Archive for the ‘Music’ Category
May 15th, 2012 | 
Author: Has he had plastic surgery? Is he still happily single? And what does he have in common with his friend Marilyn Manson? Barry Manilow on his years at the top
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Prime Minister says UK music “loved all over the globe” after Adele leads a rise in global sales for 2011.
Grammy-winning American bassist Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn, member of Booker T and the MG’s, dies aged 70.
The Garbage singer tells Neil McCormick why she and her multimillion-selling band had to return.
The Broadway star on the people who inspire her
Showman revels in the carnival atmosphere as he spins his big hits.
Damon Albarn’s Britpop band will play four UK shows before their Hyde Park appearance.
Ivan Hewett is bowled over by the LSO’s account of the Firebird ballet
The BBC has been criticised for showing an archive performance of Gary Glitter on Top of the Pops.
National treasure, fallen angel, born again hero. Neil Tweedie hears the rock ‘n’ roll life of Andy Kershaw.
Her ex said her music was ‘too personal’ but Sharon van Etten’s haunting folk songs have brought solace to millions of her fans. The New Yorker tells Nisha Lilia Diu about the heartbreak behind her hits – and how she’s learnt to get angry
Glen Matlock, the punk whose anti-royal anthem created havoc during the Silver Jubilee, is taking part in this year’s celebrations – albeit with a twist, says Cole Moreton.
Jimi Hendrix’s estate insist no original music can be used in the film, which is due to star OutKast’s Andre 3000
Garbage’s sound is little changed from their Nineties heyday, finds Catherine Gee at the Troxy.
Freddie White has been part of the fabric of the music scene in Ireland for decades and has a new album out called Here With You.
Country star Loretta Lynn, the Coal Miner’s Daughter, wants Zooey Deschanel to play her in Broadway musical.
Gillian Reynolds previews a new Radio 2 documentary about the influential country singer Bobbie Gentry.
The playing is nothing short of phenomenal on this new disc from the Pacifica Quartet, finds Geoffrey Norris.
Neil McCormick finds Willie Nelson’s new album has a last-will-and-testament quality.
The belated UK premiere of Philip Glass’s epic 1976 opera really wasn’t worth the wait
Stravinsky may have left his homeland, but, says Valery Gergiev, the composer’s homeland never left him. On the eve of a celebratory concert series at the Barbican, the conductor talks to Ivan Hewett
It may be their first Wagner opera, but Edward Gardner and Jonathan Kent ensure a night of smooth sailing
Tallis Scholars founder Peter Phillips says there are still great Renaissance masterworks waiting to be brought back to life
Indonesia’s Islamic Defenders Front say they will stop ‘vulgar’ pop star Lady Gaga from ‘from setting foot on our land’.
