Music

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In Review

Podcasts of the week: culture wars, cops and cooking

Featuring Jon Ronson’s Things Fell Apart, Bad Cops, The Genius Recipe Tapes and Honey & Co

26 Nov 2021

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In Review

Podcasts of the week: painting, catfish, and the Land of Nod

Featuring Sweet Bobby, Slow Radio, PleinAir, Sleep With Me and Goodnight, World!

19 Nov 2021

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In Depth

Twin probes launched into deadly crush at Travis Scott concert

Civil lawsuits also under way after festival stampede leaves eight dead

8 Nov 2021

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Why we’re talking about . . .

Why Northern Ireland’s health minister is suing Van Morrison over Covid chant

Robin Swann’s lawyer says defamation proceedings against music legend are ‘at an advanced stage’

8 Nov 2021

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In Review

Podcasts of the week: from supernatural encounters to the BBC

Featuring Uncanny, Nolan Investigates: Stonewall and Yours Sincerely with Labour MP Jess Phillips

29 Oct 2021

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The big trip

Hard Rock Hotel Madrid: fine-tuning the art of hospitality

This is a perfect staging point to explore Spanish capital’s Golden Triangle of Art

20 Oct 2021

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In Review

Best podcasts: from Alan Alda’s science to Tim Dowling’s dog

Featuring Science Clear+Vivid, Insult My Intelligence, In Our Time and Why Do I Feel?

15 Oct 2021

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In Review

Podcasts of the week: political power and sibling relationships

Featuring Power Corrupts, Siblings in Session, Scratching the Surface, Circular with Katie Treggiden and 99% Invisible

1 Oct 2021

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Today’s big question

Why did the R. Kelly abuse verdict take so long?

Singer found guilty of sexually abusing multiple fans during 30-year career

28 Sep 2021

Lucian Grainge is CEO of Universal Music Group

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In Brief

Universal Music: don’t stop me now…

Investors are betting heavily that the ‘boom’ in music streaming ‘still has a long way to go’

24 Sep 2021

Joan Bennett: the subject of Vanity Fair’s Love is a Crime

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In Review

Podcasts of the week: divorce, femmes fatales and 007’s lost car

Featuring Forever is a Long Time, The Breakup Monologues and Love is a Crime

10 Sep 2021

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In Brief

Abba returns: how the Swedish supergroup and their ‘Abba-tars’ are taking a chance on a reunion

From next May, digital avatars of the foursome will be performing concerts in east London

10 Sep 2021

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In Review

Podcasts: Edwardiana, conspiracies and a kidnapping

Featuring Stephen Fry’s Edwardian Secrets, Finding Q and The Grand Scheme: Snatching Sinatra

3 Sep 2021

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Profile

Charlie Watts: the five best anecdotes

The famously mild-mannered rock star has died aged 80

25 Aug 2021

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In Brief

Bob Dylan v. JC: the sexual assault claim against singer

The Nobel-winning folk songwriter is accused of abusing 12-year-old girl in 1965

17 Aug 2021

Clockwise from left: Ways to Change the World, Get Flushed and Scotland Outdoors

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In Review

August podcast picks: Wild places, wooden pallets and WCs

Featuring Scotland Outdoors, The Skewer, The Boring Talks, Get Flushed and Ways to Change the World

6 Aug 2021

Clockwise from top left: Anything but Footy, Blind Landing and the Natural History Museum’s Wild Crimes

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In Review

July podcast picks: the Olympics, camping and children’s shows

Featuring Blind Landing, Fogo: Fear of Going Outside, Fun Kids, Wild Crimes and more

30 Jul 2021

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In Brief

UK music festivals: which events are going ahead?

This year’s festival line-up includes Isle of Wight, Creamfields, Reading and Leeds

21 Jul 2021

British band Radiohead are supporting the #LetTheMusicMove campaign

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In Focus

Brexit and insurance issues threaten music industry’s return

#LetTheMusicMove campaign is launched by 200 acts to save touring in the EU

23 Jun 2021

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The wish list

Best turntables for post-restrictions party vibes

Spin your favourite records on these devices which range from £230 to £1,390

22 Jun 2021

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In Review

Albums of the week: Handel, Billie Marten and Olivia Rodrigo

What are the critics saying about Flora Fauna, Sour and Rodelinda?

4 Jun 2021

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In Review

Podcasts of the week: exploring books, the deep sea and Tom Waits

Featuring The Graham Norton Book Club, The Deep-Sea Podcast and Rolling Stone Music Now

28 May 2021

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In Review

Albums of the week

New releases from Sons of Kemet, Paul Weller, and Les Vents Français

28 May 2021

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In Review

Albums of the week

New releases from Squid and St. Vincent

24 May 2021

Malta’s Destiny Chukunyere at the semi-final on Tuesday at the Ahoy arena in Rotterdam

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In Brief

Eurovision 2021: what are the rules and who’s going to win?

Bookmakers have a clear favourite to claim the title - with the UK as a rank outsider

19 May 2021

Marianne Faithfull with Warren Ellis - She Walks in Beauty

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In Review

Albums of the week

New releases from Marianne Faithfull with Warren Ellis, The Coral, and Freddie De Tommaso

14 May 2021

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In Review

Albums of the week

New releases from Flyte, Schubert, and Peggy Seeger

23 Apr 2021

American rock and folk musician Bob Dylan in May 1966

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In Review

Book of the week: The Double Life of Bob Dylan

Clinton Heylin’s 528-page tome – which only takes us as far as 1966 – proves the singer to be a ‘fibber’

16 Apr 2021

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders and the LSO - Promises

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In Review

Albums of the week

New releases from Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders and the LSO; Lise Davidsen; and Dry Cleaning

16 Apr 2021

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In Review

Albums of the week

New releases from Ballaké Sissoko, Mahler, and For Those I Love

9 Apr 2021

American singer-songwriter Valerie June (valeriejune.com)

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In Review

Albums of the week

New releases from Valerie June, Paul Lewis and Steven Osborne, and Lana Del Rey

26 Mar 2021

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In Review

Albums of the week

New releases from The Anchoress, Clare Hammond, and Arab Strap

19 Mar 2021

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In Review

Albums of the week

New releases from Jane Weaver, Julien Baker, and Elgar

12 Mar 2021

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In Review

Albums of the week

New releases from Ghetts, Sinfonia of London, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis

5 Mar 2021

Music

Podcasts of the week: culture wars, cops and cooking

Podcasts of the week: painting, catfish, and the Land of Nod

Twin probes launched into deadly crush at Travis Scott concert

Why Northern Ireland’s health minister is suing Van Morrison over Covid chant

Podcasts of the week: from supernatural encounters to the BBC

Hard Rock Hotel Madrid: fine-tuning the art of hospitality

Best podcasts: from Alan Alda’s science to Tim Dowling’s dog

Open. Every issue.

Podcasts of the week: political power and sibling relationships

Why did the R. Kelly abuse verdict take so long?

Universal Music: don’t stop me now…

Podcasts of the week: divorce, femmes fatales and 007’s lost car

Abba returns: how the Swedish supergroup and their ‘Abba-tars’ are taking a chance on a reunion

Podcasts: Edwardiana, conspiracies and a kidnapping

Charlie Watts: the five best anecdotes

Bob Dylan v. JC: the sexual assault claim against singer

August podcast picks: Wild places, wooden pallets and WCs

July podcast picks: the Olympics, camping and children’s shows

UK music festivals: which events are going ahead?

Brexit and insurance issues threaten music industry’s return

Best turntables for post-restrictions party vibes

Albums of the week: Handel, Billie Marten and Olivia Rodrigo

Podcasts of the week: exploring books, the deep sea and Tom Waits

Albums of the week

Albums of the week

Eurovision 2021: what are the rules and who’s going to win?

Albums of the week

Albums of the week

Book of the week: The Double Life of Bob Dylan

Albums of the week

Albums of the week

Albums of the week

Albums of the week

Albums of the week

Albums of the week

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