Irene Taylor has travelled the world to tell stories about sexual abuse scandals and oil spills, staunch conservationists and blind Nepalese farmers trying to regain
Category: Music
Stevie Van Zandt: ‘My religion switched right over to rock’n’roll’
For Stevie Van Zandt, unique as the consigliere to both Bruce Springsteen and Tony Soprano, the moment of political awakening came four decades ago in
Seth Binzer, frontman of US band Crazy Town, dies aged 49
Seth Binzer, the lead singer of Los Angeles rap-rock band Crazy Town – who had a US No 1 hit with Butterfly in 2001 –
‘Women have always been sidelined. So we’re radical’: the Zawose Queens go from Tanzania to Glastonbury
Walking into an industrial estate in Peckham, I can hear impassioned cries coming out of a rehearsal space located here. Soaring vocals are punctuated by
Jesus and Mary Chain, Robert Fripp and more sue PRS for Music over concert royalties
A group of songwriters, including Jim and William Reid from the Jesus and Mary Chain and King Crimson’s Robert Fripp, are suing UK body PRS
Sean Penn says ‘timid and artless policy toward the human imagination’ means he can no longer play gay roles
Sean Penn says it would be currently impossible for him to play the part of a gay man, as he did in the 2008 film
‘Want to be a real artist? Keep going!’: Cyndi Lauper at 71 on self-doubt, success – and surviving sexual assault
Once you’ve had a feature-length documentary made about you, it’s surely time to accept you’ve reached legendary status? Cyndi Lauper laughs. “My dogs don’t think
Warning issued over super-strength ecstasy pills ahead of Glastonbury festival
Super-strength ecstasy pills containing potentially life-threatening levels of MDMA are in circulation in the UK for possibly the first time in five years, a non-profit
African and Asian artists condemn ‘humiliating’ UK and EU visa refusals
Musicians, authors, producers and festival managers have hit out at “humiliating” and costly visa-rejection rates for African and Asian artists visiting Britain and European Union
Troye Sivan review – a performance as heartwarming as it is hot
Down in the capital, Taylor Swift is slaying Wembley with songs about insecurity, coming-of-age and the emotional turmoil of dating men. But up in Manchester,