Category: Music
‘Drumming is full of machismo, so vulgar, so dumb’: Valentina Magaletti, the musician giving the underground its rhythm
‘People tell me I’m a serial collaborator, but sometimes a dialogue is more interesting than a monologue,” says Italian drummer and musician Valentina Magaletti. “When [more…]
The Corrs review – family folk-poppers surprise with grit, grunge and gothic drama
There’s a French and Saunders skit from 1998 in which the comedy duo impersonate the Corrs, presenting the Irish family band not only as clones, [more…]
The White Stripes drop lawsuit against Trump campaign for unauthorised Seven Nation Army use
The White Stripes have dropped their federal lawsuit against Donald Trump for unauthorised use of their song Seven Nation Army in a video posted by [more…]
Lou Donaldson obituary
The droll, sleek-haired saxophonist Lou Donaldson, who has died aged 98, was disinclined to let a good lick or a good gag wither on the [more…]
‘Grief is giving me this beautiful, deepening understanding’: Phil Elverum on loss, new love and his landmarks of US indie
For almost two decades, Phil Elverum’s life centred around performing and recording music. First as the Microphones and then as Mount Eerie, he had accumulated [more…]
‘Almost like imprisonment’: the shocking truth about life for boybands in their ‘golden era’
‘People often don’t get it,” says Ritchie Neville. “They think being in a famous band is a dream. But I’ve had situations where I’m out [more…]
‘James Brown kept cutting our stage time’ – how the Stylistics made You Make Me Feel Brand New
Airrion Love, singer Three of us were in a Philadelphia group called the Monarchs and the other guys were in the Percussions. When we left [more…]
‘Two of the best songwriters Australia has ever produced’: punk pioneers the Saints return
The story of one of the most extraordinary bands in rock history began in the most ordinary of ways, with school kids walking down the [more…]
‘I was a fool’: Art Garfunkel describes tearful reunion with Paul Simon
Art Garfunkel has described a recent tearful reunion with Paul Simon, in which the pair moved past old enmities. Speaking to the Times, Garfunkel said: [more…]
Sunday with Chilly Gonzales: ‘I’ll be piling up my pancakes’
Sunday work or rest? My job doesn’t differentiate weekends from weekdays. Most musicians would say that. But I do try to keep my Sundays something [more…]
