As critics debate the accuracy of Back to Black, the long-awaited biopic on the short life of Amy Winehouse, there is at least one aspect
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‘We searched for ladies over 70’: on the trail of Jordan’s forgotten folk music
In the Jordanian town of Tafilah, a six-year-old boy softly hummed a song. His family were astonished, and his 82-year-old great-grandmother, Jawaher Al Ahmad, overheard
‘I want to bring the party up north’: Nia Archives on unleashing a Yorkshire rave revolution
Nia Archives is a loud and proud junglist. When you dive deep into the West Yorkshire DJ, producer and singer’s discography, you might assume she
Post your questions for Sheila E
In such an illustrious career, you might think there are few “firsts” left for Sheila E to conquer. She started performing age five and played
It’s a grotesque insult for Back to Black to suggest Amy Winehouse died of heartache over her childlessness | Laura Snapes
Anyone who saw Asif Kapadia’s 2015 documentary Amy is well aware of the injustices faced by Amy Winehouse during her 27 years of life. She
Still House Plants: If I Don’t Make It, I Love U review – inspiringly fearless and free art rock
From the album title onwards, unstoppably ardent feeling fills this awe-inspiring album from the British art-rock trio, whose music swells your heart and fizzes your
Girl in Red: I’m Doing It Again Baby! review – ambitious alt-pop overshadows candid lyrics
Girl in Red often seems fearless. From her raw first single I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend, Marie Ulven has laid everything bare in desperately romantic
‘They said I was worse than the Sex Pistols!’: folk legend Linda Thompson on trashing dressing rooms and losing her voice
The photo on the front of Linda Thompson’s new album, Proxy Music, is nothing if not striking. It features Thompson posing in an identical outfit
Deep listening: the haunting sonic world of Cassandra Miller
“I steal people’s souls”, says Cassandra Miller. The 47-year old Canadian composer sits in her light-filled living room at the top of a London block
Keith Allen: ‘Your implication is my life’s a failure and I’d be happier had I lost my manhood’
You’ve performed naked on stage with Max Bygraves, bared all in Danny Boyle’s Shallow Grave and posed nude for the BBC’s Celebrity Painting Challenge. Do