PJ Harvey

The 100 greatest BBC music performances – ranked!

As the Beeb celebrates its centenary, we take a look at its most memorable pop moments, from the birth of grime to the first sightings of Bob Dylan and Bob Marley, plus TOTP goes Madchester and countless classic Peel sessions

Guardian music

06, Oct, 2022 @12:12 PM

What links Marilyn Monroe to Nick Cave and Vincent Gallo?

With Blonde coming to Netflix soon, follow the ultimate bombshell down the rabbit hole to find unlikely links to the singer and the actor

Larry Ryan

30, Jul, 2022 @12:00 PM

‘Nine Inch Nails is inappropriate for a Christmas party’: St Vincent’s honest playlist

The art-pop star was raised on Pearl Jam, wants Jacques Brel played at her funeral and thinks Iggy is sexy. But which song would she interrupt a haircut for?

As told to Elle Hunt

06, Jun, 2022 @6:00 AM

Orlam by PJ Harvey review – musician’s vision of a curious childhood

Set in a magical realist outpost of the West Country, the singer-songwriter’s novel-in-verse delights in Dorset dialect and folklore

Liz Berry

29, Apr, 2022 @6:30 AM

PJ Harvey, poet: ‘Dorset is light and dark, ecstasy and melancholy’

The singer-songwriter has written an extraordinary narrative poem that glories in the landscape and dialect of her home county

Kate Kellaway

24, Apr, 2022 @8:00 AM

From Screaming Trees to Gutter Twins: Mark Lanegan’s 10 greatest recordings

Collaborations with PJ Harvey, icy synthpop and rollicking psychedelia all feature in songs from across the career of a prolific musical great

Annie Zaleski

23, Feb, 2022 @2:00 PM

PJ Harvey, Sonic Youth, Madonna: the unseen archives of rock photographer Tony Mott

He’s partied with Queen. Tom Petty had his email. Now one of Australia’s most accomplished rock photographers has been digging through his negatives

Kirsten Krauth, photography by Tony Mott

12, Oct, 2021 @4:30 PM

‘I don’t want to remember these things’: dark pop poet John Murry on surviving rape, heroin and family strife

The singer-songwriter talks about his adoptive relative William Faulkner, his violent childhood and heroin – and saves a surprise until the end

Simon Hattenstone

16, Jun, 2021 @11:23 AM

Live at Worthy Farm review – beautiful music marred by technical meltdown

Access problems mean this could be remembered as a failure – but the filmed performances, from Coldplay’s twinkling spectacular to Kano’s dynamic theatre, are superb

Alexis Petridis

23, May, 2021 @11:04 AM

Live at Worthy Farm: follow along with Glastonbury’s livestreamed festival

With a lineup including Coldplay, Michael Kiwanuka, Haim and Wolf Alice, Glastonbury’s livestreamed show is the next best thing to being there. Follow along here as it airs online

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

22, May, 2021 @6:57 PM

Behind the scenes at Glastonbury’s Live at Worthy Farm – photo essay

We joined Wolf Alice, Michael Kiwanuka, Haim, Jorja Smith, the Mutoid Waste Company and others as they made the film that replaces the Glastonbury festival this year

David Levene (photography), essay by Laura Snapes

22, May, 2021 @10:00 AM