Music

Know thyself: the lyrical power of Self Esteem

Chart-topping musician Self Esteem talks rage, love, poetry – and why she'd like to be Enya

Feeling lonely? Try getting sweaty at a gig

The more we lose touch with everything except our own little gangs, the more everyone outside our narrow frames of reference seems alien and unrelatable

‘I’m not just a musician – I’m a huge fan of music’

The south London singer-songwriter reflects on high times, burning out and her new album

The rumours are true: Stereophonic’s debt to Fleetwood Mac

It’s this year’s big West End hit but the co-producer of the classic album thinks the play is secondhand news

Cat Cohen’s cultural highlights

Beehive hairdos, reality TV and ‘grotesque’ art – just some of the US comedian’s favourite things

What I learned from returning to my teen clubbing days

At 15, clubbing was a vital part of the writer Arifa Akbar’s world. At 51, she heads to Berlin’s hottest club

Video killed the radio star, but who killed the pop video?

Video killed the radio star, but who killed the pop video?

I sobbed along to Oasis at Heaton Park. Why? It’s complicated...

The band’s return to Manchester has created a mix of powerful emotions - even from the songs that have no meaning

Bad Bunny puts Puerto Rico on the map

As his sold-out residency in San Juan opens, the artist is sending a signal to Trump

‘Blessings and challenges – it’s the same life force’

The poet and musician, 39, talks about the power of music and gender dysphoria

Oasis back together and giving people what they want

In their first gig for 16 years, the Gallaghers wield a precious power to impressive effect

Diary of a 55-year-old festival goer

A visit to Glastonbury for the first time in 30 years proved full of fond memories and surprises

The 1975, Charli XCX and the headline act in the age of streaming

Glastonbury’s imperial couple reveal how festival bookings have been complicated in recent years

Having a Bad Glasto? That’s even harder than getting in

Unlike other festivals, you can always enjoy Glastonbury without seeing the headline acts

Idealistic city Glastonbury is a microcosm of British life

The pastoral quilt of glamping tents and a VIP backstage area reflect the UK's increasing disparities. Can the idealistic city hold out against the hypercommercial music industry?

The real Glasto rebels? Me and Jacob Rees-Mogg

Glastonbury has gone mainstream – and surely it cannot survive this bland consensus

Marley and me: ‘I had initiative – and Bob sensed that’

As a teenager, Dennis Morris was invited to take pictures of Bob Marley. The photographer never looked back

Scroll with it: the next generation of Oasis fans

Oasis’s reunion gives young fans the chance to see the band live for the very first time. And thanks to podcasts, web forums and Anaïs Gallagher, there are lots of them