Singing the news: Italy's last 'cantastorie' – still performing in his 90s
As a young barber’s apprentice, Franco Trincale would sing Sicilian songs during breaks, accompanied by his boss on guitar. He…
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Music
"I owe my English A-level to Iron Maiden!" The great literature our writers discovered through pop music.
Penelope Farmer via the Cure I first heard the Cure’s “Charlotte Sometimes” as a teenager, and it felt like waking…
"Like an electrical gong bath!" That's how people are describing the symphonic hum of a Sheffield supermarket's freezers, a sound that's taking the internet by storm.
A new sound is captivating Sheffield. You won’t find it at one of the city’s eclectic jazz nights, nor in…
"Choosing happiness is a hell of a process": Thundercat on funk, lost friends, and getting fired by Snoop Dogg
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"People can be cruel—I learned that early," says US pop star Madison Beer, reflecting on the challenges of childhood fame and the harsh criticism from fans.
Madison Beer is only 26, but she’s already a veteran of the pop industry. She began her career at 13…
Unleash the beast! How Iron Maiden and a nude Ralph Fiennes crafted the perfect cinematic needle drop.
Laughter of surprise rippled through screen three at the Everyman in Muswell Hill, north London, as 28 Years Later: The…
Bob Weir's Top 10 Grateful Dead Recordings
The Grateful Dead – The Faster We Go, the Rounder We Get / The Other One (1968) The Dead’s love…
Sébastien Tellier: "I expected to become famous after Eurovision, but no one paid any attention."
His music has appeared everywhere from sports montages to a L’Oréal ad and even an episode of Come Dine With…
'Playing in a war zone isn't for everyone': the British band touring Ukraine despite drone strikes and pneumonia.
In late October, just ten kilometers from the front line in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, the occupants of a repurposed ambulance…
Our 2026 listening goals: critics explore music they've never enjoyed, from Radiohead to Kendrick Lamar.
I used to think of Joni Mitchell as an acquired taste. I first heard her in 1997, when her voice…