Alex Kapranos has been a regular at Le Pantruche since he made Paris his most regular home two or three years ago, following his marriage
Category: Music
From gay clubs to Maga anthem: the absurd, contested history of the Village People’s YMCA
Jim Newman was over it. “Hell no!” Newman, a Village People member for eight years in the 2010s, wrote in a 15 January Instagram post.
Manic Street Preachers: ‘The band feels like something you can go into battle with against the world’
In the video for the Manic Street Preachers’ latest single, Hiding in Plain Sight, we see bassist Nicky Wire getting ready to do his job.
Sam Amidon: Salt River review – an eclectic if erratic affair
Raised in a Vermont folk family, and a fiddle prodigy at age three, Sam Amidon has built a substantial career by “relocating” folk music to
On my radar: Alison Goldfrapp’s cultural highlights
Alison Goldfrapp was born in Enfield, north London, in 1966 and raised in Hampshire. She began making music at art school and contributed vocals to
Floating Points review – an unclassifiable triumph
Most people would not bring a harp to a rave. But UK producer Floating Points – Sam Shepherd – is emphatically not most people: an
Chesney Hawkes looks back: ‘It’s only now I can appreciate that The One and Only is a great record’
Born in Berkshire in 1971, Chesney Hawkes started his career at the age of 19, appearing in Buddy’s Song, a film that featured his single The One and
Paul McCartney says change in law over AI could ‘rip off’ artists
Sir Paul McCartney has warned artificial intelligence could “rip off” artists if a proposed overhaul of copyright law goes ahead. The proposals could remove the
Skunk Anansie’s Skin: ‘I was nearly swept out to sea. A very strong, naked dude saved me’
Born in London, Skin, 57, worked as an interior designer before becoming lead singer of Skunk Anansie in 1994. The band had hit singles with
Post your questions for Mike Scott of the Waterboys
No strangers to an ambitious vision, the Waterboys’ 16th album, Life, Death and Dennis Hopper, tells the story of the Easy Rider director-star and outsider