The plucked melodic twang of the ngoni, a west African lute, has long added an unexpected texture to fusion records. Jazz trumpeter Don Cherry featured
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Charli xcx fans rejoice: ‘Brat’ chosen as Collins word of the year
Most have us have long moved on from “brat summer”, when, sparked by Charli xcx’s album of the same name, wearing slime green and embracing
Rapper Young Thug pleads guilty to gang, drug and gun charges
Rapper Young Thug pleaded guilty Thursday in Atlanta, Georgia, to gang, drug and gun charges. The 33-year-old Grammy-winning artist, whose given name is Jeffery Williams,
Dolly Parton: ‘I was sorry when Dolly the sheep died – though I don’t want to be cloned’
How important were the circumstances of an often heartbreakingly hard childhood and background in rural Tennessee in the making of your career? eamonmccEverybody where we
Peter Perrett: The Cleansing review – a late-career triumph that dances in the face of death
Peter Perrett’s third solo album opens with a track called I Wanna Go With Dignity. You could suggest that’s par for the course: a certain
Fishing lines, mobile phones and Wirral wind: the oddly harmonious music of Ex-Easter Island Head
For most bands, the main perk of living in a slightly rundown mansion-cum-artistic community on the city’s edge would be having licence to make an
Marianne Faithfull: ‘I always knew I was something quite extraordinary’ – archive, 1979
It is difficult to think of anyone who has become as famous as Marianne Faithfull after having achieved so little. Fifteen years ago she recorded
Thom Yorke walks off stage after being heckled by pro-Palestine protester at Melbourne concert
Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke walked off stage during a solo show in Melbourne on Wednesday night after being heckled by a pro-Palestine protester in the
Mk.gee review – is this the world’s most exciting young guitarist?
Underneath the craze of Brat summer, New Jersey guitarist, vocalist and producer Mk.gee (pronounced “ma-ghee”) has been the year’s biggest word-of-mouth success after the release
A forest of questions: take our quiz on the Cure!
It is a wonderful week for those of us with a gothic persuasion. Not only is it Halloween on Thursday, but on Friday we’ll be