Category: Music
The Burden of Black Genius: documentary examines career of Sly Stone
Pop has rarely been able to look away from Sly Stone for both the right and the wrong reasons. At his peak Stone was a [more…]
Post your questions for Lush frontwoman Miki Berenyi
She fronted Lush, who stood out from both the dream-pop and Britpop scenes in the 1990s; more recently, she wrote one of the best rock [more…]
John Glacier: Like a Ribbon album review – this otherworldly British voice is in a class of her own
You could easily read Steady As I Am, from John Glacier’s debut album, as a mission statement. “I’m sticking to the plan, not the game,” [more…]
‘Comedy and art should push up against a line’: Rich Peppiatt on class, controversy and Kneecap
He first came to national attention blowing the whistle on his own dubious practices at the Daily Star and earning 14 mentions in Lord Leveson’s [more…]
‘Give me a Beatles scream’: inside Paul McCartney’s surprise New York show
Yesterday, an announcement went out at noon: Paul McCartney would be playing a surprise pop-up show in New York City, tonight. Bear in mind, the [more…]
Hamish Hawk review – Jarvis Cocker-esque Scot shows why he’s at the edge of the big time
On new album A Firmer Hand, Hamish Hawk traded the easy, early Scott Walker-indebted indie of previous albums – 2021’s Heavy Elevator and 2023’s Angel [more…]
Terror Danjah was the gregarious heart of the grime scene – and its greatest producer | Joe Muggs
It’s not entirely surprising to hear the news of Terror Danjah’s death, given he had been very unwell since suffering a stroke in 2019. But [more…]
Going for a song: investors flee to K-pop as safe haven amid Trump’s tariff war
Donald Trump’s imposition of a 25% tariff on foreign steel may have caused alarm among South Korean officials, but it has been music to the [more…]
‘Fans say my concerts are safe spaces where they can forgive’: the cult of Ichiko Aoba
When Ichiko Aoba stood up to perform at London’s St Martin-in-the-Fields in September 2024, most people couldn’t actually see the Japanese singer at first. The [more…]
The singles chart: my secret 75-song playlist for every man I’ve been with
The first time I kissed a boy I was 19 years old. I was in the basement of a dank student bar at university. Our [more…]
