Lockdown and ‘looking after the grandmas’ may have kept the Rage Against the Machine guitarist away from recent protests – but he refuses to be silencedTom Morello has made more than 20 albums, as a founding member of Rage Against the Machine – the pol…
Roger Taylor: ‘My most treasured possession? A massive statue of Freddie’
The Queen drummer and singer-songwriter on former girlfriends, forgetting lyrics and liking red wineBorn in Norfolk, Roger Taylor, 72, is an original member of the band Queen, which formed in 1970. Their hits include Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You…
From The Addams Family 2 to Andy Warhol: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment
Whether it is a live gig, a new film or a game to play at home, our critics have your plans for this week coveredThe Addams Family 2Out nowHaving started life as a comic strip, the Addamses have come full circle with their latest incarnation in an anim…
Madonna: Madame X review – tour doc prostrates itself before queen of pop
This film lays out the impressive staging of a dramatic tour but is intent on capturing its subject from only the best anglesThis documentary opens with the old James Baldwin quotation about artists being here to disturb the peace, alongside a montage …
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…
Adele announces long-awaited return with comeback single, Easy on Me
Due on 15 October, the star’s first new music in six years comes ahead of her fourth album, assumed to be titled 30After weeks of feverish speculation, Adele has announced her return. A new single, Easy on Me, is set for release on 15 October, ahead of…
Erasure review – a heady cocktail of corsets and classics
SEC Armadillo, GlasgowOn the opening night of their first post-pandemic tour, the British synth-pop duo proved they haven’t lost their essenceIt’s hard to tell if Andy Bell spent 18 months or 18 seconds pondering his outfit for the opening night of Era…
Nadine Shah: musician says she was sexually assaulted in London
The British singer-songwriter shared photos of her wounds from the attack, alleged to have taken place last month, in the wake of a second, verbal assaultThe musician Nadine Shah has said she was sexually assaulted by four men last month in London.The …
‘The strangeness seeped into the music’: how Iceland’s midnight sun inspired Jezabels’ Heather Shannon
The Australian musician talks about creating her aching, jagged new album of solo piano compositions in the wake of chemotherapyAt the beginning of 2016 Heather Shannon of the Jezabels felt as though “someone had pumped cement into [my] veins”. Her ova…