Tag : Music

Tag: Music

Over the Rainbow by Alex James review – blessed is Blur’s cheesemaker

The Britpop bass participant’s partaking memoir of the final Blur reunion reads like a freewheeling journey with out penalties – besides when he crosses ‘the boss’In December 2022, the 4 members of Blur reconvened to debate the potential of a reunion...

Wrangling with Abba, risking jail for the Stone Roses … the lawyer behind pop’s big spats

John Kennedy sparred with the Swedes over Mamma Mia! and took on the Rolling Stones for Richard Ashcroft – he tells us why he’s still arguing with Bob Geldof after 40 yearsMusic legal professionals are sometimes mandated to be much much less thrillin...

‘Julian Cope told me: you’re unemployable in the real world’: David Wrench, the Welsh studio wizard behind pop’s A-list

Wrench has combined music for Frank Ocean, FKA twigs, Blur and dozens extra – all drawn to what have been referred to as ‘the best ears ever’. He explains how he went from the dole to the large timeIn 2009, David Wrench was near giving all of it up....

‘We were banging our heads against a wall – the wall won’: the genius pop and tragic demise of Boys Wonder

They swaggered into the late 1980s, a potent brew of punk, glam and basic rock. However they went nowhere, then needed to watch as their recipe conquered the charts. Now they’ve returned – so are they wanting back in anger?The track begins with a bar...

Unfair comparison on UK heat pumps | Brief letters

Heating debate | Accordion crimes | Political uniforms | Is sport the new rock’n’roll? | Bittern musicTim Bradley (Letters, 1 October) and Adam Halawi (Letters, 7 October) are evaluating apples and pears. Most warmth pumps in the UK are used to heat...

Abbey Road music photography awards – the winners

The profitable pictures and the photographers on how they captured themNominated entries might be displayed at the Royal Albert Hall in London from 8 October-12 November and at The Other Art Fair this month Continue reading...

From Elton John at the piano to Stormzy at Glastonbury and Madonna snogging Britney: 41 era-defining music photos

Icons, rock stars – and divas behaving badly: these pictures of musicians struck a chord all over the worldIt’s unclear which artist first uttered the phrase, “It’s all concerning the music” – a fast Google search reveals it being deployed by indie b...

I’m excited about Oasis, but sad about the fate of venues that took a chance on them | Letters

Only 11 of the 34 venues that the band played on their first tour in 1994 have survived, writes James Kirkham, while Warren Brown challenges the Britpop supremacy of both Oasis and BlurLike many people in their mid-40s, I’m massively enthusiastic abo...

Blur: To the End review – sentimental journey for four likely lads on their way to Wembley

The newest documentary concerning the Britpop Monkees finds them reassembling for a stadium gig, though we’ll have to attend to hear complete songsThe Blur fan doesn't want for documentaries. From the ramshackle Starshaped in 1993, which captured the...

Mad fer it! The young musicians flying the flag for Britpop

Artists from Dua Lipa to Nia Archives are tapping the boisterous power of mid-90s music – and even embracing the union jack. Can they avoid the genre’s laddish lows?For some, Britpop was a high level for British guitar music: that point when Blur, Pu...

Brit awards 2024 – full list of winners

The winners of each category at the 2024 Brits, up to date as the ceremony progresses• Brit awards 2024: women dominate as Raye scores record-smashing six wins• Brit awards 2024: as it happenedBlur – The Ballad of Darren J Hus – Beautiful and Brutal...

Rise in vinyl sales at concerts gives indie artists a vital lifeline

Musicians are finding that promoting their data at gigs is not an afterthought, however is offering an important income stream As soon as Roxanne de Bastion comes off stage, there's one factor on her thoughts – getting right down to run her merchandi...

Coachella 2024 lineup: Lana Del Rey, Doja Cat and Tyler, the Creator to headline in April

Pageant on 12 to 14 April and 19 to 21 April at Empire polo club may even function reunion of No Doubt, as well as performances by Blur and Ice SpiceLana Del Rey, Tyler, the Creator and Doja Cat will headline the 2024 Coachella music pageant, with t...

Taylor Swift and Rolling Stones drive Christmas surge in UK vinyl sales

More than 250,000 vinyl data have been bought final week, probably the most because the flip of the centuryVinyl data have been a shock hit this Christmas, with weekly gross sales within the UK hovering to their highest degree this century in the cou...