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‘When things dry up, we can’t just call daddy’: Elefant Traks, the DIY label that changed Australian music
In March, the Elefant Traks managing director, Tim Levinson, took to Instagram with an announcement: after 26 years, the independent hip-hop and electronic music label
‘It’s basically inaccessible without a phone’: are kids losing their love for music?
My daughter is nine years old. When I was her age, in 1989, I had my own small cassette player and a beloved pile of
New Orleans rapper BG won’t go back to prison – but judge will scrutinize lyrics
The rapper BG is no longer at risk of a return to federal prison after performing alongside fellow artists with prior felony convictions while on
Benson Boone review – echoes of Harry Styles in pop’s newest star
‘I see you winning American Idol if you want,” judge Katy Perry told Benson Boone when he was on the show in 2021. He pulled
‘My songs spread like herpes’: why did satirical genius Tom Lehrer swap worldwide fame for obscurity?
In 1959, at the stifling, snobbish Jesuit boarding school to which my loving parents had unwisely subcontracted my care, Tom Lehrer’s songs burst upon my
‘I hadn’t thought about a drink. Then I saw the pub. Game over’: singer-songwriter Michael Head on beating addiction – again
Michael Head is re-enacting the moment he thought he was about to die. In 2019, the beloved Liverpool songwriter “fell off the wagon on a
Taylor Swift fans: how are you preparing for her UK Eras tour?
We would like to hear from Taylor Swift fans about their preparations for the UK Eras tour. How far will you be travelling? Will you
Tina Turner’s honesty about trauma continues to inspire, says writer of West End hit
She is still celebrated as the queen of rock’n’roll but, one year after Tina Turner’s death aged 83, the barnstorming singer’s legacy includes a “fierce
‘I’ve been called a witch, slut, murderer’: the ultra-creative women dismissed as rock star girlfriends
In a 2008 interview, Anita Pallenberg swore she would never write her autobiography. The artist, model and actor was weary of publishers who only wanted