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On the Road: breaking sound barriers as a female engineer
Sound engineer Beth Denton discusses weaving behind-the-scenes magic to make live music sound as good as it can, and making it as a female technician in a male-dominated field
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‘They make the laws to chain us well’: Folk music fights for its rights
As of March 2026, Scottish folk pioneer Dick Gaughan has served notice to record label Celtic Music to reclaim the rights to his music. Here, music historian Colin Harper, along with artists The Mary Wallopers, Barbara Dickson, Allan Taylor and Martin Simpson, discuss the impact of Gaughan’s fight for other elderly artists, and the protest at the heart of folk music’s continued legacy
Music Album Reviews
Phoebe Bridgers ‘Lost Weekend’ review: an ambitious return that dissects love and loss with superb precision
The beloved singer and songwriter reemerges into the spotlight with an ambitious album that finds her exploring new ground to exhilarating effect
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William Orbit, producer for Madonna and Blur, dies aged 69
“He will be greatly missed by us and by so many whose lives he touched through his music, friendship and kindness,” his family and friends said in a statement
Music Features
On the Road: breaking sound barriers as a female engineer
Sound engineer Beth Denton discusses weaving behind-the-scenes magic to make live music sound as good as it can, and making it as a female technician in a male-dominated field
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Hear Madonna and Kylie Minogue team up for ‘Love Sensation (Afterhours Mix)’
The pop duo teased the track during a live performance in Amsterdam earlier this month
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Westside Cowboy, Jazzy and Sam Smith lead our Hot New Songs playlist
This week's playlist update also sees new music added from Bonobo ft. Joy Crookes, The Mary Wallopers, Brooke Combe and more
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5 albums you need to hear this week
With music from Overmono, Stray Kids, FLO, Man/Woman/Chainsaw and Keyside
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The Greene King Untapped Award is coming to the ZYN Rolling Stone UK Awards 2026
A huge opportunity awaits!
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Oasis promoter secures Knebworth licence amid 2027 tour rumours
The band are rumoured to be continuing their reunion with massive gigs next summer
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Legendary Blue Note jazz club to open first UK location in London
Blue Note London will open its doors next month, with upcoming performances from Erykah Badu, Robert Glasper, Nubya Garcia and more
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Watch Bono and Eddie Vedder perform at Glen Hansard’s funeral
Mourners including Bono, Vedder, Hozier, The Edge, Imelda May and many others gathered in Dublin to honour the late singer-songwriter
Music Album Reviews
Phoebe Bridgers ‘Lost Weekend’ review: an ambitious return that dissects love and loss with superb precision
The beloved singer and songwriter reemerges into the spotlight with an ambitious album that finds her exploring new ground to exhilarating effect
Music Features
‘They make the laws to chain us well’: Folk music fights for its rights
As of March 2026, Scottish folk pioneer Dick Gaughan has served notice to record label Celtic Music to reclaim the rights to his music. Here, music historian Colin Harper, along with artists The Mary Wallopers, Barbara Dickson, Allan Taylor and Martin Simpson, discuss the impact of Gaughan’s fight for other elderly artists, and the protest at the heart of folk music’s continued legacy
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Meet Birmingham punks Flesh Creep, ‘friendly people that make unfriendly music’
With new EP ‘Glimmer’ out now, the hardcore band discuss putting positivity in the world, band practices becoming therapy sessions, and starting a heavy band in the “home of metal”
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‘Trainspotting: The Musical’ UK tour cancelled due to low ticket sales
“The current economic climate has resulted in lower than expected ticket sales”
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Fans pay tribute to Glen Hansard at public wake in Dublin
The musician's funeral will take place at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin today (August 4), with musical performances expected from his friends and family
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Brandon Flowers says he’s considered quitting music: ‘How much longer do I want to do this?’
“I think of Mick Jagger and ask myself: What keeps him getting up on that stage?”
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Overmono: ‘We’re absolute animals in the studio’
Recording on 1930s train announcement speakers. Breaking pedals on purpose. Cooking cymbals in the oven. The dance duo’s second album, ‘Pure Devotion’, sees the high-flying Welsh brothers go delightfully analogue
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Getdown Services: ‘The world isn’t in a good place, so let’s have a fucking laugh’
With their second album serving up more sharply observed lyrics and a unique line in glee-filled live performance, the West Country’s Josh Law and Ben Sadler are earning themselves a permanent place in music lovers’ hearts, and having a really good laugh at the same time…
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Phil Collins Reveals He Nearly Died in 2024: ‘People were coming to say goodbye’
"My kidneys were packing up, my organs were just seizing up,” Collins told The Sunday Times of his battle with alcohol addiction
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Massive Attack respond to being banned from Singapore over displaying Palestinian flag
“We did not imagine that merely holding up the flag of a sovereign state recognised by 157 countries would violate any law”
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Solomun on his Alexandra Palace film: ‘All the music I get to play, that is the real treasure’
“I am there playing the music, but it all only comes together because of the thousands of people who help write the story”