The Latest Breaking News from Linda Thompson

“I thought it sounded lifeless. We really didn’t like the results, so we didn’t give permission for it to be released”: How Richard and Linda Thompson regrouped to record a folk-rock classic after Gerry Rafferty tried to turn them “pop”

Is 1982’s Shoot Out the Lights the best album Richard Thompson ever made? Fans think it is. His own opinion might surprise you

Guitar World · May 16

Teddy Thompson, music's best-kept secret

A longtime critical darling, the singer-songwriter’s latest album “Never Be the Same” deserves to be widely heard

Salon · May 15

“We thought, ‘He’s a massively successful artist – what could possibly go wrong?’ We really didn’t like the results, so we didn’t give permission for it to be released”: The folk-rock album recorded with an ’80s mega-star that never saw the light of day

When Richard and Linda Thompson entered the studio with Gerry Rafferty they thought only good could come of it. But creative differences saw the songs shelved... At least for a time

Guitar World · Mar 14

“How dense was I, singing those songs and not realising those things were happening to me?” Linda Thompson on struggling to sing, struggling to perform live and why her kids aren’t her greatest achievement

The folk icon – who never planned on being one – recalls hilarious haircuts, playing musical bedrooms, boxing clever with label execs and becoming a heavy metal fan

Louder · Jan 6, 2025

The best songs of 2024 … that you haven’t heard

From singing about a smoke break to an unusual tribute to John Grant, Guardian writers pick the greatest songs of the year with the smallest of followings

The Guardian - US · Dec 27, 2024

Brody Jenner Celebrates Daughter Honey's 1St Birthday With Family

Brody Jenner's daughter Honey's 1st birthday celebration with family, overcoming past tensions.

Top News · Jul 31, 2024

Linda Thompson: Proxy Music review – rueful songs of love and ageing with an all-star cast

The extended Thompson clan, the Proclaimers and Rufus Wainwright are among those lending their voices to a moving set from a folk great

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024

Kate Nash gets personal on her first album in six years

Until The Ribbon Breaks and Linda Thompson are also among the acts releasing music this week.

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2024

‘They said I was worse than the Sex Pistols!’: folk legend Linda Thompson on trashing dressing rooms and losing her voice

Her struggles with spasmodic dysphonia has led her to write an album for a bevy of other stars to sing. She talks about trauma, ageing and stealing an audience member’s car

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2024

Violence against sex workers ‘a daily reality’, 20 years after Emma Caldwell murder

Outreach groups say sex workers are unwilling to report violence to police, with doubts about how they will be treated

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024