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  • Two of us … John and Paul.

    Books
    With a little help from my friend: John, Paul and the ‘romance’ that transformed culture

  • Will Smith, right, slaps Chris Rock on stage during the Oscars in 2022.

    Will Smith
    ‘I heard he won the Oscar but he had to give it back’: Will Smith gets jiggy with the Slap

    Three years after the infamous incident at the Academy Awards, Smith is continuing to rap about his attack on Chris Rock on a new album
  • black and white photograph of Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett and Ted Dwane of Mumford and Sons.

    Album review
    Mumford & Sons: Rushmere – back to dreary basics

  • Dua Lipa performing in Melbourne, March 2025.

    News
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  • ‘A master of strange lyrical koans’ … Dan Bejar AKA Destroyer.

    Album review
    Destroyer: Dan’s Boogie – darkness haunts a gorgeous ruined palace of a record

  • Wild, wayward … Savina Yannatou.

    Folk album of the month
    Savina Yannatou, Primavera en Salonico and Lamia Bedioui: Watersong – aquatic hymns

  • Joan Baez playing guitar on the Beach in California, 1962.

    Ranked!
    Raw, romantic and radical: Joan Baez’s 20 greatest songs

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Interviews

  • Marlon Williams at Dusty’s cafe in Collingwood before the launch of his new album in April

    Indie
    ‘It’s so politically loaded’: Marlon Williams on ‘finding the gall’ to write an album entirely in Māori

  • from left, Mike Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones and Peter Tork in the opening title sequence of The Monkees.

    Pop
    ‘It was not a boyband!’ Micky Dolenz on the madness of being in the Monkees

  • Barry Hyde at the Peacock Pub, Sunderland.

    Indie
    ‘They’re still under there, they never got out’: the Futureheads’ Barry Hyde commemorates his mining heritage

  • ‘I find I have a lot of resistance, that’s kind of how I roll.’

    Rock
    ‘Emotions? They’re no big thing, man!’ Jeff Bridges on satisfaction, silver linings – and his secret life in music

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Album reviews

  • Genuinely haunting … Bryan Ferry and Amelia Barratt.

    Alexis Petridis's album of the week
    Bryan Ferry and Amelia Barratt: Loose Talk – Roxy demos remade, remodelled as eerie duets

  • Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez.

    Pop
    Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco: I Said I Loved You First – besotted but bland

    • Experimental album of the month
      Raisa K: Affectionately – Mica Levi bandmate’s parallel-universe pop

    • Indie
      Japanese Breakfast: For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women) – a bit too tasteful

    • Punk
      YHWH Nailgun: 45 Pounds – a singular spin on funky NYC post-punk

    • Soul
      Annie and the Caldwells: Can’t Lose My (Soul) – a joyous family affair

    • Pop
      Greentea Peng: Tell Dem It’s Sunny – a musical rebirth with swagger

    • Rap
      Playboi Carti: Music – the most anticipated rap album this decade was worth the wait

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Live reviews

  • FKA Twigs performing on stage with dancers.

    Kitty Empire's artist of the week
    FKA twigs – an eye-popping extravaganza of dancing and demons

  • John Cale performs at Nottingham Playhouse

    Rock
    John Cale – 83 years old and still forging deeper underground

    • Shaboozey at Koko, London.

      Country
      Shaboozey – viral country superstar finds comfort in intimacy

    • FKA Twigs performing on stage at Aviva Studios in Manchester

      Pop
      FKA twigs – a stunning ​surprise-filled spectacle

    • Michael Kiwanuka performing at the Hammersmith Apoll0

      Kitty Empire's artist of the week
      Michael Kiwanuka – big sounds from the quiet maestro

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  • Ludicrously vindicated … Chappell Roan.

    Single review
    Chappell Roan: The Giver – saddle up, there’s a new sheriff in town

  • Nile Rodgers on stage in Glasgow in 2018.

    Ranked
    Everybody dance: Nile Rodgers’ 20 greatest tracks – ranked!

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Obituaries

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From the archive

  • The Smiths in 1987.

    Feature
    A light that never goes out: why the Smiths are eternally influential

    As Meat Is Murder turns 40, revisit our feature in which fans including Andy Burnham and Connie Constance consider how and why the band have endured
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