Five years ago, when the alternative artist Ekkstacy was 16, he stole two T-shirts from a record shop in a mall by his childhood house
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Kelly Moran: Moves in the Field review – the pianist duets with her augmented self
A classical composer signed to experimental UK label Warp, US pianist Kelly Moran has more in her fingers than mere canonical elegance. She has accompanied
Ghetts review – a founding father of grime commands the stage
If there’s one thing that did not seem likely during grime’s ferocious eruption into life in the mid-00s, it’s that an MC such as Ghetts
Post your questions for Sananda Maitreya
Sananda Maitreya had a simple plan for his 13th album: 13 songs, led by guitar, bass and drums. The ominous number didn’t faze him: “Anything
Eurovision: Olly Alexander and other competitors reject calls to boycott over Israel participation
Britain’s Eurovision competitor Olly Alexander and several other entrants have rejected calls to boycott this year’s Eurovision song contest owing to its inclusion of Israel
A new moment to arise: Beyoncé’s cover of the Beatles’ Blackbird is a timely masterstroke
Written by Paul McCartney for the Beatles’ 1968 double album The Beatles (AKA “the White Album”) Blackbird isn’t the most obvious song to turn up
Billie Eilish criticises musicians for releasing multiple vinyl variants: ‘I can’t even express how wasteful it is’
Billie Eilish has criticised the practice of musicians releasing several vinyl variants of the same record in order to drive sales and earn “them more
John Cooper Clarke: ‘I read Kerouac at 12 and figured I could improve on it’
My earliest reading memoryMy earliest memories are of reading Rupert Bear, American comic books – Batman, Superman, Weird Planets, Creepy Worlds, Sinister Tales, Mad magazine, Kid
Samantha Morton and Richard Russell on their new album: ‘We’re in the business of wellbeing’
Inside a rehearsal space scented with essential oils, a new, unlikely electro-art-pop duo are preparing for their live debut. Called Sam Morton, they are the
Beyoncé: Cowboy Carter review – from hoedown to full-blown genre throwdown
American Requiem, the opening track of Beyoncé’s eighth studio album, is many things. It offers a touch of state-of-the-nation address – “Can we stand for