Rocketmen, ravers and relief from the sun: Sunday at Glastonbury – photo essay | Glastonbury 2023

Performers at Carhenge.

The final day at Glastonbury saw some relief from the hot weather, as a cool breeze blew across the Somerset sky and there was even the slightest sprinkling of rain. Across the site, excitement was […]

Elton John at Glastonbury review – bittersweet joy at the end of the yellow brick road | Glastonbury 2023

2023 Glastonbury Music FestivalElton John performs at the Glastonbury Festival site in Somerset, Britain, June 25, 2023. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff

Elton John’s debut at Glastonbury is also meant to be his last ever performance in the UK – though it’s by far not the first time he has sworn he’s retiring only to make a […]

People seek dentists at Glastonbury because they can’t get appointments at home | Glastonbury festival

The crowd at Glastonbury on Saturday.

People are seeking out emergency dental care while attending Glastonbury because they can’t get appointments at home, according to the charity that runs the music festival’s medical care. Festival Medical Services was founded at Glastonbury […]

I’m still standing! Elton John fans bake in Glastonbury sun for ‘swan song’ | Glastonbury 2023

Elton John.

Given how many times Sir Elton John has announced his retirement from touring – the first almost half a century ago – diehard fans may be forgiven for thinking Glastonbury may not be his final […]

Lizzo at Glastonbury review – life-affirmation 101 | Glastonbury 2023

Lizzo on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury festival.

There’s a real ease to this year’s Glastonbury and many of its bookings have a feelgood theme, leaning on nostalgia, familiarity and affirmation – there’s Rick Astley on the Pyramid (and playing Smiths covers with […]

My Life Would’ve Been Totally…

When Jennifer Lawrence Shared How She Was Rejected For Twilight Instantly

When Jennifer Lawrence Revealed How She Was Rejected For Twilight ( Photo Credit – IMDb ) Jennifer Lawrence is one finest actresses in Hollywood and has achieved so much in such a little time. Her […]

Foo Fighters, Fred Again and fabulous sunshine: Friday at Glastonbury – photo essay | Glastonbury 2023

Joe Wicks gets the crowd exercising at Glastonbury

Friday was a beautifully sunny day to start the festival’s big stages. Prior to the day’s biggest acts – the not-so mystery act the ChurnUps, dance star Fred Again, and a Fomo-inducing final clash between […]

Foo Fighters secret Glastonbury set review – a band who have learned to fly again | Foo Fighters

Dave Grohl.

It’s one of the cruel rules of love and attraction that the more you try to impress someone, the less you’ll succeed; no-one likes a try-hard. And so it proves with rock’n’roll: heavily produced, overthought […]

Kim Petras: Feed the Beast review – a missed opportunity for a groundbreaking figure | Kim Petras

The artwork for Feed the Beast.

These are high times for Kim Petras. Previously a marginal figure in the world of pop – she attracted a degree of notoriety for 2022’s spectacularly potty-mouthed EP Slut Pop – she was catapulted into […]

‘We’ve only played in a pub to 50 parents!’: meet Askew, one of Glastonbury’s youngest ever bands | Glastonbury 2023

‘Music is a form of therapy’ … Crossley.

At this time of the year, most British 16-year-olds are focused on GCSE revision and how to spend their long summers. But for Eli Crossley, who alongside Alfie Lewis, Freddie Wormleighton, Jay Guru-Murphy and Will […]

Windrush at 75: How Caribbean culture dominated British music – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph | Society

Photograph: Ollie Millington

Archive: Station Noailles Marseille, Thames News, Rinse FM ContributorsLloyd Bradley – music journalistSandra Cross – singer and songwriterD Double E – Grime artist MusicLord Invader – Teddy Boy Calypso (Bring Back The Old Cat-O-Nine) (1992, […]

‘I’ve never been so productive’: the composer who wrote a concerto during 12 lots of chemo | Music

Part of the repertoire … War Horse.

Mortality. Nothing quite like the prospect of it to bring laser focus to the mind. I wrote previously of how my incurable cancer diagnosis has compelled me to plan a celebratory concert of my orchestral […]

OpenAI, Google, Microsoft Broker Deals with Major News Outlets

OpenAI brokers data deals with news outlets

Photo Credit: Gonzalo Poblete OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google are brokering data deals with news outlets. Are music companies next? Reports from major news outlets like the Financial Times suggests these companies are meeting with news […]

Christine and the Queens review – phantasmagoric drama and musical transcendence | Christine and the Queens

Manifesting life … Chris.

“This is going to get more dramatic than I anticipated,” Chris proclaims after his drummer showers him with roses midway through the show. But it’s hard to tell how much of the dialogue between songs […]

All hail Darth Shannon – the Star Wars villain we’ll never get to see | Movies

Michael Shannon as General Zod in Man of Steel in 2013.

And so it comes to pass: Michael Shannon, that steely eyed princeling of the scene-stealing character actors’ guild, has become the latest figure to say he does not much like modern superhero movies. Or, more […]

Apple Martin Wears Gwyneth Paltrow’s Most Hated Dress, Proving It Was Always Chic

Apple Martin shows off her mom Gwyneth Paltrow’s 2002 Oscar dress.

It seems Gwyneth Paltrow was feeling a bit goth while doing a Q&A on her Instagram Stories Thursday night because she decided to resurrect a controversial dress from the dead. When a fan asked the […]

From cultural cringe to clogged charts: why aren’t Australians listening to Australian music? | Australian music

The Kid Laroi performing at O2 Academy, London.

Last month, US rapper Azealia Banks published an Instagram story in which she labelled the Australian music industry “ever dwindling”, “insignificant” and “culturally stale”. In her posts – which also contained allegations about dealings she […]