Category: Music
Ludovico Einaudi: ‘The way you blend the elements you eat is similar to composing a piece of music’
I live in Torino [Turin], a town where I grew up, where I was born. There’s a famous dish from there called bagna cauda. It’s [more…]
Joy Crookes review – an enthralling, intimate set from this rising London soul star
Joy Crookes is only 26, but the south Londoner’s music already feels omnipresent. One song in particular, at least: Feet Don’t Fail Me Now seems [more…]
The late Gwen McCrae brought emotion to dance music like no one else
Rockin’ Chair, 90% of Me Is You, All This Love That I’m Givin’, Keep the Fire Burning, Funky Sensation – Gwen McCrae, who has died [more…]
Needle drop! The world’s first sewing machine orchestra takes Munich
Stepping into the studio of the Brazilian-born artist and performer Lisa Simpson – no relation to the cartoon character – feels like entering a crossover [more…]
Stormzy denies he ‘compromised beliefs’ with McDonald’s partnership
Stormzy has denied that he “compromised beliefs for commercial gain”, after his advertising partnership with McDonald’s was criticised over the company’s ties to Israel. In [more…]
Jerry Butler, soul hitmaker and Illinois politician, dies aged 85
Jerry Butler, the US singer and songwriter who had a string of 1960s pop and soul hits before a long career in Illinois politics, has [more…]
Post your questions for Edwyn Collins
From his days with Orange Juice to his solo gems, Edwyn Collins has long cut a distinctive dash in the worlds of British pop and [more…]
‘The music industry is as cold blooded as Scrooge McDuck’: the return of rapper Yasiin Bey
It’s the penultimate night of Paris fashion week, and at Le Trianon, a storied 1,000-capacity music hall beneath Montmartre, Yasiin Bey – the artist formerly known [more…]
Sam Fender: People Watching review – a lonely yet brilliant document of fame
Over two albums, Sam Fender has cast an increasingly astute eye over the working-class struggles of his native North Shields while wrangling with his own [more…]
Saya Gray: Saya review – oddball heartbreak anthems bounce around pop history
If not a genuine oddball, Saya Gray is at least a very entertaining self-stylist. A self-proclaimed “vagabond”, she has talked about having ESP and perfect [more…]
