S Club review – poignant posthumous tour is comfortingly nostalgic Shadows from the recent death of Paul Cattermole are acknowledged but do not hamper the bright, bouncy fun The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023
Scots DJ Calvin Harris slammed for Saudi Arabia gig by human rights groups SCOTS DJ Calvin Harris has been slammed for agreeing to perform at a music festival in Saudi Arabia by human rights groups. The National (Scotland) · Oct 13, 2023
Yussef Dayes review – London jazz linchpin delivers a masterful set One of this generation’s finest, the south London drummer’s homecoming gig shows his uniformity of groove is his greatest strength – and his only weakness The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023
‘That’s our brother’: S Club pay tribute to Paul Cattermole on first date of reunion tour Tina Barrett, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh, Jo O’Meara and Rachel Stevens kicked off the Good Times tour in Manchester The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023
S Club pay tribute to ‘brother’ Paul Cattermole at start of reunion tour The group urged the Manchester audience to make heart shapes with their hands ‘for our Paul’ Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2023
Your friday night playlist curated by Echo & the Bunnymen The Bunnymen are back in the bat cave with a slew of gigs as well as their latest memoir. Guitarist Will Sergeant curates this week’s Friday night playlist... Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2023
Mitski: how the US songwriter scored the year’s quietest global chart smash An outlier amid pop stars and club bangers, My Love Mine All Mine is getting millions of streams a day. Its singer is reaching new fans – and repairing her relationship with old ones The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023
Titanic: Vidrio review – joyous Mexico City duo are unbounded by genre Somewhere between jazz and chamber pop, multi-instrumentalist Hector Tosta pairs a dizzying variety of sound with Mabe Fratti’s strings and vocals The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023
The Libertines announce first album in nine years, All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade 11-track album will be released in March The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023
Bad Bunny – Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana album review: there’s no doubt this will be a gargantuan smash Last year’s highest grossing touring artist has released an uncompromising album built on angry bragging and bitter break-ups Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2023
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour film review – a cacophonous testament to megastardom The concert film captures 2023’s biggest pop culture event with breathless fervour and crystal clarity – honing in on the details easily missed in the live show The Guardian - AU · Oct 13, 2023
Holly Humberstone review, Paint My Bedroom Black: Singer’s debut album is more shades of grey On her debut album, Humberstone continues to channel her sloshing moods into sweet alt-pop grooves The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023
Taylor Swift makes movie magic with ‘Eras’ film Massive concert film is unfathomably close to the live audience experience. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 13, 2023
Boygenius ‒ The Rest EP review: the supergroup’s offcuts make for shimmering companion piece While the supergroup’s debut was a love letter to their creative alchemy, individual members shine on this release of session offcuts Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 12, 2023 Rudolph Isley, original Isley Brothers member, dies at 84 Singer performed on hits including ‘Shout,’ ‘Twist and Shout’ and ‘That Lady.’
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2023 Rudolph Isley, founding member of the Isley Brothers, dies at 84 Singer left the pioneering group in 1989 but had appeared on hits such as Shout, Summer Breeze and Fight the Power
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 12, 2023 Jeannine M. Baker, matriarch of Chicago blues dynasty, longtime IRS manager, dies at 82 Ms. Baker was not only “the glue” in one of Chicago’s greatest blues families, she also kept the books.
The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023 Movie Review: In the elated 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,' every seat is the best seat in the house The hypnotic “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” film is a near exact replica of her blockbuster concert performance, which recaps all 10 of her studio albums across 17 years of recorded work
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2023 Grunge and rap to feature in new lesson aids for music teachers in England Curriculum resources also to include more diverse English literature texts and history topics such as ‘imperial decline’
The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023 Troye Sivan harnesses 'levity and fun' to fuel third full album, 'Something to Give Each Other' Troye Sivan was initially going to begin his third full-length album with a ballad, a wistful song looking back at a lost love
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2023 The 20 greatest concert films – ranked! As Taylor Swift’s Eras tour reaches cinemas, with Beyoncé’s Renaissance following soon, we pick the films that best converted the live experience to the screen
The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023 Rod Stewart turns down ‘lucrative’ Saudi Arabia gig ‘to shine light on injustices’ for women and LGBT+ Stewart, 78, previously revealed he had declined $1m to perform in Qatar because of the country’s human rights record
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2023 Blink-182 review – foul-mouthed arena antics are fitfully fun Back together after singer/bassist Mark Hoppus’s health struggles, the trio bash out pop-punk anthems with abandon – but their range is frustratingly narrow
Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2023 Holly Humberstone - Paint My Bedroom Black review: strangely familiar, for a debut Her long-awaited debut delves into the isolation of touring the world for the first time
The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023 Taylor Swift revives 1989-era hairstyle and look for Eras Tour premiere Swift, 33, wore a blue Oscar de la Renta gown to the Hollywood premiere of her hotly anticipated concert film