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Review: Jerskin Fendrix’s ‘Winterreise’
Weird things are happening in the world of pop music. Charli XCX and Carly Rae Jepsen have bounced back from ‘Boom Clap’ and ‘Call Me Maybe’...
‘This dumb blonde ain’t nobody’s fool’: feminist lessons from Dolly Parton
"When all else fails, I just tell a boob joke."
Study music: ambience over annoyance
Jazz, techno, or lo-fi hip-hop beats, Emmaleigh Eaves asks what music best gets you into a productive zone and why...
Mad Dogs and Englishmen: 50 years on
In the spring of 1970, 50 years ago, a collection of musicians underwent the Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour, which came to be immortalised in a...
Say So, TikTok, and the ‘Viral Sleeper Hit’
William McCathie examines TikTok's hit-making capabilities
Music History: Django Reinhardt
George Newton reflects on the life of the jazz guitarist who defined an era.
Better to burn out or fade away? The crafting of musical legacy
Annabelle Grigg questions our valuing of self-destructive behaviour in the music industry.
‘And In The End…’
‘…the love you take is equal to the love you make’: the cultural significance of the break-up of The Beatles.
Live Review: Jon Hopkins at the Brighton Dome
Jon Hopkins is not so much a polarising figure as one whose music can appeal to people for precisely opposite reasons. As beloved to...
Editors’ picks – Life and Culture in the Time of Covid-19
Our CultCher and Life section editors have pooled their wide-ranging knowledge and have produced their picks for shows, albums, movies, books and lifestyle ideas...
Review: Four Tet’s ‘Sixteen Oceans’
Fred Waine praises Kieran Hebden's latest offering for its evocation of natural themes
Music: In Isolation but not Isolated
Anna Gunstone reflects on how listening to music can remain a communal experience even in isolation.
Dramatics in Isolation: The Nightly Met Opera Streams Reviewed
On the 13th of March, the Met Opera’s Twitter announced that they would begin a series of ‘nightly live streams’ of beloved operas for anyone with...
Electronic Music: the Sound and the Sceptics
A look back over the history of - and our attitudes towards - electronic music today.
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