Be among the first to hear the Brooklyn bands debut album – and let us know your thoughtsManifest! is the debut album by Brooklyn band Friends. Our New Band of the Day writer is already a fan, praisi...
The Sex Pistols led a series of blistering musical attacks on the monarchy. Why dont todays pop stars do the same? Have they gone soft? Or do they have more important targets?Overfamiliarity can eras...
As the nation prepares to celebrate the Queens diamond jubilee, some will be marking another anniversary – 35 years since Sex Pistols God Save the Queen was released. Here, five readers tell us their...
A mixed assortment of musical links from the last seven daysGuardianmusic.tumblr.com is the place where our writers post songs, videos, pictures and other music-related odds and ends they come across...
The Electras have got to find themselves some action, a little satisfaction – anyone know a woman who might lend a hand?In his magnificent autobiography, Head-On, Julian Cope recounts one of the argu...
Sadly not the debut single from a 75-year-old cosmonaut, but it is a song with real pop nousCosmonaut fans who have rushed to read this blog, I have some bad news. This isnt the debut single by Igor ...
To mark an important 60th anniversary, our writers have been picking their favourite No 1 hits from the UK charts. Heres what some other well-known fans thought – plus a Spotify playlist – and your c...
This weeks a right royal RR with songs about female sovereignsWith Her Majestys jubilee almost upon us, and the nation about to be swept by a wave of flags and bunting, we thought wed adopt a royal t...
Welcome to the Guardians Glyndebourne season. Following our partnership last year in which we live-streamed Die Meistersinger and The Turn of the Screw live, we are again teaming up with the world-fa...
Twice a week we invite independent music writers and bloggers to tell us about what they do. Today: digging through charity stores and boot fairs for musical treasuresWho are you and whats your blog ...
Faiport Conventions first, light-hearted hit offered few clues that they would reinvent English folk musicI first heard this song on Tony Blackburns Radio 1 show, in the days when it was just beginni...
This London five-piece offer an arresting introduction to their sound, though we hear no Julio Iglesias influenceWhat do we know about Torches? We know there are five of them and they are based in Lo...
Our writers are busy thinking about their favourite chart toppers of the last 60 years. Start thinking about what yours might be and tell us on FridayFor some – you might need a belly full of wine – ...
Every week we invite a reader to share with us some of the songs theyve been listening to recently. This weeks selection features Best Coast, Lily Allen and A$AP RockyHi, Im David Hayter. Im a 24-yea...
Tom Waits is such a one-off that even his juvenilia suggests wisdom beyond his yearsWritten in 1973, when Tom Waits was just 24, Martha finds this earliest incarnation of one of the USs most intrigui...
The famous Floral Dance musicians are on a roll. But so are their rivals at Black Dyke. Richard Jones previews the hectic Whit competitions in Saddleworth this FridayAsk anyone to think of a brass ba...
The former American Idol runner-up seems destined for ubiquity with this Bruno Mars-penned, Dr Luke-produced bangerWith album sales dwindling on both sides of the Atlantic its becoming increasingly i...
Going to Apple Cart or Field Day in London this weekend? Heres our guide to both festivals and how you can get involvedVictoria Park in east London is the location for two sister events this weekend....
To mark the diamond jubilee, wed like to hear your thoughts on the Sex Pistols and the spirit of 77What better time than the diamond jubilee to reflect on the achievements of the Sex Pistols?Thirty-f...
They may be fans of creative spatial choreography, but this Nottingham band are a lot more fun than they seemNottingham-based five-piece Swimming dont do normal gigs. Well, Im sure they do from time ...
Every David Bowie album from the 70s has a Desert Island track – this is the one from Space OddityDavid Bowie recorded a fair amount of bland pop in his time. And Im not just talking about Absolute B...
Neil Young is back with Crazy Horse for an album of US folk songs – plus his take on the British national anthemWith the Queens diamond jubilee upon us, theres no more fitting way to celebrate than b...
Five years in the making, the Hives are back with yet more loud garage rock … but has it been worth the wait?Lex Hives is the Swedish bands fifth album, and marks a diversion into the world of tender...
Twice a week we invite independent music writers and bloggers to tell us about what they do. Today: a site in the business of slaying sacred cows and praising musical geniusWho are you and whats your...
Dionne Warwick, Coldplay and Kyla La Grange are among the shows our writers will be reviewing this week. Take a look at the full list and tell us about live music youve seen recentlyEach week we publ...
This 1966 novelty single neatly satirised confusions over gender roles with rough and ready charmPassions ran high when men starting growing their hair longer in the 60s. Looking back at the Beatles ...
A spectacular electro ballad that could only come from SwedenWhen Faye Hamlin was nine years old she used to pretend she was Geri from the Spice Girls, recreating the bands videos with her friends. T...
As video games outsell CDs, artists such as the National and Paul McCartney are queueing up to compose for themIm here to talk about video games. Not the Lana Del Rey song but actual video games; or,...
The suns finally out, and there are anxious stories surfacing about the number of soiled tents that will be thoughtlessly discarded over the summer. It must be festival season. Joining Alexis and Kie...
It takes a while to get to grips with Randy Newman – the lovely music is tempered by the singers vile narrators I have a complicated relationship with Marie. Randy Newman is a really interesting arti...
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