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Glastonbury festival announces full lineup, adding Queens of the Stone Age, Skepta and more
Caroline Polachek, Digga D and the Chemical Brothers are among the new names – plus a mysterious secret act, the ChurnUps
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
30, May, 2023 @11:04 AM
‘Ian Dury was a voice for the disenfranchised’: Chaz Jankel, the man who made the Blockheads funky
He wrote the music for Dury’s biggest hits, then struck out for Studio 54 in a brilliant but misfiring solo career. Jankel recalls his strange path through pop – and dodging Dury’s drunken rages
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
23, May, 2023 @7:44 AM
Pete Brown, countercultural poet, singer and Cream lyricist, dies aged 82
British poet who wrote lyrics for Sunshine of Your Love, White Room and many more also had acclaimed solo career
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
20, May, 2023 @6:27 PM
Andy Rourke, bassist for the Smiths, dies aged 59
Musician described as ‘supremely gifted’ by bandmate Johnny Marr had suffered long illness with pancreatic cancer
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
19, May, 2023 @6:50 AM
Coroner rules Paul Cattermole, late S Club 7 star, died of natural causes
No inquest to be held into death of pop star, who died aged 46 at Dorset home in April
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
18, May, 2023 @2:07 PM
Ed Sheeran beats second lawsuit over Thinking Out Loud and Let’s Get It On
Sheeran prevails two weeks after winning copyright case that also alleged similarities with Marvin Gaye’s 1973 hit
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
17, May, 2023 @9:00 AM
Dolly Parton to host Beatles, Elton John and 39 other stars on new rock album
Rockstar, Parton’s first foray into rock’n’roll, features nine originals and 21 covers of songs including Let It Be and Purple Rain
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
10, May, 2023 @8:58 AM
Unicorns, smoothies and Edgar Allan Poe: 14 songs to listen out for at Eurovision 2023
With folk-horror priestesses and punk dictators riding lawnmowers, this year’s competition has the usual oddities amid proponents of perfect pop
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
09, May, 2023 @8:50 AM
Fred again.. and Brian Eno: Secret Life review – dull ambient set reveals both men’s weaknesses
While their signature sonic flotsam and spartan melodies are present, Eno’s contributions prove witlessly unimaginative while his mentee’s are trite
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
05, May, 2023 @11:35 AM
The Lemon Twigs: Everything Harmony review – rarely has stark despair sounded so lovely
With their classic late-60s songwriting and beautiful harmonies, the New York duo have never mined the past more effectively than on this fourth album
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
05, May, 2023 @7:00 AM
Kate Bush ‘shocked and honoured’ to earn place in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
British singer is inducted alongside George Michael, Rage Against the Machine, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, the Spinners and Missy Elliott
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
03, May, 2023 @4:52 PM
Susanne Sundfør: Blómi review – timelessly classic songwriting
Ignore the baffling spoken word bookends and focus on the spectacular songwriting, as the Norwegian star harks back to the likes of Laura Nyro and Carole King
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
28, Apr, 2023 @7:30 AM
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