Music blog
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We’ve assessed the policy statements of potential Republican senatorial candidates Kid Rock and Ted Nugent. Be afraid
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Ahead of the world premiere of The Crimson Bird, a concertante about war and parenthood, the composer writes about how her new work took shape
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For some it meant the arrogant swagger of Oasis and cheek of Blur, to others it stood for the perceptive wit of Pulp, but mostly the Britpop moment produced catchy tracks about youth on the move
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Their friendship hit troubled waters at the height of their fame, but from The Sound of Silence to Mrs Robinson they created some of the most memorable music in the pop canon
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Axelrod’s music was championed by Frank Zappa and George Harrison – then forgotten, until a new generation realised it offered a rich seam for sampling
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Ray’s kid brother, 70 today, didn’t just help spawn heavy metal – he also embarked on a solo career than went by in a whirlwind of gold-braided jackets, extra-strong hash and reckless record deals
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From sample pioneering to rebranding Adidas, Run-DMC did more than anyone to take hip-hop to the mainstream
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A revolutionary artist, in exile from his oppressive hometown, all Namjoo wants is to be anonymous so he can make music without having to pose for selfies
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Distracted from his composing and iconoclasm by the necessity of earning some money, a young Pierre Boulez found work with a Parisian theatre company. Three trips he made with them to South America changed him and his music forever
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From feather-boa twirling Roxy Music art rocker to ambient byword, Eno has had a career full of fantastic music, most of it pioneering
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The Secretly Group will release a song a day for Donald Trump’s first 100 days in the White House, to raise money for those who might suffer under him
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The late drummer of krautrock band Can influenced the likes of Roxy Music and Talking Heads by restructuring rock’s basic rhythm and drumming like a machine
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Ahead of the presidential inauguration, musicians piled in to set their thoughts to music. Here are five of the most notable
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The Glasto head honchos have agreed to answer your queries about what’s happening with the festival – post away!
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Featuring vocals from Benjamin Clementine, this futurist gospel track warns of the corrosive influence of big business on politics. Who could they be talking about?
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With a new album due in March, we look back over the career of East Kilbride’s favourite feuding brothers
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Erol Alkan, LCD Soundsystem, 2ManyDJs and Bloc Party were all regulars at the feted Monday night party destination, which shut its doors 10 years ago this month. They recall an eclectic, eccentric event that reshaped UK nightlife
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From MCing over drum’n’bass DJ sets in the 1990s, to his dramatic return last year, here are the crucial tracks by the hardest working man in grime
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The avant garde musician’s disregard for boundaries and his relentless creativity have made him a musical hero and influenced many, not least Portico Quartet’s Jack Wyllie
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Clean Bandit’s Christmas hit Rockabye with Sean Paul and Anne-Marie is only the latest popular track to have a silly number of headliners. What lies behind this drive for communal credits?
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He gained fame with the blues and garage-rock group the White Stripes and has since worked with everyone from Loretta Lynn to Beyoncé. Here’s a tour of White’s eclectic catalogue
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From mischief maker Nadia Rose and to quirk pop underdog Will Joseph Cook – we calculated which stars received the most votes in industry longlists, shortlists and music forecasts
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A deluxe edition of the Singles soundtrack marks its status as one of the unlikely but enduring artefacts of the grunge era
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At last, one of the new artist awards goes to someone who isn’t another safe, milquetoast offering
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The rumours that Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty are reforming after 25 years appear to be true. If we ever needed someone to shake up a staid music industry, it’s now
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From the overlooked lyrical brilliance of Bon Scott, via riffs that defined rock, to the triumphant comeback with Brian Johnson, here are 10 AC/DC classics
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From next-generation morris dancers to a psyche-pop comeback and Toronto’s rising urban music scene, artists share their top picks on the musical calendar
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From Stone Roses recapturing their intimate heyday, to big-budget Grimes, to Darren Hayman entrancing a Nottinghamshire village hall – these were the shows our writers loved in 2016
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It’s tough keeping up with the world of Kanye West. So let us take the hard work out of it and present to you the highlights of a packed 12 months of megalomania
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Our music writers pick a selection of the best features we published during the past year – from mourning a great to celebrating the new
Robbie Williams, Skepta, the 1975 and more – every Brits 2017 performance reviewed