One way to celebrate your 100th birthday is with a new album, which is Marshall Allen’s response to his centenary. A distinctive and often wild
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TV on the Radio review – US indie rockers roll back the years
TV on the Radio kick off the first night of their sold-out three-day residency in north London with a deceptively mellow thrum – the kinetic
One to watch: Nia Smith
Amid all the dystopian hellscapes the 21st century has ushered in, we should savour the mercies. Air fryers. The Shazam app. And shoals of promising
Wham’s Andrew Ridgeley looks back: ‘Fame or anonymity? I choose famous anonymity’
Born in Surrey, Andrew Ridgeley, 61, formed Wham! with his school friend George Michael. From 1982, the band dominated the charts with hits such as
Bubble Love: Bubble Love review – Ross From Friends’ high-energy pop-club side project
Felix Weatherall, the London producer best known as Ross From Friends, has spent much of his career escaping other people’s preconceptions. He emerged in the
Lauren Mayberry: Vicious Creature review – a solo statement of intent
After more than a decade at the helm of synth-pop success story Chvrches, Lauren Mayberry has spoken of wanting her solo project to be a
The Jay-Z allegation once again reveals a culture of impunity in hip-hop | Tayo Bero
It’s been a rough year for prominent men in hip-hop. As a tidal wave of accountability continues to sweep the industry, the fallout from Sean
Angel Olsen: Cosmic Waves Vol 1 review – intriguing half compilation, half covers
Angel Olsen’s last album was 2022’s country-tinged, grief-wrought Big Time; a stopgap EP, Forever Means, came out in 2023. Cosmic Waves Volume 1 feels like
End of an Eras era: what’s next for Taylor Swift?
Few artists in the history of pop music have had a year like Taylor Swift. The singer, who turns 35 today, started off 2024 as
‘Fame is a drug like LSD’: Robbie Williams on success, sexuality and his simian movie alter ego
In the grand retelling of his life, Robbie Williams wanted to be a lion. To be as strong, respected, and feared as the large cat