Category: Music
‘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…]
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds review – up close and existential with rock’s great everyman
“YEAHYEAHYEAHYEAHYEAH!” barks Nick Cave, crouched face to face with the first few rows of an audience who are having, at a conservative estimate, the time [more…]
Frankie Bridge: ‘I was anxious from the womb. It’s who I am’
I was anxious from the womb. It’s who I am. As a child, my thoughts would happen at night-time: I’d struggle to breathe and have [more…]
One to watch: Pem
“Since I was 10, my teachers asked my parents if I smoked!” Pem is trying to explain where her enthralling, vibrato-rippling voice comes from. Pem [more…]
The Cure score first UK No 1 album in 32 years with Songs of a Lost World
The Cure have scored their first UK No 1 album in 32 years, with Songs of a Lost World. The band’s frontman Robert Smith said: [more…]
Beyoncé leads Grammy award nominations with 11 nods
Beyoncé is out in front with the nominations for the 67th Grammy awards in what promises to be another female-heavy year. The star has scored [more…]