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Kitty Empire
Lily Allen’s radically self-contained one-woman show

Tue 3 Mar 2026

Lily Allen’s radically self-contained one-woman show
Patrick Kidd
Éliane Radigue, abstract composer

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Éliane Radigue, abstract composer
Oliver Franklin-Wallis
An hour with… Aidan Zamiri

Thu 26 Feb 2026

An hour with… Aidan Zamiri
Rooksana Hossenally
How Pigalle got its groove back

Sun 22 Feb 2026

How Pigalle got its groove back
Lily Isaacs
Playlist of the week: songs inspired by literature

Thu 19 Feb 2026

Playlist of the week: songs inspired by literature
Anna Prendergast
Listening rooms are rekindling our love of hi-fi

Sun 15 Feb 2026

Listening rooms are rekindling our love of hi-fi
Austin McCoy
What to read to understand hip-hop

Thu 12 Feb 2026

What to read to understand hip-hop
Barbara Ellen
Bad Bunny: the planet’s biggest star has Trump fuming

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Bad Bunny: the planet’s biggest star has Trump fuming
Frank Skinner
I feel for Harry Styles’s fans, tickets for West Brom’s ’68 cup final were out of my league too

Sat 7 Feb 2026

I feel for Harry Styles’s fans, tickets for West Brom’s ’68 cup final were out of my league too
Kitty Empire
When protest came to the Grammys

Mon 2 Feb 2026

When protest came to the Grammys
Phoebe Davis
English family’s protest song strikes a chord in the US

Sun 1 Feb 2026

English family’s protest song strikes a chord in the US
Craig McLean
The eternal life of Jeff Buckley

Thu 29 Jan 2026

The eternal life of Jeff Buckley
Kitty Empire
David Bowie’s Blackstar: urgent, contemporary and elliptical

Fri 9 Jan 2026

David Bowie’s Blackstar: urgent, contemporary and elliptical
Gail Ann Dorsey
David Bowie, remembered by Gail Ann Dorsey

Thu 8 Jan 2026

David Bowie, remembered by Gail Ann Dorsey
Vanessa Thorpe
Allegations against predatory tutors reveal an ‘endemic’ culture of abuse at conservatoires

Mon 29 Dec 2025

Allegations against predatory tutors reveal an ‘endemic’ culture of abuse at conservatoires
Warren Ellis
Marianne Faithfull, remembered by Warren Ellis

Thu 25 Dec 2025

Marianne Faithfull, remembered by Warren Ellis
Miranda Sawyer
Miranda Sawyer’s year of gigs with her daughter

Tue 23 Dec 2025

Miranda Sawyer’s year of gigs with her daughter
Xavier Greenwood
Lucky, lucky, lucky! After 37 years Kylie lands her first UK Christmas No 1

Sun 21 Dec 2025

Lucky, lucky, lucky! After 37 years Kylie lands her first UK Christmas No 1
Eva Wiseman
Lily Allen: the aftermath of an album

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Lily Allen: the aftermath of an album
Stephen Armstrong
Steve Cropper was the country-soul backbone of Stax Records

Wed 10 Dec 2025

Steve Cropper was the country-soul backbone of Stax Records
Xavier Greenwood
Spotify rapped: results don’t reflect the music we like

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Spotify rapped: results don’t reflect the music we like
Vanessa Thorpe
‘It’s like finding myself again’: Julian Lloyd Webber picks up his cello after 10 years

Sat 6 Dec 2025

‘It’s like finding myself again’: Julian Lloyd Webber picks up his cello after 10 years
Killian Fox
Arinzè Kene: ‘The film My Father’s Shadow had me in tears’

Fri 28 Nov 2025

Arinzè Kene: ‘The film My Father’s Shadow had me in tears’
Finn Blythe
The place where music history is made

Sun 23 Nov 2025

The place where music history is made
Matthew Bishop
Ticket touting ban may backfire

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Ticket touting ban may backfire
Killian Fox
Maggi Hambling: ‘I was warned to drink only one but I had three and a half’

Fri 21 Nov 2025

Maggi Hambling: ‘I was warned to drink only one but I had three and a half’
Evan Moffitt
Please release me: pop’s brightest stars learn to take fans by surprise

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Please release me: pop’s brightest stars learn to take fans by surprise
Dmitry Sitkovetsky
A week in Baku: music, memory and football

Sat 15 Nov 2025

A week in Baku: music, memory and football
Patrick Kidd
Gilson Lavis, Squeeze drummer and reformed wild man

Sat 15 Nov 2025

Gilson Lavis, Squeeze drummer and reformed wild man
Killian Fox
Harold Offeh: ‘There was a visceral reaction to Lauren Halsey’s art’

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Harold Offeh: ‘There was a visceral reaction to Lauren Halsey’s art’
Kitty Empire
How Ringo Starr made the Beatles

Wed 22 Oct 2025

How Ringo Starr made the Beatles
Sean O’Hagan
Tangled up in Bob Dylan

Sat 18 Oct 2025

Tangled up in Bob Dylan
Kitty Empire
Patti Smith in her prime

Thu 16 Oct 2025

Patti Smith in her prime
Luke Turner
Cosey Fanni Tutti reveals all

Wed 15 Oct 2025

Cosey Fanni Tutti reveals all
Reviews: The Necks, Cheikh Lô, Jay Som, Charles Lloyd

Sun 12 Oct 2025

Reviews: The Necks, Cheikh Lô, Jay Som, Charles Lloyd
Thomas Graham
Mexico sings against the drug cartels – but popular culture just isn’t listening

Sat 11 Oct 2025

Mexico sings against the drug cartels – but popular culture just isn’t listening
Jude Rogers
Evan Dando’s chaotic, narcotic life

Sat 11 Oct 2025

Evan Dando’s chaotic, narcotic life
Barbara Ellen
Max Martin & Shellback, superstar producers

Sun 5 Oct 2025

Max Martin & Shellback, superstar producers
Geese, Richard Ashcroft, Marta, Jacob Collier

Fri 3 Oct 2025

Geese, Richard Ashcroft, Marta, Jacob Collier
Fiona Maddocks
Movers and Shakers at the Queen Elizabeth Hall

Fri 3 Oct 2025

Movers and Shakers at the Queen Elizabeth Hall
Barbara Ellen
I smile only if I feel like it – and so should Victoria Beckham

Sun 21 Sept 2025

I smile only if I feel like it – and so should Victoria Beckham
Lewis Huxley
The great Manic Street Preachers songbook

Thu 11 Sept 2025

The great Manic Street Preachers songbook
Barbara Ellen
Oasis shocker: no fights, no chaos. Critics, don’t look back in anger

Sun 24 Aug 2025

Oasis shocker: no fights, no chaos. Critics, don’t look back in anger
Eva Wiseman
Know thyself: the lyrical power of Self Esteem

Sun 24 Aug 2025

Know thyself: the lyrical power of Self Esteem
Brett Anderson
Feeling lonely? Try getting sweaty at a gig

Tue 12 Aug 2025

Feeling lonely? Try getting sweaty at a gig
Hayley Myers
‘I’m not just a musician – I’m a huge fan of music’

Sun 10 Aug 2025

‘I’m not just a musician – I’m a huge fan of music’
Olivia Ovenden
The rumours are true: Stereophonic’s debt to Fleetwood Mac

Thu 7 Aug 2025

The rumours are true: Stereophonic’s debt to Fleetwood Mac
Killian Fox
Cat Cohen’s cultural highlights

Sat 2 Aug 2025

Cat Cohen’s cultural highlights
Arifa Akbar
What I learned from returning to my teen clubbing days

Fri 25 Jul 2025

What I learned from returning to my teen clubbing days
Barbara Ellen
Video killed the radio star, but who killed the pop video?

Sun 20 Jul 2025

Video killed the radio star, but who killed the pop video?
Xavier Greenwood
I sobbed along to Oasis at Heaton Park. Why? It’s complicated...

Fri 18 Jul 2025

I sobbed along to Oasis at Heaton Park. Why? It’s complicated...
Claire McQue
Bad Bunny puts Puerto Rico on the map

Fri 11 Jul 2025

Bad Bunny puts Puerto Rico on the map
Rebecca Nicholson
‘Blessings and challenges – it’s the same life force’

Thu 10 Jul 2025

‘Blessings and challenges – it’s the same life force’
Kitty Empire
Oasis back together and giving people what they want

Sat 5 Jul 2025

Oasis back together and giving people what they want
James Tapper
Diary of a 55-year-old festival goer

Tue 1 Jul 2025

Diary of a 55-year-old festival goer
Fergal Kinney
The 1975, Charli XCX and the headline act in the age of streaming

Mon 30 Jun 2025

The 1975, Charli XCX and the headline act in the age of streaming
Miranda Sawyer
Having a Bad Glasto? That’s even harder than getting in

Sat 28 Jun 2025

Having a Bad Glasto? That’s even harder than getting in
Luke Turner
Idealistic city Glastonbury is a microcosm of British life

Sat 28 Jun 2025

Idealistic city Glastonbury is a microcosm of British life
David Mitchell
The real Glasto rebels? Me and Jacob Rees-Mogg

Fri 27 Jun 2025

The real Glasto rebels? Me and Jacob Rees-Mogg
Sean O’Hagan
Marley and me: ‘I had initiative – and Bob sensed that’

Fri 27 Jun 2025

Marley and me: ‘I had initiative – and Bob sensed that’
Fergal Kinney
Scroll with it: the next generation of Oasis fans

Sat 21 Jun 2025

Scroll with it: the next generation of Oasis fans
Patrick Kidd
Alfred Brendel, virtuoso pianist, composer and comic poet

Sat 21 Jun 2025

Alfred Brendel, virtuoso pianist, composer and comic poet
Kitty Empire
What’s the story? Three new Oasis books focus on the war and the glory

Sat 21 Jun 2025

What’s the story? Three new Oasis books focus on the war and the glory
Thomas Beller
Where were you while we were getting high? A night with Oasis

Sat 21 Jun 2025

Where were you while we were getting high? A night with Oasis
Killian Fox
Loyle Carner: ‘Glastonbury is a big deal for us’

Fri 20 Jun 2025

Loyle Carner: ‘Glastonbury is a big deal for us’
The highs and lows of meeting my musical hero Brian Wilson

Sun 15 Jun 2025

The highs and lows of meeting my musical hero Brian Wilson
Michaela Makusha
Relax, Sabrina Carpenter’s album cover is just savvy publicity

Sat 14 Jun 2025

Relax, Sabrina Carpenter’s album cover is just savvy publicity
Kitty Empire
Kitty Empire: Is there anything Beyoncé cannot do?

Tue 10 Jun 2025

Kitty Empire: Is there anything Beyoncé cannot do?
Phil Mongredien
Album review: Finn Wolfhard – ‘Happy’

Sun 8 Jun 2025

Album review: Finn Wolfhard – ‘Happy’
Killian Fox
SXSW London: ‘A love letter to the capital I know’

Sun 1 Jun 2025

SXSW London: ‘A love letter to the capital I know’
Kitty Empire
Once banned from the UK, Tyler, the Creator sells out the O2

Sun 25 May 2025

Once banned from the UK, Tyler, the Creator sells out the O2
Lisa Wright
One to watch: Annahstasia

Sat 24 May 2025

One to watch: Annahstasia
Patrick Kidd
Obituary: Michael B Tretow, the producer who gave ABBA their sound

Sat 24 May 2025

Obituary: Michael B Tretow, the producer who gave ABBA their sound
Pop album reviews: Lido Pimienta, Stereolab, Sports Team, James Brandon Lewis

Sat 24 May 2025

Pop album reviews: Lido Pimienta, Stereolab, Sports Team, James Brandon Lewis
Fiona Maddocks
Glyndebourne’s triumphant opening weekend

Sat 24 May 2025

Glyndebourne’s triumphant opening weekend
Miranda Sawyer
Pulp: Are you ready for More?

Sat 24 May 2025

Pulp: Are you ready for More?
Richard Hawley
Richard Hawley: closing down the Leadmill is a blow to all of Sheffield

Sat 17 May 2025

Richard Hawley: closing down the Leadmill is a blow to all of Sheffield
Kitty Empire
Artist of the week: Greentea Peng, neo-soul queen

Sat 3 May 2025

Artist of the week: Greentea Peng, neo-soul queen
Vanessa Thorpe
How The Traitors became a national institution so quickly

Sun 27 Apr 2025

How The Traitors became a national institution so quickly
Simon Barnes
My week as an Orange-tip butterfly

Sun 27 Apr 2025

My week as an Orange-tip butterfly
James Tapper
Injured Gazan children will be allowed into the UK for treatment

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Injured Gazan children will be allowed into the UK for treatment
Simon Barnes
‘Wait for the sun. Hope to survive’: my week as an Orange-tip butterfly

Sun 27 Apr 2025

‘Wait for the sun. Hope to survive’: my week as an Orange-tip butterfly
Susannah Clapp
Gary Oldman is extraordinary in Krapp’s Last Tape

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Gary Oldman is extraordinary in Krapp’s Last Tape
Laura Cumming
The picture: Trump and Zelenskyy at St Peter's Basilica

Sun 27 Apr 2025

The picture: Trump and Zelenskyy at St Peter's Basilica
Andrew Rawnsley
There’s no courting king Donald IGNORE

Sun 27 Apr 2025

There’s no courting king Donald IGNORE
James Tapper
Tributes pour in for Virginia Giuffre, a ‘light for survivors’

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Tributes pour in for Virginia Giuffre, a ‘light for survivors’
Peter Pomerantsev
‘Trump and Putin want to destroy Europe’

Sun 27 Apr 2025

‘Trump and Putin want to destroy Europe’
Sarah Baxter
Trump’s mean-girl press chief

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Trump’s mean-girl press chief
Andrew Rawnsley
There’s no courting King Donald

Sun 27 Apr 2025

There’s no courting King Donald
Martha Gill
Ketamine is helping gen Z to detach itself from reality

Sat 26 Apr 2025

Ketamine is helping gen Z to detach itself from reality
Barbara Ellen
TV: A secind

Sat 26 Apr 2025

TV: A secind
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
E-scooters are too fast for kids. Casualties are soaring

Sat 26 Apr 2025

E-scooters are too fast for kids. Casualties are soaring
Joanna Moorhead
The Catholic Church is at a generational crossroads

Sat 26 Apr 2025

The Catholic Church is at a generational crossroads
Kitty Empire
Music: Central Cee moves up a gear

Fri 25 Apr 2025

Music: Central Cee moves up a gear
Séamas O’Reilly
Séamas O'Reilly on his three-year-old's capitalistic gleam

Fri 25 Apr 2025

Séamas O'Reilly on his three-year-old's capitalistic gleam

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