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
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‘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
‘A good way to get out stress’: the magnetic force of the mosh pit
Walking into a basement club in Camden, the sound of the guitar hits you in the gut, along with the singer’s full-throated, death-metal growl. In
Jon Bon Jovi’s honest playlist: ‘You couldn’t help but learn the moves to Gangnam Style’
The song that changed my lifeBorn to Run by Bruce Springsteen. I grew up in New Jersey, so the E Street Band was how you were indoctrinated to
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs admits he beat ex-girlfriend Cassie: ‘I take full responsibility’
The rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs admitted in a video apology that he punched and kicked his ex-girlfriend in 2016 in the hallway of a
Bruce Dickinson review – metal’s charismatic star indulges his goofy side
Bruce Dickinson, as is well known, is a qualified pilot – and there is something of the captain preparing for take-off in his interactions with
Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft review – could have hit even harder
Both soft focus and strobe lit, Billie Eilish’s third album finds the former teen prodigy, now 22, possibly hedging her bets for what might be