Ed Sheeran has said he would rather not be on the forthcoming 40th-anniversary version of Band Aid charity single Do They Know It’s Christmas?, aligning
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‘Sometimes it can get tiring’: how Royel Otis became indie’s next big thing
This time last year the Sydney indie band Royel Otis was up for breakthrough artist at the Arias. They didn’t take the gong home but
Khruangbin review – exquisite dreamy grooves get lost in the ether
Houston three-piece Khruangbin (Thai for aeroplane) are a bit bluesy, a bit psychedelic, a bit funky, but always mellow – intricate and sophisticated musicianship in
‘I’m often the only woman in the room’: the female music managers changing the industry’s tune
Black Sabbath’s manager, Don Arden, was nicknamed “the Al Capone of pop” for his ruthless business dealings. His protege, Peter Grant of Led Zeppelin, once
Glastonbury 2025 tickets sell out in 35 minutes
Tickets for the 2025 Glastonbury festival have sold out in 35 minutes, with disappointed fans left staring at the “green bars of doom” on their
Waxahatchee: ‘Charli XCX is a genius. She’s the coolest person ever’
You have a identical twin. Do you have any spooky twin stories? Honestly, not really. We’re deeply intuitive about each other. We are mirror twins,
Jeff Parker & ETA IVtet The Way Out of Easy review – a captivating, unhurried ebb and flow
From 2016 until it closed in late 2023, jazz guitarist Jeff Parker held a weekly residency at Los Angeles venue ETA. Over that time he
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat review – superb study of how jazz got caught between the cold war and the CIA
It’s been quite a year for thrillingly inventive music documentaries. First there was Gary Hustwit’s Eno, a groundbreaking portrait of the pioneering musician, producer and
Amyl and the Sniffers review – nonstop fireworks
Part of the appeal of the Roundhouse, a famous north London venue, is that if a gig ever becomes boring, you can gaze at its
Boybands Forever: this denim-packed history of 90s British pop is a magical piece of TV
I always secretly thought I was evil enough to compile a boyband. How hard can it be, really? You get four but ideally five working-class