liberal A$AP Rocky: Don’t Be Dumb review(A$AP Rocky Recordings)Now a father of three and burgeoning actor, Rocky finally comes back to music with his strongest album since his 2013 debut – though there’s plenty of flab7 months agomusic
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liberal ‘We wouldn’t still be playing if we’d got stinking rich’: the Damned celebrate 50 years of punk, goth and holy grail huntingAn appetite for self-destruction left Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible and Rat Scabies hugely influential but financially insecure. They’re back with a big show and their first album together since 19957 months agomusic
liberal Robbie Williams: Britpop review(Columbia)Framed as the music Williams wanted to make post-Take That, Britpop surpasses pastiche and swerves unpredictably. Homoerotic paean to Morrissey, anyone?7 months agomusic
liberal Harry Styles announces fourth solo album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, OccasionallyAfter a series of cryptic billboards teasing fans, the As It Was singer reveals the title and release date of his first record since 20227 months agomusic
liberal From Dylan to disco, Beyoncé to Bob Marley: the 30 best live albums everPeter Frampton’s Frampton Comes Alive!, one of the bestselling live albums of all time, is turning 50. You won’t find that on this list, however: instead there’s metal, soul, and an ‘indecently exciting’ No 1 …7 months agomusic
liberal Igor Stravinsky: Late Works album reviewDaniel Reuss/Noord Nederlands Orkest/Cappella Amsterdam(Pentatone)Noord Nederlands Orkest and Cappella Amsterdam breathe colour and light into work from the composer’s most austere period7 months agomusic
liberal ‘A nasty little song, really rather evil’: how Every Breath You Take tore Sting and the Police apartSting and his former bandmates go to the high court over a royalties dispute this week – the latest chapter in the song’s remarkably fractious story7 months agomusic
liberal John Forté, Grammy-nominated musician who worked with Fugees, dies at 50Musician, whose 14-year prison sentence was commuted by George W Bush, was found dead in his Massachusetts home7 months agomusic
liberal Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin, guitarist for rock band Black Midi, dies aged 26Family statement said musician died ‘after a long battle with his mental health’7 months agomusic
liberal The Soul of the Grateful DeadThe late Bob Weir was crucial to shaping the sound of the world’s greatest jam band.7 months agomusic
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