When the suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst stood up at the Albert Hall in 1912 and declared, “I incite this meeting to rebellion”, she probably didn’t imagine
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The Tubs: Cotton Crown review – a blistering, joy-to-heartbreak masterpiece
An album as joyous as it is troubled, Cotton Crown makes good on the promise of the Tubs’ assured debut, 2023’s Dead Meat. At heart,
Wretch 32: ‘It’s a difficult ride for Black people in this country’
Over the past two decades, Wretch 32, real name Jermaine Scott, has established himself as a pioneering figure in British rap. From his rise in
Brian James, founding guitarist of the Damned, dies aged 70
Brian James, the founding guitarist of trailblazing British punks the Damned, has died age 70. A statement posted to his official Facebook page called him
Spiritbox: Tsunami Sea review – cataclysmic throat-shredding with a side serving of soul
To become one of the biggest bands in metal, you have to unite the genre’s various warring factions: these Canadian metallers have pulled it off
Michael Wollny Trio: Living Ghosts review | John Fordham’s jazz album of the month
More than a century ago, jazz’s early improvisers rarely strayed far from the secure consensus of a tune. That is, until the bebop revolutionaries of
Lady Gaga: Mayhem review – a fabulous return to her freaky first principles
Lady Gaga’s single Abracadabra is enjoying its fifth consecutive week in the UK Top 10. You can imagine a collective sigh of relief chez Gaga:
Edwyn Collins: ‘Could an Orange Juice reunion ever be on the cards? No!’
In these deeply troubled, fractured, febrile times, why did you call the new record Nation Shall Speak Unto Nation? smileywombatIt was Grace’s choice [Grace Maxwell,
How MJ the Musical sanitised Michael Jackson’s story: ‘Can we really sit in a theatre and pretend?’
There’s a moment in MJ the Musical where the King of Pop tells a prying reporter: “I want to keep this about my music.” Over
Alabaster DePlume: A Blade Because a Blade Is Whole review | Alexis Petridis’s album of the week
Alabaster DePlume’s seventh album comes with a statement of purpose. “What is it FOR?” asks the accompanying blurb, written by the artist, born Angus Fairbairn.