The Latest Breaking News from Joni Mitchell

“It’s my legacy as a human - like raising my kids, marrying my wife, and honouring my parents”: Brandi Carlile on helping Joni Mitchell return to the stage

Her new album includes a tribute to her friend and influence

MusicRadar · Mar 2

Heartbreaking reason Only Murders In The Building cast including Martin Short skipped Actor Awards

Only Murders In The Building stars Martin Short, Steve Martin and Selena Gomez were all absent from this year's Actor Awards.

BANG Premier · Mar 2

“I said, ‘Oh, Joni, that’s gonna sound terrible. You need an amp, man! You need some tubes vibrating. You need some air! She goes, ‘Would you just try it?’”: Robben Ford reveals how Joni Mitchell helped him nail his guitar tone on a ’70s classic

Ford has fond memories of touring and recording with the “wonderful” Mitchell, who has a producer knows exactly how she wants a guitar to sound – and how to get the tone

MusicRadar · Feb 28

Katherine Short spoke about ‘mental illness’ in years before her death

In a post about the support she received from her service dog in the years before her death, tragic Katherine Short also spoke publicly about living with “mental illness”.

BANG Premier · Feb 25

10 Under-the-Radar British Brands You Need to Know Now

From jewellery to jumpers to jackets, shop local this London Fashion Week

Marie Claire · Feb 21

Cambridge Audio Evo 150 SE

Cambridge Audio has evolved its feature-packed, well-designed Evo 150 streaming amplifier, with sonic improvements promised – does it succeed?

What Hi-Fi? · Feb 18

“We just went with it, hoping that it would be more of a blessing than a disaster.” How Alien Ant Farm’s bizarre cover of Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal turned them from D-listers to nu metal giants (for a bit, anyway)

In 2000, Alien Ant Farm were nu metal also-rans struggling to find their place. Then a thumbs up from Papa Roach and a Michael Jackson cover changed their fortunes overnight

Metal Hammer · Feb 13

From Brontë to Ballard, Orwell to Okri: the best songs inspired by literature – ranked!

As Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights gets a boost from a new film adaptation, we survey the surprising, seditious and sensual ways in which prose has influenced pop

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12

“I walked in… and Joni Mitchell was in baby blue pyjamas. She said, ‘Have a seat.’ And we talked about music. I wrote You Get What You Give the same day”: How a weird dream inspired the New Radicals’ classic ’90s hit

And the song was so good it convinced Joni not to quit the music industry

MusicRadar · Feb 10

The last thing we need is more biopics – but Meryl Streep as Joni Mitchell sounds irresistible

COMMENT: Springsteen and Dylan have already had the movie treatment, The Beatles are up next, with Joni Mitchell on the horizon. Patrick Smith was ready for it all to stop, until one exciting bit of casting news

The Independent UK · Feb 4