Colin Greenwood’s tour diary: checking in with Radiohead and suiting up for Nick Cave
The bassist on becoming a Bad Seed, reconvening with old friends, and how life on the road has changed.
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Charli XCX should let Brat summer die
It was exhilarating for a while, but there is power in knowing a moment has passed.
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Chappell Roan’s war on fandom
Like her peer Charli XCX, the pop star of the moment wants to free artists from a “creepy” culture of…
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Florence + the Machine at the Proms: a thrilling two hours of pure emotion
This imaginative orchestral reworking of her debut album Lungs was part film score, part pop song, and totally euphoric.
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The Sabrina Carpenter effect
The pop star has hit the mainstream thanks to a playful sense of humour that brings her smart, elliptical songs…
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Why terror targets Taylor Swift fans
On a street in Vienna, the star’s fans are building a sanctuary in defiance against the threat of terror and…
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Donald Trump is Brat
The meme has transcended culture and taken over politics. Why has everyone misunderstood it?
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At Hyde Park, Stevie Nicks is a powerful presence
The Fleetwood Mac singer is 76 years old – but she doesn’t sound it.
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The young prole rebels of Dexys Midnight Runners
Denied an audience with frontman Kevin Rowland, the author Nige Tassell asks the band’s army of musicians to tell its…
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Taylor Swift’s Eras tour conquers London
At Wembley Stadium, the pop star presented a kaleidoscopic, whiplash-inducing spectacle that passed by in a blur.
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Rediscovering the bright lights
An old album and a Pet Shop Boys gig remind me of music’s power to refresh memories and forge new…
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The Born in the USA fallacy
Forty years ago Bruce Springsteen’s bleak portrait of America’s discarded working class was miscast as a patriotic anthem.
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How Take That helped me embrace middle age
Seeing Gary, Howard and Mark perform in Manchester revealed how friendships, freedom and fun evolve through life.
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Pet Shop Boys: “Labour could do with an infusion of idealism”
The pop duo on Keir Starmer, the royals, Marvel and the word “queer”.
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Jah Wobble Q&A: “Evil spirits shattered my parking sensors”
The legendary post-punk bassist and singer on teleportation, Tube trains, and living with the paranormal.
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How the Liverbirds disrupted the rock ’n’ roll boys’ club
The all-female band shone briefly in Sixties Hamburg, but were prevented from flourishing in a male-dominated scene.
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Never meet your heroes – unless your hero is Jah Wobble
A close encounter with the legendary bassist leaves me giddy and unsteady on my feet.
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Robbie Robertson’s sounds of America
In the Sixties, the Canadian musician defined Americana. On his score for Killers of the Flower Moon, he blew it…
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Laufey at EartH: woozy and nostalgic love songs
The Chinese-Icelandic singer mixes classical and jazz influences in her old-fashioned take on pop.
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It’s time to scrap the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
This self-congratulatory country club of popular music is outdated and irrelevant – resigned to playing catch-up with our culture.
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