Ariana Grande is magnificent. Her fans are even more so
Ariana Grande has remarkable stamina. On the second night of three shows at London’s O2 Arena – which kick off…
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Dancing in the dark: why people are paying to listen to albums in full, blindfolded
One night earlier this week, I sat, blindfolded, in the back room of an east London bar and listened to…
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A fold in time: the ecstatic melancholy of seeing Bob Dylan bring the 1960s to a close
I think of that moment in August 1969, the sad autumnal undertow. And I think that was the end of the…
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Il Segreto di Susanna / Iolanta at Opera Holland Park: a sublime night
Wolf-Ferrari’s slyly witty Il Segreto di Susanna of 1909 and Tchaikovsky’s heartfelt and ultimately epic Iolanta (1891) make very odd…
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1969: One month to change the world
Over four weeks in 1969 a succession of cultural shocks – the moon landings, Manson murders, Woodstock and the Beatles’…
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“Music venues rely on free movement”: Will a no-deal Brexit affect your favourite bands?
Whether classical orchestral players or pop artists, musicians will almost certainly feel the repercussions of a no-deal Brexit, if the…
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Ed Sheeran’s new collabs album is cringeworthy, dull and insincere
“Before I was signed in 2011, I made an EP called No.5 Collaborations Project. Since then, I’ve always wanted to do…
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Field notes from Glastonbury
Inside 2019’s Glastonbury festival, from the headliners to the blazing heat.
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