Forty years on, Yared Markos’s memories of famine in rural Ethiopia are vivid. His father was a geotechnical engineer, and as a boy he travelled
Category: Music
Rebel Musix, Scribe on a Vibe by Vivien Goldman review – hanging with the punks and the Rastas
Vivien Goldman, the “punk professor” from London who teaches at New York University, has been involved in music from the 1970s onwards – whether writing
Rod Stewart to play Glastonbury 2025 legends slot: ‘I’m more than able to pleasure and titillate’
Glastonbury festival has announced its first act for 2025, with Rod Stewart booked to perform on the Pyramid stage in the Sunday teatime “legends” slot.
Kendrick Lamar: GNX review – stunning surprise from a rapper determined to be the greatest
By nature, hip-hop feuds are divisive, but the beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar was polarising in a way that had nothing to do with
‘Charles had just bought a mean-looking Chevrolet’: how War made Low Rider
Lonnie Jordan, piano, timbales, vibraphone, vocals Calling ourselves War was a positive thing: we were waging war against war and the conflicts going on in
Anohni review – uniquely gifted interpreter pays homage to mentor Lou Reed
Blessed with a voice you might imagine perfectly suited to interpreting others’ material, Anohni has largely shied away from recording covers. A couple of songs
Zayn review – shy star lets his hypnotic vocals do the talking
Watching Zayn Malik perform tonight, it’s hard to picture him in One Direction, a band whose lively performances once filled stadiums all over the world.
The Memoir: Part One by Cher – a gutsy tale of showbiz survival
“Resilience is in my DNA,” says Cher in her new memoir, and leafing through the pages, there’s no doubt she’s needed it. With respect, there
‘I do both the Beyoncé and the Jay-Z parts of Crazy In Love’: Edith Bowman’s honest playlist
The first single I bought When Doves Cry by Prince on seven-inch from a little shop called The Lighthouse in Anstruther. Being a small fishing village,
Laurie Anderson: Ark: United States V review – a long and winding bid to make sense of America
The world premiere of Laurie Anderson’s new three-hour multimedia extravaganza begins with a sparkling globe spinning on a big screen like a Christmas tree bauble.