Record Collector
DUO LIPPY
Just as the second act of their careers - either side of a 10-year break - was gaining momentum, personal tragedy hit feminist firebrands SleaterKinney, now reduced to a two-piece. But after returning to work on artfully angular new album Little Rope, they created 10 songs that serve as a reminder that music can help you find your way through the darkness. A little hope: James McMahon
9 min |
February 2024
Record Collector
33 1/3 minutes with...Carmine Appice
The Vanilla Fudge drumming legend discusses the long-awaited official 50th anniversary Beck, Bogart and Appice Live In Japan box set, losing Jeff, learning from Rod and smokin' with Jimi.
4 min |
February 2024
Record Collector
RADIO TIMES
BBC Radiophonic Workshop pioneer Delia Derbyshire's archive is in the custodianship of a prestige Manchester archive. Steve Burniston visited in his tardis
7 min |
February 2024
Record Collector
WHO CAN I BE NOW?
NINETEEN-SEVENTY-FOUR FOUND IN TRANSITION: FROM GLAM LEPER MESSIAH TO PLASTIC SOUL MAN. HERE, AND BOWIE'S SCHOOLFRIEND AND 70S COMPANION LRHUM TELL THE STORY OF BOWIE'S 74 AS HE MAKES THE CH-CH-CH-CHCHANGE FROM THE QUEASY FUTURE-SCHLOCK CONCEPT ROCK OF DIAMOND DOGS TO THE PHILLY-FIED NEO-DISCO OF YOUNG AMERICANS. EYES WRITE: NICK HASTED
10+ min |
February 2024
Record Collector
UNDER THE RADAR
Artists, bands, and labels meriting more attention
4 min |
February 2024
Rolling Stone UK
DJ KHALED CAN'T STOP WINNING
LATELY, DJ KHALED has been listening to a lot of Jay-Z. Namely The Blueprint, the 2001 opus that helped solidify Hov as a commercial juggernaut in hip-hop.
10+ min |
February/March 2024
Rolling Stone UK
DUA LIPA IS GIVING US EVERYTHING
After a whirlwind couple of years, the wildly ambitious pop star is embracing freedom and fun both in her life and on her upcoming album. As she kicks off a new era, she lets us into her dreams, her anxieties, and what she wants to stand for
10+ min |
February/March 2024
Rolling Stone UK
The greatest show on earth!
The inaugural Rolling Stone UK Awards, in collaboration with Rémy Martin, were presented at Camden's legendary Roundhouse in November. The stars came out to play, and with Munya Chawawa as host-for one night only - we rocked the world a little bit harder...
3 min |
February/March 2024
Rolling Stone UK
Uncle Waffles' road show
As the in-demand DJ embarks on her first headlining tour, we got a look at the vibrant world of Uncle Waffles
6 min |
February/March 2024
Record Collector
MYSTERY MEN
Around the turn of the 70s, as many of their compatriots who are now household names were still building a mainstream profile, The Guess Who were Canada's biggest rock band. They never made many ripples over here, but hits such as American Woman remain instantly recognisable half a century on. They even bequeathed another major outfit in Bachman-Turner Overdrive. Meanwhile, two competing versions of The Guess Who are still touring. Rob Hughes hears their versions of events...
10 min |
February 2024
Rolling Stone UK
BETWEEN DREAMS AND REALITY
Yard Act are back with a new sound for their second album, Where's My Utopia? Here, they discuss the record's more personal focus, and how the fantasy of making it big measures up to living through it
8 min |
February/March 2024
Rolling Stone UK
Faith, hope and reinvention
An unflinchingly honest portrait of heartbreak, grief and learning to put yourself first, Paloma Faith’s sixth album, The Glorification of Sadness, is her most personal yet
4 min |
February/March 2024
Rolling Stone UK
Ones to watch
Rolling Stone UK predicts the acts likely to break out in a big way this year
4 min |
February/March 2024
Rolling Stone UK
Ahead of his time
He may have been dubbed the \"saviour of pop\", but teenage star and BRIT nominee Sekou is taking a levelheaded approach to his newfound fame
5 min |
February/March 2024
Record Collector
A MESSAGE TO YOU
Give or take Hot Chocolate, well ahead of Hi-Tension et al, Cymande were the first black British band of note. With influences ranging from soul, funk, and reggae to blues-rock, jazz and calypso, they were big in the States but failed to capitalise on early success. A staple for sampladelic hip-hoppers, they are finally getting their due with a brand new documentary. Cymande says: Lois Wilson
9 min |
February 2024
Record Collector
THE ENGINE ROOM
The unsung heroes who helped forge modern music
4 min |
February 2024
BBC Music Magazine
NY Philharmonic seizes an unlikely Korea opportunity
When an agreed ceasefire ended the Korean War in July 1953, a full and final peace settlement between North and South Korea was envisaged. It never happened.
2 min |
February 2024
BBC Music Magazine
Keep it in the family
Sibling connections can lead to meaningful musical partnerships – as long as childhood rivalries don't get in the way
7 min |
February 2024
BBC Music Magazine
Closing the gap
The number of female conductors on the world's orchestral podiums might be rising, but there is still some distance to cover
7 min |
February 2024
BBC Music Magazine
Out of the Blue
When George Gershwin brought together the worlds of jazz and classical in the premiere of his Rhapsody in Blue 100 years ago in New York, a whole new soundworld was born, as Mervyn Cooke relates
9 min |
February 2024
BBC Music Magazine
He's got rhythm
Oscar Levant built his reputation as an actor and radio host, but this talented pianist was also a key interpreter of Gershwin's music
6 min |
February 2024
BBC Music Magazine
Stroud England
Despite the sleepy reputation of its Gloucestershire surrounds, Stroud's Hidden Notes Festival likes to push boundaries
3 min |
February 2024
BBC Music Magazine
Start spreading the music...
No city has been sounded and celebrated by composers and musicians as thrillingly as New York and, in particular, Manhattan – a place where 800 languages are spoken, and even more musical genres are currently being played, remade and born.
2 min |
February 2024
Prog
Wish You Were Here
A decade in the making, the debut album from Tarja Turunen’s Outlanders project is the perfect antidote to these chaotic times. Featuring guest appearances from a host of celebrated musicians, including Mike Oldfield, Trevor Rabin and Steve Rothery, it showcases a very different side to the Finnish soprano who’s better known for her dramatic progressive metal and classical recordings. She shares the story behind Outlanders and the Alan Parsons album that inspired it.
6 min |
Issue 146
Prog
Never Say Never
While the days have largely passed when an artist might release two studio albums in quick succession, a decade has elapsed since Moon Safari issued Himlabacken Vol. 1.
7 min |
Issue 146
Prog
The Truth Is Out There
Almost a decade in the making, Earthside's second album, Let The Truth Speak, finds the band in fine form. Yet the story of its creation and subsequent release has been peppered not just with world events, but personal battles. Singer/guitarist Jamie van Dyck and drummer Ben Shanbrom discuss how they rose to the challenges of creating a bold and healing cinematic sound that defies all expectation.
5 min |
Issue 146
Prog
Back To The Future
In 2021, Magenta’s Rob Reed relaunched his old band, Cyan, with a new line-up and a polished reimagining of For King And Country. They’ve now teamed up again to tackle Pictures From The Other Side. Reed and vocalist Peter Jones tell Prog about bringing a new lease of life to old material and why there’s more to come.
7 min |
Issue 146
Prog
THE PROG INTERVIEW
Every month we get inside the mind of one of the biggest names in music. This issue it's Francis Dunnery. Best known for co-founding and fronting It Bites during their 80s heyday, his career has since taken in collaborations with Robert Plant, Carlos Santana and members of Yes, and he even auditioned for Genesis. Now back on the road with It Bites FD, the multimedia artist looks back over his life so far and shares his plans for the future.
10+ min |
Issue 146
Prog
Days Of Future Passed
Fifty-one years ago, Germany-based Nektar finally made headway in their native UK with fourth album Remember The Future. The conceptual piece explored prescient themes of the environment and looking after the planet against a sci-fiinspired backdrop. Long-serving bassist Derek 'Mo' Moore recalls the story of the recently reissued record that was way ahead of its time.
7 min |
Issue 146
Prog
SECOND BASE
Despite pursuing multiple projects already, three prog luminaries have concluded they're simply not busy enough. As D'Virgilio, Morse & Jennings press the button on their cunningly titled Sophomore, Prog catches up with two-thirds of the group to find out how they're packing everything in and whether they're likely to make it a hat-trick of albums.
5 min |