Van Morrison
Gerald Dawe obituary
Belfast-born poet, academic and essayist whose work explored the everyday with wit and straightforward syntax
Pádraig Belton
24, Jun, 2024 @4:02 PM
‘Feel no shame for what you are’: the greatest songs about the new year
From Abba to U2, midcentury vocal groups to 00s emo, we highlight songs that clear up the previous year’s party and look to a fresh start
Hannah Jane Parkinson
01, Jan, 2024 @8:00 AM
Van Morrison review – gently shakes, rattles and rolls back the years
The 78-year-old’s voice is still strong but his reworkings of early rock’n’roll tunes are more wily than wild
Ian Gittins
28, Nov, 2023 @11:08 AM
Richard Davis obituary
US jazz bassist who worked with Van Morrison and Sarah Vaughan and later became a professor of bass at Wisconsin University
John Fordham
27, Sep, 2023 @4:05 PM
Mark Seymour: Sweet Thing by Van Morrison is the most perfect song of all time
The ‘agonisingly beautiful’ song from 1968’s Astral Weeks inspired the Hunters & Collectors singer to write love songs – and continues to taunt him
Mark Seymour
15, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM
Mo Ostin, US record exec who signed Jimi Hendrix and the Kinks, dies aged 95
Headhunted by Frank Sinatra, the head of Warner/Reprise oversaw classic releases by the likes of Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac and Prince
Laura Snapes
02, Aug, 2022 @9:12 AM
Van Morrison takes legal action against Northern Ireland health department and minister over Covid article
The musician’s action comes in response to a Rolling Stone article by minister Robin Swann defending his department’s response to the pandemic
Laura Snapes
30, May, 2022 @12:24 PM
Northern Ireland health minister to sue Van Morrison over Covid remarks
Legal action comes after singer hit out at Robin Swann over handling of Covid restrictions
Lisa O'Carroll
07, Nov, 2021 @1:31 PM
Pee Wee Ellis obituary
American jazz saxophonist, arranger and bandleader who played with James Brown and Van Morrison
Richard Williams
30, Sep, 2021 @3:43 PM
Sweet Thing review – drama of struggling children is a low-key delight
Alexandre Rockwell’s semi-improvised film, which stars his wife and children, is imperfectly plotted but brilliantly acted
Leslie Felperin
07, Sep, 2021 @1:00 PM
Eric Clapton refuses to play venues that require proof of vaccination
Clapton says he won’t perform for a ‘discriminated audience’ after vaccination passports made mandatory for clubs and venues this autumn
Laura Snapes
22, Jul, 2021 @10:05 AM
Rolling Stones, Tom Jones and more join campaign for law change on streaming
Musicians join Paul McCartney, Kate Bush and others in campaign for better remuneration from companies such as Spotify, and creation of industry regulator
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
07, Jun, 2021 @8:37 AM
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