Beatles’ Revolver reissue shows band in new light: ‘This is the record where we were each most ourselves’ | The Beatles

The feted cover of Revolver, designed by Klaus Voormann.

You may think you know Yellow Submarine, that jokey, surreal number by the Beatles that Ringo Starr sings and children love. But an extraordinary, poignant early version of the song, soon to be revealed alongside […]

How ‘My Life as a Rolling Stone’ shines a new light on band

older men rock out onstage

Whether or not you accept the Rolling Stones as “the world’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll band” — and at this stage of the game there isn’t any other group of stature even playing that music […]

The Smile: A Light for Attracting Attention review – Radiohead spinoff offers no alarms, some surprises | Music

The artwork for A Light for Attracting Attention

As with any side-project or solo album by a member of a celebrated band, the first question prompted by the Smile’s debut is: why? There are plenty of reasonable stock answers: an opportunity to do […]

PJ Harvey, poet: ‘Dorset is light and dark, ecstasy and melancholy’ | PJ Harvey

PJ Harvey on stage in manchester in 2016

PJ Harvey is about to read a poem from her new book, Orlam – we are in her publisher’s offices which are strangely empty (are they all working from home?) and have the top floor […]