The end of Generation Rock
The music of the baby boomers survived into the 21st century, with stars still performing in their eighties. Can it…
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Has social media pushed fandom to a point of no return?
It used to be people would respect your personal space – now, it’s all a bit sinister.
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Janet Jackson at the O2 Arena: a relentless, frenetic spectacle
The singer jerks her way through 40 songs, merging the hits into one medley and reminding everyone of her legacy.
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How Green Day’s American Idiot pitted punk against George W Bush
Twenty years ago, a trio of Calfornian stoners released a polemic against Republican America that politicised a generation.
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The strangeness of Anton Bruckner
The composor was a neurotic, bumbling character, prone to eccentricity. His music is even more unusual
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Chappell Roan’s war on fandom
Like her peer Charli XCX, the pop star of the moment wants to free artists from a “creepy” culture of…
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Gustav Holst beyond The Planets
The composer, born 150 years ago this month, should be better known for his many other great works.
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Florence + the Machine at the Proms: a thrilling two hours of pure emotion
This imaginative orchestral reworking of her debut album Lungs was part film score, part pop song, and totally euphoric.
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