On Hanson, fandom, and the sexual desire of teenage girls
Where the world looks at throngs of girls screaming at a boy band and sees teenage hysteria, I see thousands finding joy…
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My lifelong love of Steve Reich
Jonathan Coe on a love affair with minimalism.
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If you don’t already know Phoebe Bridgers’s music, get to know it
Bridgers finds herself at the centre of a #MeToo moment in music. Now is the time to celebrate this tremendously…
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Ryan Adams, misogyny and “sensitive” masculinity
The accusations made against Adams will resonate with women who have been manipulated by “sensitive” men who engage in a more…
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“There’s a fuck of a lot of people here!”: Tears for Fears at the O2 arena
“This is the biggest venue we’ve ever played in the UK!”
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Kát’a Kabanova at the Royal Opera House reminds us of what it is to be human
This production reminds one that opera can be the supremely expressive performing art.
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One man writes the music for Brexit – feat. deep fried trumpet and the sound of Chequers
“Halfway through, my record was a complete mess because the government was a complete mess.”
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James Blake finds new joy on his third record, Assume Form
Plus: a new solo record from Ian Brown.
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