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‘Fame is like inhaling a toxic substance’: the The’s Matt Johnson on pop, politics and his death-defying return | Music

Just over six years ago, Matt Johnson announced the The’s first shows in 16 years, including a prestigious concert at the Royal Albert...

Asake: Lungu Boy review – Nigerian superstar trips across the Black diaspora, with help from Stormzy | Pop and rock

With his 2023 release Work of Art, Nigerian vocalist Asake set a high-water mark for albums in the impressive recent wave of west...

Milton Nascimento and Esperanza Spalding: Milton + Esperanza review – Brazilian giant finds a new groove | Jazz

Brazilian singer Milton Nascimento has one of the most dextrous voices in global music. From his 60s samba-funk releases as part of the...

TV tonight: Ken Bruce grills celebrities in the ultimate music quiz | Television

Celebrity PopMaster TV8pm, Channel 4Ken Bruce’s amiable – if frequently pretty challenging – music quiz returns with a pair of celebrity editions. Can...

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: Flight b741 review – a cheerfully rocking album about global collapse | Pop and rock

You may have assumed that King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are just not for you. This band of shaggy-haired Australian larrikins release...

Subdued, sleepy and despised by snobs: how minimalist piano eclipsed classical music | Classical music

Pitch darkness. Then a single spotlight on a piano in the middle of the stage. A figure walks on – head down, almost...

Still fresh: why Mtume’s Juicy Fruit underpins generations of rap classics | Music

Notorious BIG’s Juicy, released 30 years ago this week, is the story of a rapper coming out of Brooklyn, New York, and rising...

Shostakovich: Symphonies 4, 5 and 6 album review – Klaus Mäkelä takes on history | Classical music

Barely nine months after the final release in Deutsche Grammophon’s latest survey of the Shostakovich symphonies (with Andris Nelsons and the Boston orchestra),...

Americana icon Gillian Welch: ‘Bob Dylan walking on to our version of Billy put a smile on my face’ | Gillian Welch

What do you think is the legacy of the massive success of O Brother, Where Art Thou? for you and roots music in...

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