90s club scene
‘The acid house scene in Liverpool in 1988 was really tiny,” remembers Sonia Martelli. “You could recognise each other because we were all wearing smily [more…]
Salford Lads Club: historic youth centre battles to keep doors open
Salford Lads Club, the youth centre immortalised by the Smiths on the sleeve of their third studio album The Queen Is Dead, is under threat [more…]
‘Morrissey’s lyrics are untouchable, but I don’t want to think about him’: Lauren Mayberry’s honest playlist
The first song I remember hearing I grew up in a house that played the Top 40. I have vivid memories of the saxophone in [more…]