Music
Glen Matlock: ‘I heard The Beatles and immediately wanted to start the Sex Pistols’
Glen Matlock: ‘I heard The Beatles and immediately wanted to start the Sex Pistols’
As the Sex Pistols’ original bass player, Glen Matlock wrote some of the most iconic punk songs of all time. He tells us what inspired him.
Soweto Kinch’s pandemic reflections draw parallels with Civil Rights Movement music
Soweto Kinch’s pandemic reflections draw parallels with Civil Rights Movement music
Soweto Kinch, with White Juju, has given us a means to reflect on a global pandemic and the discomfort of discovering that our world is a very fragile place, writes Anne Frankenstein.
Simon Le Bon: ‘I’m very lucky. Solo artists have nobody to tell them they’re being an arsehole’
Simon Le Bon: ‘I’m very lucky. Solo artists have nobody to tell them they’re being an arsehole’
Can you hear me now? Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon was a lonely teenager but found friendship, and fame, through a love of David Bowie.
Where to catch some live Christmas music this year
Where to catch some live Christmas music this year
Adele’s 30 is here and she’s belting out the big numbers
Adele’s 30 is here and she’s belting out the big numbers
An independent record store is boycotting Adele’s new album in a row over vinyl
An independent record store is boycotting Adele’s new album in a row over vinyl
In praise of re-issues, the musical goldmines which never run dry
In praise of re-issues, the musical goldmines which never run dry
ABBA’s comeback is set to make money, money, money
ABBA’s comeback is set to make money, money, money
Finding the real Shane MacGowan meant roving down a different road
Finding the real Shane MacGowan meant roving down a different road
‘Godfather of hip-hop’ Gil Scott-Heron played by his own rules
‘Godfather of hip-hop’ Gil Scott-Heron played by his own rules
Tenement Kid by Bobby Gillespie review: Primal Scream star strikes a tangible note of melancholy
Tenement Kid by Bobby Gillespie review: Primal Scream star strikes a tangible note of melancholy
Pioneering opera about a transgender woman comes to the UK
Pioneering opera about a transgender woman comes to the UK
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
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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’
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
The orchestra determined to thrive in a Covid world
The orchestra determined to thrive in a Covid world
From our very first step, humans have been slaves to the rhythm
From our very first step, humans have been slaves to the rhythm
‘You can almost smell it’: How music moves us during lockdown
‘You can almost smell it’: How music moves us during lockdown
The lyrics of sea shanties are dated but the melodies and rhythms persist
The lyrics of sea shanties are dated but the melodies and rhythms persist
Olivia Newton-John still tells daughter Chloe Lattanzi to tidy her room
Olivia Newton-John still tells daughter Chloe Lattanzi to tidy her room
Russell Watson wants you to join him for The Big Singalong
Russell Watson wants you to join him for The Big Singalong
English National Opera: How music can help you breathe
English National Opera: How music can help you breathe
Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite: ‘Bands like us don’t normally get to number one’
Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite: ‘Bands like us don’t normally get to number one’
Without support, freelance musicians will continue falling into hardship
