Fuelled by psychedelic counterculture, the Californian university has nurtured Steve Reich, Laurie Anderson and more – and caused riots at its concerts. But can it survive?
The UK rapper and Top Boy actor said the month-long tour would leave her ‘in a huge deficit’, highlighting the difficulties many musicians face to make a livelihood
The comeback queen is the perfect protagonist for a musical, say The Cher Show’s stars who, led by Arlene Phillips and Oti Mabuse, are embarking on a mammoth UK tour
The Californian rapper has returned to his old LA stomping ground for new album Ramona Park Broke My Heart. It’s typically dextrous and incisive, but he asks that you check your voyeurism before listening
The one-time carefree Philly stoner has come out of lockdown a changed man – with huge ambitions for his most candid record yet. He reveals how Covid triggered his ‘homecoming’ renaissance
The first weekend of the returning California mega-festival brought with it a host of big names, albeit a lack of heritage acts, and a crowd of fans eager for fun
After announcing an ‘extended hiatus’ the group, draped in neon feathers, take control of their legacy with a two hour blast of bangers from the past decade
Subject to controversial police-imposed restrictions on his lyricism, the London rapper uses the censorship to his benefit – and ambitiously broadens his style
Our chief classical critic knew Birtwistle, who died this morning, for more than 40 years. He pays tribute to a musician whose creativity and imagination knew no bounds
The comeback queen is the perfect protagonist for a musical, say The Cher Show’s stars who, led by Arlene Phillips and Oti Mabuse, are embarking on a mammoth UK tour
In bridging the hippy free party scene and club culture, DiY were utopian adventurers who faced down the authorities – but drugs meant that darkness crept in
Tobias Forge’s band of ghouls just reached No 2 in the UK charts, and their symphonic metal – complete with bat wings, confetti and flamethrowers – has universal appeal
The one-time carefree Philly stoner has come out of lockdown a changed man – with huge ambitions for his most candid record yet. He reveals how Covid triggered his ‘homecoming’ renaissance
Fuelled by psychedelic counterculture, the Californian university has nurtured Steve Reich, Laurie Anderson and more – and caused riots at its concerts. But can it survive?
The Californian rapper has returned to his old LA stomping ground for new album Ramona Park Broke My Heart. It’s typically dextrous and incisive, but he asks that you check your voyeurism before listening
Musicians from Bob Geldof to Robbie Williams and Lisa Maffia reveal what they did – and how they felt – after the hits dried up and the crowds vanished
As QR codes take over, Guardian writers and readers share their prized paper stubs – including the Beatles at Shea Stadium and the Nirvana gig that never was
Exclusive: Disgusted by the Russian invasion, David Gilmour speaks about band’s first brand new song in 28 years, which samples a Ukrainian musician now on the front line – and expresses ‘disappointment’ in Roger Waters
The enigmatic rave duo refused to approve Chris Atkins’s documentary on them – and then he got five years for tax fraud. He explains how he channelled their anarchic spirit and made it anyway, Ford Timelord and all
Sky Arts’ current series proudly announces Anyone Can Sing. Its coach, tenor Nicky Spence, explains that however vocally challenged you might think you are, you can find your inner diva
Cher and share alike Three actors star as the singer in musical that turns back time
Liza Minnelli was ‘sabotaged’ at Oscars and ‘forced’ to appear in wheelchair, claims friend