In 2002 Faithless were granted a sunset slot on Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage, and attracted close to 100,000 people. “England had actually just lost the football,
Category: Music
War, disastrous sex and a lot of lawsuits: the chaotic aftermath of Motown’s peak years
Motown Records famously churned out songs like cars on an assembly line, and songwriting team Holland-Dozier-Holland (HDH) – brothers Eddie and Brian Holland, and the
From stealing to Spotify: the story behind how music got free
Back in the 90s, when Stephen Witt was attending the University of Chicago, he stumbled on to something many kids did at the time. “One
Governors Ball festival 2024: Coachella gets a strong, and cheaper, run for its money
At least judging by the press, music festivals are having a tough time. In this economy, they have to court audiences to pay ever higher
‘Nobody believed I sang it’: how Move Your Body blew dancefloors away
Marshall Jefferson, songwriter, producer I first heard the term “house music” in Chicago in 1983 when I was working at a post office. There was
Unsung Hero review – real-life journey of Christian music migrants from Australia
Given the current attitudes in what is now largely Republican Tennessee where this film is set, it’s somewhat surprising to see such a sympathetic depiction
Beth Gibbons review – otherworldly presence transcends light and dark
Beth Gibbons is visible only as a silhouette, backlit against blood red lighting. Flanked on three sides by her musicians, she stands several feet away
Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer review – mismatched 90s rockers bore and charm
Co-headline tours of this ilk can allow relatively long-in-the-tooth artists to pool their fanbases and play large venues that they would not necessarily be able
Hip-Hop Is History by Questlove review – a soundtrack for the world, from the Sugarhill Gang to Kanye West
Hip-hop officially turned 50 last year. It is generally accepted that it was born on 11 August 1973, when 18-year-old DJ Kool Herc first cut
On my radar: Billy Corgan’s cultural highlights
Born in Chicago in 1967, Billy Corgan is the frontman of the Smashing Pumpkins. The band have released 12 studio albums, including Atum: A Rock