The many myths of Kurt Cobain
The Nirvana singer portrayed himself differently in his journals, his lyrics, and on stage. Will we ever figure him out?
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Two decades ago, my dad gave me a CD – and a teenage obsession was born
Nimrod is not the definitive Green Day album, but to me it was wild.
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How Morrissey became irrelevant
At a gig in south London, the singer seemed trapped by nostalgia for his early career – and a terminally…
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Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing “takes advantage” of music fans
Coldplay, Harry Styles and Bruce Springsteen have profited from ticket prices that rise with demand to many times more than…
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The menace of Beatlism
28 February 1964: I refuse to believe the Beatles and their like are what the youth of Britain want.
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How Pharoah Sanders played against reality
The tenor saxophonist, who has died aged 81, merged jazz and spiritualism to forge a new sound.
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Why “Jerusalem” is the anthem England needs
William Blake’s poem, set to music by Hubert Parry, is viewed by some as patriotic, and others as a progressive…
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The raucous return of Pussy Riot
As Vladimir Putin escalated his war the Russian punk rebels performed in Canterbury, urging him to “jump up into hell”.
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