The co-owner of a cafe in east London that doubles up as a venue for creative new music in the evenings said he was stunned
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‘We spent £100,000 doing a gig in a scout hut!’ The Beta Band on debt, disastrous decisions – and their defiant comeback
Steve Mason is remembering the day in 2004 he was told the Beta Band was over. “There was enough money in the bank account to
Post your questions for composer Steve Reich
At the age of 88, Steve Reich has had a long lifetime of artistic brilliance, harnessing power through repetition and minimalism – and as he
‘I can spit hot fire on Baby Got Back’: Sterling K Brown’s honest playlist
The first song I fell in love with I was in elementary school and If I Had No Loot by Tony! Toni! Toné! was getting
British composer Daniel Blumberg wins best original score Oscar for The Brutalist
The young British composer Daniel Blumberg has won his first Oscar for his second-ever musical score for a feature film, for Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist.
Charli xcx, Jade and Ezra Collective’s Brit awards cap a vintage year for adventurous pop | Alexis Petridis
The Brits has long been in the business of underlining success; upsets and shock wins aren’t really the point. If they seemed moderately more exciting
Wild, waspish and whip-smart, there are few rock stars as great as David Johansen | Alexis Petridis
Nick Kent’s fabled 1974 NME piece about New York Dolls, Dead End Kids on the Champs-Élysées, is packed with characters and incident. The band have
Soul singer Angie Stone dies in a car crash at 63
Singer Angie Stone, known for her hit Wish I Didn’t Miss You, has died at the age of 63. A representative for the singer confirmed
Jeremy Pelt: Woven review – accessible post-bop with a touch of electric Miles
Now 48, trumpeter Pelt has maintained a profuse presence in US jazz since his early 20s, racking up an impressive 25 albums, while his contributions
On my radar: Richard Russell’s cultural highlights
Richard Russell was born in London in 1971. He joined XL Recordings in 1991 as an A&R and took over the label several years later,