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‘It was a way to share your musical experiences’: why cassette tapes flourished, and still endure
Two new books explore the history of the tape and how it helped spread hip-hop, thrash metal and experimental music around the world one mixtape at a time
Michael Hann
15, Nov, 2023 @1:59 PM
‘I’ve been waiting all my life to shed light on them’: musicians on their unsung home-town heroes
From gigs in sketchy Toronto buildings to Punjabi folk in Birmingham, musicians including Mogwai, Nakhane and Cornershop champion the local acts who never hit the big time
As told to Michael Hann
24, Oct, 2023 @10:45 AM
Fleetwood Mac decided to go their own ways. How do bands know when to quit, and shouldn’t more do so? | Michael Hann
After the death of Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks has called time. There is an art to timing it right – just look at the Beatles, says music writer Michael Hann
Michael Hann
04, Oct, 2023 @12:37 PM
Graham Nash review – the lyrics are iffy, but the melodies remain magic
Aged 81, the Hollies and CSNY star’s songs still seem to pluck tunes from the air – though you often have to block out the very prosaic words
Michael Hann
12, Sep, 2023 @10:53 AM
Paranoid pirouettes – inside Black Sabbath: The Ballet, already a headbanging hit
Will Birmingham Royal Ballet’s near-sold-out spectacular get audiences air guitaring? Our writer dons his denim and leather tutu to meet choreographer Carlos Acosta and Sabbath legend Tony Iommi
Michael Hann
05, Sep, 2023 @3:09 PM
Wilco review – venerated band remain startlingly brilliant alt-rock greats
Jeff Tweedy is initially a little distant with his devoted audience, but the chemistry between the group soon ignites
Michael Hann
31, Aug, 2023 @9:52 AM
The Band’s Robbie Robertson captured a dream of what America was, is and might be | Michael Hann
The bandleader who didn’t front his band, who was never as celebrated as Bob Dylan or their peers, was the glue keeping the Band together
Michael Hann
10, Aug, 2023 @1:05 AM
‘I’m the only one that can say I never quit’: meet the bands with no original members left
Fans often question their authenticity – but members of Yes, Odyssey, Soft Machine and Molly Hatchet explain why they’re keeping the flame alive despite the gripes
Michael Hann
04, Aug, 2023 @7:00 AM
Symphony for the devil: Mick Jagger’s 80 greatest moments, on his 80th birthday
The singer who invented the very idea of the frontman has reached his ninth decade. We pick out the Jagger-iest moments of all, from killer lyrics to self-mocking sketches
Michael Hann
26, Jul, 2023 @6:00 AM
What’s behind Saudi Arabia’s answer to Glastonbury? The power of popwashing | Michael Hann
At events such as Riyadh’s Soundstorm festival, pop music is the new frontier in reputation-laundering for repressive regimes, says former Guardian music editor Michael Hann
Michael Hann
28, Jun, 2023 @9:00 AM
Indiepop veterans Heavenly: ‘We saw the world of grownups and we didn’t like that very much’
Alongside jobs in economics and TV production, Amelia Fletcher and Rob Pursey are legends in British indie. They recall the insults and misogyny they faced in the UK – and the embrace of the US
Michael Hann
13, Jun, 2023 @9:17 AM
Kiss review – typically explosive end to rock’s silliest band
The solos are dull, the banter crass, the songs often lacking in interest – and yet Kiss’s final tour is also a barrage of amazement
Michael Hann
06, Jun, 2023 @9:36 AM
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