Tag Archives: Music

Twenty One Pilots: How one band became the biggest of the streaming era

Twenty One Pilots were the biggest alternative music success of the streaming era. On the 10th anniversary of that album, Ali Shutler talks to the band about their memories of that crucial time in their lives

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Author: Ali Shutler

Pete Doherty channels his current domestic bliss and freedom on Felt Better Alive

A laidback family life in France is not what many Libertines fans would’ve imagined for the future of the famously troubled singer – but it’s where he finds himself on this creative new solo album

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Author: Helen Brown

Pete Doherty climbs out of the gutter on new album Felt Better Alive

This clear-eyed record of indie-floor-fillers is a reminder that all the debauchery was only ever a sideshow

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Author: Ed Power

Which member of The Beatles did every member envy?

A look at the place that Stuart Sutcliffe takes up in the early history of The Beatles and how the rest of the band were jealous of his friendship with Lennon.

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Author: Will Howard

When Björk fronted an anarcho-punk band as a teenager

Björk’s career has taken many twists and turns, but her first band is perhaps the most surprising revelation of all.

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Author: Reuben Cross

The chords that defined The Rolling Stones’ darkest era

Rolling Stones weren’t renowned for their political music, but they did make some heavy hitting songs, such as the classic ‘Gimme Shelter

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Author: Dale Maplethorpe

The era of rock and roll Jeff Lynne thought was pretentious

Jeff Lynne may have needed a lot of bells and whistles to operate Electric Light Orchestra, but the last thing he wanted to do was get too self-indulgent.

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Author: Tim Coffman