Crystal Palace Bowl, LondonDavid Junghoon Kim, Roland Wood and Natalya Romaniw were excellent in ENO’s outdoor semi-staging of Puccini’s opera Sleaford Mods three weeks ago, now Puccini’s Tosca: the South Facing festival, which has brought Crystal Pal…
The devil’s in the detail: hair horns become summer’s hot new trend
Anime inspires bold, edgy look with a nod back to punk and emo styles worn by the Bromley Contingent and the Prodigy’s Keith Flint This year has brought many unexpected hair trends. First came the shullet (a cross between the 90s shag and the harder 80…
Charlie Watts showed us how a man could be – cool, modest and always classy | Barbara Ellen
In the ego-riddled world of rock’n’roll, the Rolling Stones drummer was the model of a grown-upI was fortunate enough to meet Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones drummer who died on Tuesday, interviewing him in 2000 for one of his beloved jazz projects. …
Paloma Faith: ‘If anyone can do it, it’s me’
Despite the balancing act – home schooling, a second baby, a fifth album and a nationwide tour – Paloma Faith always comes out fighting… and full of storiesHere’s a nice little exclusive for you,” Paloma Faith leans into my voice recorder generously, g…
Nandi Bushell and Foo Fighters
11 year-old drum prodigy Nandi Bushell plays Everlong live on stage with the Foo Fighters. Video from backstage. Previously.
Come as you are? Nevermind
Spencer Elden, the now 30-year old who was the baby on the cover of Nirvana’s Nevermind album, has launched a lawsuit against 15 defendants related to the album and photo. Though he has previously embraced being the “Nirvana baby,” he now feels he was,…
I may never be cool again. And I’m cool with that | Hannah Jane Parkinson
One of the best things about growing older is leaving behind that teenage fear of liking things that are uncoolLast week I spent some time recording an audiobook version of these columns (cough, out in October, cough). One thing I noticed was the numbe…
‘It was the happiest time’: The Beach Boys on their strange second coming
They helped define the 60s, but were hopelessly uncool as the 70s began – and Brian Wilson was unravelling. The band discuss the masterpieces they made against the oddsIn the 1960s, the Beach Boys staked their claim as the US’s most popular band, as th…
John Cage: Number Pieces review | Andrew Clements’s classical album of the week
Apartment House (Another Timbre, four CDs)Clearly a labour of love for Apartment House, who play every note of these late works by Cage with wonderful commitment Between 1987 and 1992, the final years of his life, John Cage composed some 40 works that …
Mdou Moctar
Mdou Moctar stands out as one of the most innovative artists in contemporary Saharan music. Afrique Victime is the fullest portrait of Moctar’s gifts that he has offered yet. Live in Niamey, Niger. Mdou Moctar | Live at Chicago Music Exchange | Full Se…