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

Live at Worthy Farm: joy as Glastonbury takes muddy first steps back to normality
Performers and staff revel in the festival’s first muddy steps back to normality with Saturday’s global livestream
Laura Snapes
22, May, 2021 @6:00 AM
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