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Lucinda Williams: ‘I hated the way major labels made my music sound’
The maverick singer-songwriter answers your questions – from how she coaxed Bruce Springsteen on to her record to how she’s coping since her stroke
As told to Dave Simpson
01, Jun, 2023 @2:00 PM
Roger Waters review – embattled singer vows ‘I will not be cancelled’
Ex-Pink Floyd singer jettisons imagery that has led to accusations of antisemitism in Germany – and the result makes for a more powerful show
Dave Simpson
01, Jun, 2023 @10:39 AM
Pulp review – reunited Britpop oddballs thrill a new generation
Ably led by the ultimate disco dad in Jarvis Cocker, mass sing-songs blended with darker moments to prove Pulp can still do reunions with panache
Dave Simpson
29, May, 2023 @12:23 PM
John Fogerty review – a triumphant celebration of Creedence Clearwater classics
The 77-year old sings like he’s reclaiming the songs he spent years trying to wrestle back from record labels and former band members
Dave Simpson
26, May, 2023 @10:39 AM
Andy Rourke obituary
Bassist with the Smiths whose distinctive melodic style was central to the band’s sound
Dave Simpson
19, May, 2023 @4:44 PM
Shirley Collins: ‘Is folk music a potent political tool? I would say: my arse’
The 87-year-old singer answers your questions, from unearthing music in 1950s America to losing her voice for 38 years – and what she really thought of Pete Seeger and Ewan MacColl
As told to Dave Simpson
18, May, 2023 @2:00 PM
‘I used to do tarot readings but it got too scary’: Sting on making Shape of My Heart
‘I’d see this dark stuff and was apprehensive about telling people. But I remained fascinated. So for this song, I came up with a kind of soldier whose weapons are his cards’
Dave Simpson
15, May, 2023 @1:46 PM
‘Our children will know who we were by our vinyl’: the magic and mayhem of running a record shop
Record Store Day will have music fans queuing up this weekend – but how do these shops survive, and what do they bring to the high street in 2023? Our writer puts in a shift at Jumbo in Leeds to find out
Dave Simpson
21, Apr, 2023 @5:00 AM
‘I’m glad people call it a lesbian anthem’: how Sophie B Hawkins made Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover
‘I was told we had to remake the video because it was too erotic. Many years later I found out the real reason was that I was dancing with a Black dancer’
Interviews by Dave Simpson
17, Apr, 2023 @1:53 PM
Darlene Love: ‘Elvis was pure joy. In three days I felt I’d known him all my life’
At 81, the singer recalls performing for Obama and Clinton, distrusting Phil Spector, and vying with Mariah Carey for the title of Queen of Christmas
As told to Dave Simpson
06, Apr, 2023 @1:00 PM
Henry Rollins: ‘I wouldn’t go back on stage with a band for anything’
The writer, actor and legendary punk musician answers your questions on working with William Shatner and Al Pacino, the joy of lifting weights and Leeds’ best onion bhajis
As told to Dave Simpson
23, Mar, 2023 @2:00 PM
‘They’re an endurance test!’ Will Taylor Swift begin the era of the three-hour concert?
With cash-strapped fans eager for epic setlists, Swift isn’t the only artist doing extra-long gigs – but performers and fans alike will need to toughen up
Dave Simpson
23, Mar, 2023 @11:06 AM
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