The story of one of the most extraordinary bands in rock history began in the most ordinary of ways, with school kids walking down the
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‘I was a fool’: Art Garfunkel describes tearful reunion with Paul Simon
Art Garfunkel has described a recent tearful reunion with Paul Simon, in which the pair moved past old enmities. Speaking to the Times, Garfunkel said:
Sunday with Chilly Gonzales: ‘I’ll be piling up my pancakes’
Sunday work or rest? My job doesn’t differentiate weekends from weekdays. Most musicians would say that. But I do try to keep my Sundays something
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds review – up close and existential with rock’s great everyman
“YEAHYEAHYEAHYEAHYEAH!” barks Nick Cave, crouched face to face with the first few rows of an audience who are having, at a conservative estimate, the time
Frankie Bridge: ‘I was anxious from the womb. It’s who I am’
I was anxious from the womb. It’s who I am. As a child, my thoughts would happen at night-time: I’d struggle to breathe and have
One to watch: Pem
“Since I was 10, my teachers asked my parents if I smoked!” Pem is trying to explain where her enthralling, vibrato-rippling voice comes from. Pem
A$AP Rocky’s Tranmere link raises eyebrows but football and rap fit perfectly | Barney Ronay
There has been a worrying silence this week around A$AP Rocky’s plans to buy Tranmere Rovers. A co-investor has dropped out. Further finance is being
The Cure score first UK No 1 album in 32 years with Songs of a Lost World
The Cure have scored their first UK No 1 album in 32 years, with Songs of a Lost World. The band’s frontman Robert Smith said:
Beyoncé leads Grammy award nominations with 11 nods
Beyoncé is out in front with the nominations for the 67th Grammy awards in what promises to be another female-heavy year. The star has scored
‘Leave your ego at the door’: from Thriller to Sinatra, Quincy Jones collaborators tell the stories behind his songs
Herb Alpert: ‘He put tempos in a place where it penetrated your body’ The 89-year-old musician and bandleader was born in the same generation as