Baxter Dury

Chaise Longue by Baxter Dury review – teenage kicks with the Blockheads

This unflinching memoir by the son of Ian Dury recalls his chaotic life with the ‘pot-soaked Fagin’ and his bodyguard

Neil Spencer

01, Aug, 2021 @6:00 AM

Baxter Dury: ‘Everything was about Dad. It was the only way he knew how to survive’

The musician talks about growing up with a pop star dad, escaping his shadow – and the 6ft 7in drug dealer who lived with them

Simon Hattenstone

31, Jul, 2021 @10:00 AM

Baxter Dury: The Night Chancers review – downbeat charisma, immaculately delivered

Shunning big hooks and choruses, the indie raconteur turns his hand to immaculate character studies of life’s losers

Michael Hann

20, Mar, 2020 @10:30 AM

Baxter Dury webchat – your questions answered on his father, his love of suits and Lou Reed

The Night Chancers musician answered questions about his appearance on the New Boots and Panties!! cover and what Lou Reed really thought about his nicking the chorus from Oh! Sweet Nuthin’

Laura Snapes

10, Mar, 2020 @2:06 PM

Madonna, Motown and Mongolian metal: the music to listen out for in 2020

The queen of pop gets intimate, Taylor Swift feels the sunshine and Stormzy takes on the world … plus, classical celebrations begin for Beethoven’s 250th

Alexis Petridis and Andrew Clements

01, Jan, 2020 @11:00 AM

The best albums of 2017: the full list

St Vincent tops our countdown of this year’s most outstanding sounds, from complex rap to moody rock, alt-R&B, inventive grime and more

05, Dec, 2017 @6:00 AM

Baxter Dury: Prince of Tears review – making a success of the family business

With his sharply observed vignettes and wry character studies of inadequate men, Dury remains in the shadow of his father Ian – but what a place to be

Alexis Petridis

26, Oct, 2017 @12:00 PM

Baxter Dury: my secret French wine cave

A 12th-century cave beneath a Provence château is the perfect setting a for ‘hapless Englishman’ to sample the region’s wine

Baxter Dury

13, Sep, 2014 @6:00 AM

Baxter Dury – review

You're left feeling that Ian Dury's son should be more famous in his own right than he is, writes Alexis Petridis

Alexis Petridis

25, Oct, 2011 @6:40 PM

Baxter Dury: Happy Soup - review

Baxter Dury inevitably brings to mind his father Ian, but his new album suggests the flowering of a very individual talent, writes Dave Simpson

Dave Simpson

11, Aug, 2011 @9:45 PM

This week's new singles

Tom Vek | Elbow | Britney Spears | J Pearl Feat Shayne Ward | Nero

Baxter Dury

05, Aug, 2011 @11:08 PM

Baxter Dury live session: How I wrote ... Claire

Baxter Dury brings his 'seaside psychedelia' to the Guardian for an exclusive performance of Claire, the first single to be taken from the his new album, Happy Soup

Ben Kape, Andy Gallagher, Rob Cade and Ken Macfarlane

04, Aug, 2011 @10:06 AM