Now and Then: is it time for Beatles fanboys to finally let it be?
The Beatles, Sgt Pepper's launch party, 19 May 1967
Music

Now and Then: is it time for Beatles fanboys to finally let it be?

Marc Bolan: AngelHeaded Hipster doc shows how manic pixie dream boy inspired Nick Cave, U2 and more
Marc Bolan playing guitar in a field
Metal Guru

Marc Bolan: AngelHeaded Hipster doc shows how manic pixie dream boy inspired Nick Cave, U2 and more

Richard Hawley: 'Thatcher defined my youth. She gave us something to fight against'
Richard Hawley
Letter to my younger self

Richard Hawley: 'Thatcher defined my youth. She gave us something to fight against'

'We haven't done enough': Why arenas need to step up and support grassroots music venues
A band onstage at a grassroots music venue
Venue Watch

'We haven't done enough': Why arenas need to step up and support grassroots music venues

How The Specials and 2 Tone empowered a generation to believe in a multicultural future
2 Tone stars The Specials on stage in a black and white photo
Music

How The Specials and 2 Tone empowered a generation to believe in a multicultural future

Building careers from U2 to Self Esteem, The Horn is a haven for 'people a little bit outside normal'
Rebecca ‘Self Esteem’ Taylor playing with her previous band Slow Club at the Horn, St Albans - a much-loved grassroots music venue
Venue Watch

Building careers from U2 to Self Esteem, The Horn is a haven for 'people a little bit outside normal'

Earworms are the internal soundtrack of our lives. What's yours?
A man playing a double bass
Gavin Bryars

Earworms are the internal soundtrack of our lives. What's yours?

As ABBA Voyage sails on – who’s still bringing in the money, money, money?
ABBA Voyage promo photo
Music

As ABBA Voyage sails on – who’s still bringing in the money, money, money?

Richard Hawley: 'Thatcher's Britain was a time of fear. If you were northern, you were f**ked'
Richard Hawley walking on the beach in his coat
Music

Richard Hawley: 'Thatcher's Britain was a time of fear. If you were northern, you were f**ked'

David Duchovny: 'I dare you not to be moved by Puff, the Magic Dragon'
David Duchovy in a white t shirt
The Music That Made Me

David Duchovny: 'I dare you not to be moved by Puff, the Magic Dragon'

How Switzerland's Montreux Jazz Festival is nurturing tomorrow's headliners
Miles Davis playing onstage
Music

How Switzerland's Montreux Jazz Festival is nurturing tomorrow's headliners

Firebrand cellist Abel Selaocoe: 'Classical music is about telling a great story'
Abel Selaocoe resting his chin on clasped hands
Music

Firebrand cellist Abel Selaocoe: 'Classical music is about telling a great story'

Atherton 'had everything taken away'. The Snug brought back music and community
female fronted punk band on the stage of The Snug in Atherton
venue watch

Atherton 'had everything taken away'. The Snug brought back music and community

'Being over-sexualised as a teen has grave consequences': NXKXTA on grooming and the Lolita myth
NXKXTA

'Being over-sexualised as a teen has grave consequences': NXKXTA on grooming and the Lolita myth

Duran Duran on critics, escapism and why AI can actually be a useful tool for artistry
Roger Taylor, John Taylor, Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes in black suits against a red background
Interview

Duran Duran on critics, escapism and why AI can actually be a useful tool for artistry

Inside the grassroots music venue where Oasis, Pulp and Ed Sheeran cut their teeth
Robert Smith of The Cure, Ed Sheeran and Morrissey leading The Smiths on stage in Moles, Bath
Venue Watch

Inside the grassroots music venue where Oasis, Pulp and Ed Sheeran cut their teeth

Madonna's Celebration tour proves this is the Material Girl's world – we're all just living in it
Music

Madonna's Celebration tour proves this is the Material Girl's world – we're all just living in it

Soul II Soul's Jazzie B: 'As a kid, I was always in Finsbury Park. Now I’ve got a statue there'
Jazzie B in a black hat
Letter to my younger self

Soul II Soul's Jazzie B: 'As a kid, I was always in Finsbury Park. Now I’ve got a statue there'

Why renowned conductor John Eliot Gardiner has drawn comparisons with Lydia Tár
Classical music

Why renowned conductor John Eliot Gardiner has drawn comparisons with Lydia Tár

Slade star Noddy Holder breaks silence after throat cancer diagnosis: 'I kept it very low key'
Noddy Holder waving
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Slade star Noddy Holder breaks silence after throat cancer diagnosis: 'I kept it very low key'