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'I want to discover my own sound'
Adele’s new album marks a dramatic change of direction, she tells Neil McCormick.
19 Jan 2011
Take a good album apart? Ridiculous
Our listening experience is dictated by technology, which is bad news for the album.
19 Jan 2011
Duran Duran interview
The ‘yacht rock’ pioneers’ jet-setting days are far from over, finds Craig McLean.
18 Jan 2011
Sting: Must we watch every move he makes?
A compulsion to talk about his bedroom antics could stem from Sting's bottled-up childhood, says William Langley.
15 Jan 2011
There's a new breed of folk heroes
The latest Arts Foundation Award confirms the renaissance of a neglected genre.
13 Jan 2011
Late nights, naked girls... and a bus!
Boyband sensation JLS talk excitedly to Bryony Gordon about the trappings of superstardom
06 Jan 2011
Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street: the story of the song
Saxophone player received only £27 for great solo - and the cheque bounced
05 Jan 2011
Jools a must for New Year’s Eve
The piano-playing master of ceremonies talks to Neil McCormick.
29 Dec 2010
New face: Jessie J
The urban-styled singer-songwriter has already become a sensation in the US.
23 Dec 2010
Captain with the 'Magic' touch
David Hepworth remembers Captain Beefheart, the maverick musician loved by everyone from the Beatles to the White Stripes
18 Dec 2010
Annie Lennox: my Christmas songs
From Silent Night to the Sex Pistols, the singer's song selection is less than obvious.
15 Dec 2010
Top 10 albums of 2010
From Laura Marling to Kanye West, Neil McCormick selects his albums of the year.
15 Dec 2010
Willow Smith battles for No1 music slot
The 10-year-old's song Whip My Hair could be number one in UK charts
10 Dec 2010
Willow Smith: 'I get how celebrity works'
The 10-year-old pop sensation daughter of Will Smith has been groomed for stardom
10 Dec 2010
Michael Jackson from beyond the grave
Michael Jackson’s new album could provide the comeback hit he craved for years, reports Neil McCormick
08 Dec 2010
I remember the real John Lennon, not the one airbrushed by history
Thirty years after the Beatle was murdered, Ray Connolly examines the cult which has grown around his much-missed friend - and asks if we're finally starting to move on from the Fab Four.
04 Dec 2010
Kings of Leon: rock and roll is our religion
As Kings of Leon prepare for a string of British dates, they talk about their 'fear-based’ upbringing, and why they struggled with success.
01 Dec 2010
What will be Christmas No. 1?
The race for the festive No.1 spot suddenly seems fun again, says Thomas H Green.
01 Dec 2010
Step back to heaven
Cuts, demos and a royal wedding in the offing? Time to revisit Heaven 17’s soundtrack to 1981.
01 Dec 2010
Tristan Perich: he's a one-bit wonder
Sukhdev Sandhu meets the avant-garde composer turning alarm-clock technology into music.
29 Nov 2010
Midler mellows - and just in time
Fresh from her $150m Las Vegas gig, Bette Midler talks to Helen Brown about her festive album.
25 Nov 2010
Ireland’s best music has come out of hard times
If the great unravelling of the Irish economy has taught us anything it’s that hard times make for good music, says Ed Power.
24 Nov 2010
The Script: success tinged with guilt
The Script found global fame just as Ireland’s crisis began, reports Neil McCormick.
24 Nov 2010
50 greatest hits that never were
Some were too long, some too strange, others hidden on albums that nobody bought...
24 Nov 2010
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