When you have embarrassed yourself in front of the entire world, as Will Smith did during the 2022 Oscars, you find yourself confronted with two
Category: Music
With a little help from my friend: John, Paul and the ‘romance’ that transformed culture
John Lennon and Paul McCartney met and fell for each other in the summer of 1957. John was 16, Paul 14. Paul came to see
Yukimi: For You review – sweet solo debut for Little Dragon singer
It seems barely credible, but next year is Little Dragon’s 30th birthday. Although Yukimi Nagano has fronted the Swedish electronic dance act since she was
Mumford & Sons: Rushmere review – back to dreary basics
In the wake of the 2021 exit of banjo player (and son of the co-founder of GB News) Winston Marshall, Mumford & Sons have reverted
Dua Lipa wins second copyright case over single Levitating
A US judge has dismissed a claim by two disco songwriters that Dua Lipa copied her single Levitating from two of their songs, stressing that
Alison Krauss & Union Station: Arcadia review – a fresh start
Arcadia is big news in US roots music. In the 14 years since Union Station’s last LP, its Grammy-winning members have not been idle. Singer
Destroyer: Dan’s Boogie review – darkness haunts a gorgeous ruined palace of a record
If Dan Bejar’s musically shifting Destroyer project has a trademark, it’s the art of surprise. The Canadian is a master of strange lyrical koans that
Savina Yannatou, Primavera en Salonico and Lamia Bedioui: Watersong review | Jude Rogers’s folk album of the month
Savina Yannatou is a fabulous Greek singer whose work over the last five decades hasn’t stood still. Her CV includes interpretations of early music, throat
Raw, romantic and radical: Joan Baez’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!
20. Recently (1987) As with a lot of her 60s peers, Joan Baez seemed slightly out of place in the 80s. She only released two
‘It’s ended up being nothing to no one’: can K-pop overcome crisis?
Earlier this decade, it seemed as if the long-vaunted South Korean takeover of American pop was finally happening. In summer 2020, BTS’s Dynamite became the