'Our rivalry with Take That was always tongue in cheek': Tony Mortimer’s honest playlist

The East 17 man knows his 90s bangers but once inadvertently cleared a dancefloor. And what song gets him on the exercise bike in a morning?

Saturday Sessions: Billie Marten performs "Feeling"

English singer-songwriter Billie Marten has been compared to legends like Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush and Nick Drake. Her latest album, "Dog Eared," has received widespread praise for its soothing yet evocative sound. Here's Billie Marten performing "Feeling."

Saturday Sessions: Billie Marten performs "Crown"

English singer-songwriter Billie Marten has been compared to legends like Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush and Nick Drake. Her latest album, "Dog Eared," has received widespread praise for its soothing yet evocative sound. Here's Billie Marten performing "Crown."

Saturday Sessions: Billie Marten Performs "Leap Year"

English singer-songwriter Billie Marten has been compared to legends like Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush and Nick Drake. Her latest album, "Dog Eared," has received widespread praise for its soothing yet evocative sound. Here's Billie Marten performing "Leap Year."

Letters and photos from Beatles’ early days to go on show in Hamburg

Exclusive: The collection, including donations from Paul McCartney’s brother Mike, shows band’s development in early 60s

Add to playlist: the snarling Irish folk of Madra Salach and the week’s best new tracks

With a feral energy and a Liam Gallagher growl, the Dublin band’s beguiling music is a great evolution of a venerable genre

Kneecap: Fenian review

(Heavenly)With strong words for Keir Starmer, the Irish rave-rap trio remain unbowed by the controversy around them – and yet this is a more ruminative record than you might expect

Serokolo 7: Maramfa Musick Pro review

(Nyege Nyege Tapes)Reinvigorating the South African mapanta subgenre, producer Serokolo 7 blends folk vocal melodies with seething 180bpm rhythms, creating a barrage of sound

‘I did receive bottles on stage. There might have been urine’: Melanie C on Spice Girls mania, impostor syndrome and her date with a Chili Pepper

As she releases a clubby new album, Sweat, the former Sporty Spice answers your questions on her raver days, scouse cuisine and Sex Pistols covers

‘We were stubborn teenagers. We didn’t want to be famous’: the inside story of Arctic Monkeys’ frenzied early years

In this extract from a new book on Sheffield’s musical history, Monkeys drummer Matt Helders and the cream of the city’s indie scene look back on the febrile mid-00s – from brilliant tunes to ‘brainless violence’

Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC Review

Footage from John Lennon’s only full-length performances after the Beatles – at Madison Square Garden, for charity, with the Plastic Ono Band – has been edited and restored

Indie music has been invaded by fake fans and cynical viral campaigns​. Here’s how deep it all goes

Companies such as Chaotic Good are confecting social media buzz to promote Geese, Oklou and other indie darlings. Industry insiders reveal how widespread the practice is – even if no-one is sure it actually works