Paul Weller

‘I don’t want my career resurrected!’ The last orders of pub rock pioneer Mickey Jupp

After emerging from the 60s R&B scene, the songwriter skirted greatness before all but retiring to Cumbria. Now, at 78, he’s been convinced to release a collection of songs from his secret archive

Dave Simpson

29, Jul, 2022 @10:00 AM

Paul Weller review – the mod firebrand attains lift-off

The ferocity of Weller’s two-hour set belies his age as he thrills at reconnecting with a live audience

Caroline Sullivan

03, Apr, 2022 @1:58 PM

Paul Weller’s 30 greatest songs – ranked!

Drawn from the Jam, the Style Council and his solo work, all of it powered by romance, storytelling and political vim, here is the best of a British songwriter unbounded by genre

Alexis Petridis

25, Nov, 2021 @3:29 PM

The big picture: Yan Morvan captures counterculture in Thatcher’s London

The French war photographer was fascinated by the creative fusion of the world of mods and punks in 1979

Tim Adams

21, Nov, 2021 @7:00 AM

TV tonight: Singer of the World 2021 reaches its final

The classical singing contest crowns its winner from a shortlist of 16 international competitors. Plus: Paul Weller at the Barbican. Here’s what to watch this evening

Ammar Kalia, Ellen E Jones, Hannah J Davies, Phil Harrison and Simon Wardell

19, Jun, 2021 @5:00 AM

Martin Freeman’s teenage obsessions: ‘I still think that rude-boy skinhead look is hard to beat’

The Hobbit actor, who is back on TV in the sitcom Breeders, recalls sharp dressing on a budget, discovering Public Enemy and how Michael Caine got him into film

As told to Rich Pelley

27, May, 2021 @2:00 PM

Paul Weller: Fat Pop (Volume 1) review – more earnest than exciting

Recorded largely during last year’s first lockdown, Weller’s 16th solo album is a reined in affair

Phil Mongredien

16, May, 2021 @2:00 PM

Paul Weller: ‘Music means more to me since I’ve been sober’

On the eve of his 16th album, the eclectic master of English pop takes questions from musicians, politicians and readers

Miranda Sawyer

02, May, 2021 @7:00 AM

Send us your questions for Paul Weller

Got something to ask the man for whom musical reinvention is a way of life? Let us know and we’ll put it to him

Kitty Empire

21, Mar, 2021 @10:00 AM

Christopher Eccleshall obituary

Other lives: Guitar-maker to the stars in the 1970s, including David Bowie and Rory Gallagher

Morwenna Del Mar

09, Oct, 2020 @10:13 AM

Paul Weller joins Lennon and McCartney with No 1 albums in five straight decades

New album On Sunset continues run of chart-toppers that stretches back to the Jam’s 1982 album The Gift

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

10, Jul, 2020 @5:00 PM

Paul Weller: On Sunset review – a mellower modfather

The Changingman reveals his spiritual side on his funky, shimmering 15th solo album