The book Pete Doherty didn’t write
This “memoir” is essentially a transcript of hours of rambling interviews. Even the Libertines frontman himself thinks it’s “completely shocking”.
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Corporate culture is ruining live music
The rise of tiered ticketing, VIP packages and cordoned-off areas is destroying concerts. Just look at the Rolling Stones.
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The “Running Up That Hill” revival proves the best songs are timeless
It’s no wonder Gen Z have fallen in love with Kate Bush’s empathy anthem.
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In a fractured world, Glastonbury is a much-needed sanctuary
Festivals are easily romanticised, but alongside the glitter and the dancing they demonstrate how humans might better live together.
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The BBC’s Glastonbury TV coverage is a hellish nostalgia generator
This year’s festival will be shown on TV for longer, and in higher definition. Ageing festival veterans should steel themselves.
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Macca and the Stones? The past has a death grip on our culture
Boomer pop line-ups at Glastonbury and Hyde Park show the hegemony of the nostalgia industry is not going away.
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Will Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul” usher in a new era of dance music?
Anchored by an unstoppable house beat, Beyoncé’s new song is a readymade soundtrack to a big night out.
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Why Grace Jones matters more than ever
At the 74-year-old’s Southbank Centre gig, it’s clear that the political and aesthetic reverberations of her art are still being…
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