Music
Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Our home was rich with music
Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Our home was rich with music
Sibling Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason grew up in a house full of music. They were inspired by Bob Marley, Jacqueline du Pré and Franz Schubert.
The Jazz is Dead label avoids being a vanity project to create something entirely new
The Jazz is Dead label avoids being a vanity project to create something entirely new
Jazz is Dead from Adrian Younge and A Tribe Called Quest’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad features artists who have managed to slip below the commercial radar.
Fab films: The best documentaries about The Beatles
Fab films: The best documentaries about The Beatles
The essential documentary films and TV series about The Beatles that tell the incredible story of John, Paul, George and Ringo and their musical and cultural legacy
Billy Bragg: ‘There’s nothing worse than giving in to your own cynicism’
Billy Bragg: ‘There’s nothing worse than giving in to your own cynicism’
Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds reveals the music that saved his life
Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds reveals the music that saved his life
Roger Taylor on Elvis, Freddie Mercury’s belief in Queen and his weekend with Bowie
Roger Taylor on Elvis, Freddie Mercury’s belief in Queen and his weekend with Bowie
Roger Taylor: ‘I just wish I’d got to say goodbye to Freddie’
Roger Taylor: ‘I just wish I’d got to say goodbye to Freddie’
Terry Hall: ‘The Specials have always been about protest’
Terry Hall: ‘The Specials have always been about protest’
Shaun Ryder: ‘It will always be one rule for them and another rule for us’
Shaun Ryder: ‘It will always be one rule for them and another rule for us’
Jake Bugg X Jamal Edwards in Nottingham: ‘Younger people are suffering’
Jake Bugg X Jamal Edwards in Nottingham: ‘Younger people are suffering’
Nathan Evans: Wellerman star says Ed Sheeran made him want to sing
Nathan Evans: Wellerman star says Ed Sheeran made him want to sing
Gilles Peterson is excited about the British jazz explosion
Gilles Peterson is excited about the British jazz explosion
Musician buries the only copy of his album and urges fans to find it
Musician buries the only copy of his album and urges fans to find it
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Musicians in Exile: The group uniting refugees via song
Musicians in Exile: The group uniting refugees via song
Samara Joy shows the Great American Songbook still matters
Samara Joy shows the Great American Songbook still matters
Emmylou Harris: ‘The only thing I knew how to do was sing, I had no choice’
Emmylou Harris: ‘The only thing I knew how to do was sing, I had no choice’
Return of Green Man festival is a resurgence for music and the community
Return of Green Man festival is a resurgence for music and the community
Tom Odell: ‘Billie Eilish is phenomenal and formidable and fearless’
Tom Odell: ‘Billie Eilish is phenomenal and formidable and fearless’
Houses Slide: Opera star gets on her bike to tackle climate change
Houses Slide: Opera star gets on her bike to tackle climate change
Kat Von D: People know me for tattoos and makeup but music is my love
Kat Von D: People know me for tattoos and makeup but music is my love
Bringing together music and yoga to improve wellbeing
Bringing together music and yoga to improve wellbeing
Bobby Gillespie: ‘Some writers are embarrassed to say they loved lockdown’
Bobby Gillespie: ‘Some writers are embarrassed to say they loved lockdown’
Tom Odell: The UK government is intent on destroying live music
Tom Odell: The UK government is intent on destroying live music
Joan Armatrading: ‘I didn’t know I was breaking ground’
Joan Armatrading: ‘I didn’t know I was breaking ground’
Ricky Ross: ‘You can avoid real life, and still get paid!’
Ricky Ross: ‘You can avoid real life, and still get paid!’
Julian Lloyd Webber: ‘The longest relationship I’ve had is with my cello’
Julian Lloyd Webber: ‘The longest relationship I’ve had is with my cello’
Inside Download Festival: ‘It was a liberating feeling to take off the mask’
