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28  mars     14h23
Sex, Mozart and chanting monks ... the 20 best Euro-pop UK hits - ranked
Alexis Petridis    As Nena’s Red Balloons turns , we look back at the best continental foreign language songs that achieved cross Channel successShuffling French Euro disco with vocals in Spanish and a melody line worthy of a John Barry spy thriller theme, El Bimbo might be the apotheosis of the s holiday hit...
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Nico: The Marble Index Desertshore review - an unforgettable trip to a very dark place
Alexis Petridis    Domino These two reissued solo albums from the German singer have a fearsome reputation but they offer an experience like no otherTo say Nico is an artist more talked about than listened to is putting it mildly. In recent years, her life has been the subject of two plays, two autobiographies, a...
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How are musicians supposed to survive on 0.00173 per stream? Damon Krukowski
Damon Krukowski    The way musicians are compensated is highly unfair. A new bill in the US Congress could fix that and it’s about timeMany of the younger musicians I know musicians in the full flush of their career don’t see a path forward toward making a living. These aren’t artists failing to connect with a...
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Nick Cave on love, art and the loss of his sons: It’s against nature to bury your children’
Simon Hattenstone    In the past nine years, the musician and artist has lost two sons an experience he explores in a shocking, deeply personal new ceramics project. He discusses mercy, forgiveness, making and meaningNick Cave has a touch of Dr Frankenstein about him long, white lab coat, inscrutable smile,...
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Rare and raw: never before seen Rolling Stones - in pictures
Guardian Staff    In , photographer Brian Aris was invited to join the rock’n’roll legends at rehearsals in Boston. He captured their intense musical bond but couldn’t corner Charlie Watts Continue reading...
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Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus review - a stark, emotional finale from master musician
Leslie Felperin    In his last weeks of life, the Oscar winning composer is filmed at the piano by his son. It is an almost wordless paean to a remarkable careerShort of presenting nothing more than music and a blank screen, this documentary about the late Japanese composer performer Ryuichi Sakamoto’s last...
27  mars     11h33
The Bear is The Boss: Jeremy Allen White tipped to play Bruce Springsteen
Catherine Shoard    White will star as the musician in a biopic centring on the making of Springsteen’s album NebraskaJeremy Allen White looks set to swap his white t shirt for a vest later this year, when he takes on the role of Bruce Springsteen for a new biopic, once shooting is completed on the fourth series...
25  mars     08h00
It’s sunny, with music bumping, and everyone in ripped clothing’: how Tyla set a new pop mood
Lior Phillips    Her song Water made the South African a global star, while her undulating dance moves inspired TikTok challenges. Now the year old is ready to take her popiano’ sound to the next levelTyla may have . million followers on Instagram called the Tygers , but she isn’t yet used to the equivalent...
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It was like we’d signed up for a cult’: the weird, wild world of Butthole Surfers
Daniel Dylan Wray    The surviving members of the Texan psychedelic art rock noise band recall the drugs, fires, fights, scabies, dumpster diving, naked dancing and primal screaming of their early daysNudity, raging fires, belching smoke, blinding strobes, nightmare inducing surgical videos, fights and firearms: these...
23  mars     14h00
Norah Jones: When I met Ray Charles I couldn’t stop crying’
Michael Segalov    The singer, , talks about her earliest memories, awkward teenage years, thrill seeking days and her chance to make music with her childhood heroMy earliest memory is of a dream I had aged three: standing in the park near my New York daycare, I bit my lip, and it came straight off like Play Doh....
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Carrie Brownstein on aliens, sandwiches and bad outfits: Big hats are my most recurring fashion crime’
Sian Cain    Ahead of an Australian tour, the Sleater Kinney frontwoman responds to randomly selected questions sharing her party trick and the best advice she ever gotIf you had a sandwich named after you, what would be in it Peanut butter, banana and honey and a little bit of cinnamon. That is a pretty...
22  mars     05h00
Shakira: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran review - revenge served disappointingly tepid
Alexis Petridis    RCA Despite a hit diss track so withering it affected the stock market and enlivening turns from Cardi B and leading regional Mexican musicians, the Colombian’s wan th album washes out her adventurous spiritThe cover of Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran features a closeup shot of Shakira crying, her tears...
23  mars     14h00
Gossip: Real Power review - a welcome return that could be braver and weirder
Kitty Empire    Columbia The first album in years from Beth Ditto’s US dance punk trio feels strongly personal and political. Musically, though, it pulls its punchesGossip the trio made up of singer Beth Ditto, multi instrumentalist Nathan Howdeshell and drummer Hannah Blilie were never just a one hit...
22  mars     12h44
Waxahatchee: Tigers Blood review - intimate Americana tackling life’s great tangle
Kate Solomon    Anti Katie Crutchfield’s sixth album refines the breezy country of her breakthrough Saint Cloud and finds her as compelled by the complexities of life as its easesThe evolution of Waxahatchee is one of modern music’s most satisfying journeys. From ’s rickety, wispy Cerulean Salt to Saint...
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Elbow: Audio Vertigo review - rhythmic, rousing reinvention conceals dark humour
Dave Simpson    Polydor The band’s th album incorporates African and South American rhythms and instrumentation alongside Guy Garvey’s darkest, funniest lyrics for yearsElbow have subtly reinvented themselves so many times that they’re now journeying far from their rocky guitar roots. Their th album features...
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Ganavya: Like the Sky, I’ve Been Too Quiet review - ornate Tamil vocals, flutes and Floating Points
Ammar Kalia    Native Rebel Recordings The latest album in an exciting wave of experimental north Indian classical music enlists Shabaka Hutchings and Leafcutter John in its downtempo quietudeThe intricate vocal acrobatics of north Indian classical music have been fertile ground for exciting fusions in recent...
23  mars     16h00
Shakira: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran review - the Latin queen is back on top
Damien Morris    Sony Lawsuits and lost love couldn’t stop the Colombian powerhouse from taking her rightful place atop Spanish pop’s streaming fuelled resurgenceStreaming and AI may yet destroy music for ever don’t be sad, we had a good run but one of the sweeter morbid symptoms of this era is the revealed...
24  mars     09h00
Julia Holter: Something in the Room She Moves review - the best track is the simplest
Kitty Empire    Domino Found sounds and touches of jazz enliven the American singer songwriter’s woozy evocation of being present in changing timesCelebrated LA based composer Julia Holter’s last outing, ’s minute Aviary, tried to reproduce the cognitive dissonance of living in recent times, harnessing...
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The Jesus and Mary Chain: Glasgow Eyes review - the Reid brothers get their mojo back
Phil Mongredien    Fuzz Club Forget the odd longueur their first album in seven years rekindles the Scottish indie band’s gift for mixing melody and dissonanceGiven the weakness of so much of the brothers Reid’s post output, last autumn’s comeback single, Jamcod, was an unexpected triumph the sound of a band...
27  mars     10h20
Caity Baser review - cartwheeling celebration of chatty, bratty girlhood
Jenessa Williams    O Academy LeedsThe Southampton newcomer uses her superpowers of candour and comedy to full effectOf all the words to describe Caity Baser, shy would not be high on the list. On the opening night of her Still Learning tour my mixtape, which is number fucking seven in the charts by the way ,...
25  mars     13h48
Air review - a wild, jawdropping, widescreen extravaganza
Dorian Lynskey    Coliseum, LondonThe strangely ageless French chill out duo deliver Moon Safari in an audiovisual spectacular that goes far beyond nostalgia The languid opening notes of La Femme d’Argent are a musical madeleine that elicits a collective gasp from the Coliseum. God only knows how many late nights...
18  mars     12h26
Simple Minds review - stadium tour polishes 80s hitmakers’ gold dream
Dave Simpson    First Direct Arena, LeedsJim Kerr and Charlie Burchill preside over an energetic set thrills fans of their chart reign and their post punk eraTwo years ago, Simple Minds’ singer Jim Kerr told the Guardian how, in the early s, the band would drive past stadiums they used to sell out en route to...
16  mars     14h00
Yard Act review - a punk-funk workout for overthinkers
Kitty Empire    UEA, NorwichTouring their exuberant second album, the Leeds band are embracing their dancier side as their barbed observational songs get ever more intimate Norwich We wanna consume you Do you wanna consume us drawls singer James Smith with a grin on the first night of Yard Act’s latest UK...
15  mars     11h07
Yard Act review - a band having fun in the midst of an identity crisis
Daniel Dylan Wray    Rock City, NottinghamSeeming to play their jagged post punky early material with some reluctance, the Leeds band strike out into bold new territory with hypnotic electronic grooves, disco stompers and a Napalm Death collab Who prefers our earlier work Yard Act frontman James Smith asks the...
26  février     12h10
Seven reasons you need a new laptop - from advances in AI to better wifi
David Benady    Don’t let your tech hold you back from making the most of your working day. Follow these tips to stay connected wherever you log inWhether you’re a hybrid worker dividing time between home and office or a digital nomad working on the go, it’s essential to create a robust, portable workstation...
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How to choose a gaming laptop: five things you need to know
Ellen Manning    Whether you’re just starting out on Fortnite or are conquering Red Dead Redemption, these are the things that matter from RAM to CPUGaming is all about experience. Whether you’re playing Fortnite or Baldur’s Gate, being fully immersed is key, and that means you need a laptop that delivers....
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From dynamic displays to optimising AI: five laptop trends you need to know about in 2024
James O’Malley    AI is taking performance to the next level in the new Samsung Galaxy Book series. With connectivity at their core, these sleek machines could make it easier than ever to work on the goOne of the great promises of the modern age is that in theory it should be possible to work from anywhere....
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Is it time to break up with your laptop? Take our quiz to find out
Christine Ochefu    Ten questions to help you decide whether you’ve got a keeper or a failing relic that needs to make way for something faster, smarter and sleekerNot every laptop deserves a place on your tech squad. And while it can be hard to say goodbye, it’s sometimes better to upgrade to a new model than...
23  mars     12h30
One to watch: Balming Tiger
Orla Foster    A tight unit with a riotous party spirit, K pop collective are bringing their culture to the massesBalming Tiger are a many headed beast. Formed in , this strong K pop collective boasts a rotating cast of rappers, vocalists, writers, producers and cinematographers. Despite the mass of...
20  mars     12h00
Pop goes the curriculum: songs to inspire primary school children
Lanre Bakare, Shaad D'Souza, Simon Hattenstone, Phil Hebblethwaite, Tim Jonze, Matt Mills, Alexis Petridis, Chal Ravens, Laura Snapes, Jenny Stevens and Ciaran Thapar    Keir Starmer is on a personal mission to promote music to the under s. From rock’n’roll to Jonathan Richman, our writers suggest songs for an alternative schooling Charlotte Higgins: Arts funding has collapsed under years of Tory rule. Here are three ways Labour can fix it’Rock’n’roll is...
16  mars     12h30
One to watch: Nemzzz
Damien Morris    The teenage Mancunian is one of British rap’s finest prospects, with a defiant flow and sly humour that’s won him nods from Drake and moreYou could make a case for British rap being more compelling than its American cousin of late; it’s in its rapid expansion phase, not caught in a holding pattern....
14  mars     12h00
Sex, drugs and ... God? Nine Inch Nails’ greatest songs - ranked
Ben Beaumont-Thomas    Thirty years on from their masterpiece album The Downward Spiral, we assess the studies of faith, authority and self loathing from Trent Reznor’s band Year Zero isn’t Nine Inch Nails’ strongest album, veering towards the kind of overproduced studio product that Grammys voters like although there...
17  mars     19h36
Steve Harley: 1970s Cockney Rebel who took risks and wrote hits Alexis Petridis
Alexis Petridis    Singer songwriter, while not quite managing to elbow David Bowie aside, produced well crafted hits topped by Make Me Smile Come Up and See Me Steve Harley, Cockney Rebel frontman, dies aged Steve Harley was many things, but a man held back by modesty was not among them.In his first big music...
12  mars     14h04
World Party’s Karl Wallinger was a pick’n’mix songwriter with a total, titanic love of music
Graeme Thomson    The World Party frontman, who has died aged , was not the s revivalist some critics dismissed him as his work was extraordinary in its breadth and political biteSongs were Karl Wallinger’s compass, melody his north star. When I interviewed him in , over shepherd’s pie at the Groucho Club,...
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Eric Carmen, Hungry Eyes and All By Myself singer, dies aged 74
Sian Cain    Raspberries frontman, who had several big solo hits in the s and s, died in his sleep on the weekendEric Carmen, the frontman of the powerpop band Raspberries and singer of solo hits including All By Myself, Never Gonna Fall in Love Again and Hungry Eyes, has died aged .Carmen’s wife, Amy,...
25  janvier     10h34
Melanie, singer-songwriter who topped charts with Brand New Key, dies aged 76
Ben Beaumont-Thomas    Children pay tribute to musician, who went from folk clubs to Woodstock festival and mainstream success, as one of the most talented, strong and passionate women of the era’Melanie Safka, the American singer songwriter known as Melanie who had a global hit with Brand New Key, has died aged .Her...
25  juin     05h00
Lorde: I’m not a climate activist. I’m a pop star’
Laura Snapes    She quit social media, embraced the feral and grieved for her beloved dog. Now rejuvenated, Lorde is back with a nature inspired new album though she tells our writer there’s a sinister side to its sunninessLorde, in case it wasn’t obvious, has made her name on glorification. Ella Yelich O’Connor...