Joanna Newsom

Pop! goes the curriculum: songs to inspire primary school children

Keir Starmer is on a personal mission to promote music to the under-11s. From rock’n’roll to Jonathan Richman, our writers suggest songs for an alternative schooling

Lanre Bakare, Shaad D'Souza, Simon Hattenstone, Phil Hebblethwaite, Tim Jonze, Matt Mills, Alexis Petridis, Chal Ravens, Laura Snapes, Jenny Stevens and Ciaran Thapar

20, Mar, 2024 @12:00 PM

Astral peaks: music, books, art and more about the majesty of space

From beautiful celestial metaphors to a virtual simulacrum of an entire galaxy, our critics suggest popular culture inspired by the wonders of astronomy

Jonathan Jones, Jenessa Williams, Sam Jordison, Luke Holland and Jessica Kiang

14, Mar, 2022 @10:00 AM

The 100 best albums of the 21st century

We polled 45 music writers to rank the definitive LPs of the 21st century so far. Read our countdown of passionate pop, electrifying rock and anthemic rap – and see if you agree

Ben Beaumont-Thomas (1-50); Laura Snapes and April Curtin (51-100)

13, Sep, 2019 @8:00 AM

Prince is on Spotify but Taylor Swift, Thom Yorke and Beyoncé are holding out

Despite Prince’s refusal to deal with the much-maligned streaming platform while he was alive, his music is now available on the site. But there are still a few superstars who won’t play

Pete Cashmore

15, Feb, 2017 @4:25 PM

The Sound of LA

From searing political hip-hop and cosmic jazz to acid-soaked rock and new age, Los Angeles is home to some of today’s most important music – this is our guide to the acts you need to know

Interviews by Eve Barlow, Design by Sam Morris

07, Feb, 2017 @11:00 AM

Readers recommend playlist: your songs with unusual rhymes

From Bill Bailey’s ode to Billy Bragg to the woes of marriage, here are some of music’s most weird and wonderful rhymes

Scott Blair

29, Sep, 2016 @11:00 AM

End of the Road review – the sweetest festival of the season

Sunshine is about the only thing missing in a weekend of stellar performances from Animal Collective, Broken Social Scene and Ezra Furman

Michael Hann

05, Sep, 2016 @12:29 PM

The lab playlist: 16 great songs about science (and a bad one)

A motley collection of musicians have turned their attentions to science over the years - sometimes rigorously, sometimes tenuously and sometimes downright inaccurately. Examine our seventeen specimens and post your own findings below the line.

Kit Buchan

14, Feb, 2016 @8:00 AM

Joanna Newsom, Animal Collective and Bat for Lashes to headline End of the Road 2016

The first wave of bookings for the September event have been announced, and include the harpist’s only UK festival date this year

Guardian music

02, Feb, 2016 @10:02 AM

Joanna Newsom review – unadulterated magic at Sydney Opera House

A virtuoso on both piano and harp, the singer brings an electric charge to a stormy Sydney night

Janine Israel

22, Jan, 2016 @4:58 AM

Our favourite music interviews of 2015: Prince, Kendrick, Blur, Björk and more

Goofing out with Joanna Newsome, an endurance event with Blur, and the fear and the fury of Jerry Lee Lewis … meeting the stars held unknown highlights for our writers this year

Guardian music

31, Dec, 2015 @9:00 AM