Category: Music
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…]
The 50 best albums of 2024: No 4 – Clairo: Charm
‘It’s all I really want,” Clairo sighs on Sexy to Someone, Charm’s lead single. Accompanied by ditzy Mellotron and wide-eyed flute, the song verges on [more…]
From Bob Dylan to Stevie Wonder: the best late-era albums by musical greats
Bob Dylan – Rough and Rowdy Ways (2020) View image in fullscreen For a time, it looked as if Dylan might be settling into the [more…]
‘Without a voice, she had no self’: who was the real Maria Callas?
“Madame is the greatest star of them all.” The words are spoken by Max Von Mayerling, butler to the fading star Norma Desmond, in the [more…]
Matt Goss on love, loss and his brother Luke: ‘I don’t want to lie any more. We’re completely estranged’
It’s not hard to spot the pop star in the restaurant – fabulous highlights, diamond rings on his fingers and a sheepskin coat that could [more…]
