Video shows rapper C Tangana and singer Nathy Peluso grind against each other inside Toledo CathedralThe archbishop of Toledo has apologised to offended Roman Catholics after one of Spain’s most famous cathedrals was used as a location for a raunchy vi…
The return of Adele: industry bills new album 30 as ‘huge global event’
Rumoured for release in mid-November, record is being tipped to outdo new LPs by Ed Sheeran and ColdplayThere has been a rush to define the remaining months of 2021. It will be a winter of discontent, of supply chain disruption and potential blackouts;…
Richard H Kirk obituary
Experimental electronic musician and founding member of the Sheffield-based band Cabaret VoltaireRichard H Kirk, who has died aged 65, was a key figure in the development of British electronic and DIY music, from his co-founding of the Sheffield-based …
‘If there is a God, this is what he put us on Earth to do’: the unlikely return of Tears for Fears
When personal tragedy struck Roland Orzabal, he found solace returning to a band with its own fractious history. Now, with their first album in 17 years, he and Curt Smith say they’ve come full circleSome years ago, Curt Smith, the singer and songwrite…
The message: why should hip-hop have to teach us anything?
Almost since it first emerged on the streets of the Bronx, audiences have expected hip-hop to express a revolutionary purpose. But perhaps this music shouldn’t have to take a political standHalfway through side one of A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing, the 19…
The Harder They Fall review – Idris Elba rides into trouble in garishly violent western
Jeymes Samuel’s gonzo revenge western, with a cast including Elba, Regina King, and Zazie Beetz is enjoyable, if face-splatteringly brutalThe London film festival saddles up for a gonzo revenge western which aims to reclaim the often erased African Ame…
‘It was unheard of’: UK’s first cathedral girls’ choir marks 30 years
Current and former members of Salisbury Cathedral’s landmark choir to sing together at gala“Singing is definitely a big part of me,” said Mary, an 11-year-old Salisbury Cathedral chorister. “I love being part of the girls’ choir. If girls weren’t allow…
Tina Turner sells rights to her music catalogue spanning 60 years
Publisher BMG takes on shares of recordings and image management of ‘queen of rock’n’roll’ in its biggest single artist dealTina Turner has sold the rights to her music catalogue spanning six decades, including hits such as What’s Love Got to Do With I…
An apology for a “condescending and cringey” review
The truth is we are always litigating how we feel about a piece of music, revising opinions based on context, culture, who we’ve become, who we once were. We can’t change what we said, but we are almost always changing how we feel about it in ways both…