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The Boss will play a hometown show in Asbury Park on Monday, but as luxury apartments spring up around the seaside resort, not everyone is pleased -
3 out of 5 stars.
Kitty Empire's album of the week Sophie: Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides – hyper-lush, but a touch wafty
3 out of 5 stars.(Transgressive)
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Court order for five members of west London group 1011 criticised by anti-censorship activists -
The LA sax player, whose album The Epic and work with Kendrick Lamar have made him the poster boy of the jazz revival, on why his cosmic music has made such a splash -
This new Ninja Tune signing offers sunlit oceanic electronics with literary tendencies
Festivals
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From the Mighty Hoopla’s queer, pop-focused celebration to Download’s annual joyous metal onslaught, there’s an event this summer for everyone -
3 out of 5 stars.
Liam Gallagher is incongruous, but prompts massive singalongs, while the xx and Confidence Man are other big successes
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3 out of 5 stars.
Review Field Day – shifting sounds tighten up London's festival scene
3 out of 5 stars.Under orders not to upset new neighbours, Field Day got strict with its headliners – pulling the plug on an overtime Erykah Badu – while serving a jazzy lineup of fresh stars -
4 out of 5 stars.
Review Slam Dunk – crowdsurfing in a dinghy to pop-punk paradise
4 out of 5 stars.Thousands of devotees descended on the alt-rock festival, lapping up everything from Chapel’s synthpop to Brutality Will Prevail’s anvil-heavy riffing -
3 out of 5 stars.
Big-hitting headliners such as LCD Soundsystem and Lorde made the first All Points East a success, but thin afternoon bills and a fuzzy identity didn’t help -
What makes a banging festival anthem, besides a simple chorus that vast crowds can belt out in unison? Here are the tracks you can expect to hear all summer
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The singer found fame with the electro band before leaving and accusing her ex-bandmate of nonconsensual sex and controlling behaviour. Here, she talks about her decision to go public -
The band’s debut album, Brutalism, was hailed as a rage-fuelled masterpiece. The singer recalls how frustration at being a carer for his sick mum led him down a dark path – and how he learned to channel that anger -
Alice Cooper, Joe Perry and Johnny Depp discuss addiction, rock-star excess, middle-age mellowing – and the mythical all-star drinking club that gave the band their name -
The former Smiths guitarist answered questions on his golden days, life as a clean-eating rock star and why he ‘draws the line’ at Kanye West
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4 out of 5 stars.
David Byrne Disarming performance that makes perfect sense
4 out of 5 stars.Barefoot and besuited, the Talking Heads frontman delivers an entrancing show of often extraordinary music -
3 out of 5 stars.
Katy Perry Desperate pop pantomime boosted by bangers
3 out of 5 stars.Giant flamingos and comedy skits baffle in a show that works best when the energetic star sticks to the hits -
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4 out of 5 stars.
Shakira She-wolf still has sharp teeth
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5 out of 5 stars.
Angélique Kidjo Sings Talking Heads – turns up the Afrobeat
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4 out of 5 stars.
Beyoncé & Jay-Z: OTR II review Heart-stopping scenes from a marriage
4 out of 5 stars.
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3 out of 5 stars.
Alexis Petridis's album of the week Christina Aguilera: Liberation – #MeToo makeover hits high and low notes
3 out of 5 stars.Aguilera’s eighth album includes some great collaborations with Kanye West, Demi Lovato and Anderson.Paak -
4 out of 5 stars.
Sophie: Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides – taking it to sexy extremes
4 out of 5 stars.From new ways with trance to big ballads and J-pop elements, Sophie’s fantastic debut gilds a unique aesthetic -
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Fifty years since the release of her debut album, Sean O’Hagan argues that Joni Mitchell’s very best albums contain a depth of songwriting that remains unsurpassed
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In focus
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A range of star-packed festivals, ranging from R&B to rock, offer unusual collaborations, stage theatrics and stunning locations -
4 out of 5 stars.
Kendrick Lamar Pusha T: Daytona review – Kanye ably props up rap's best drug storyteller
4 out of 5 stars.Despite his success, Pusha T is still rapping about drug dealing – but the sheer pleasure of his flow, and Kanye West’s productions, smooth over any quibbles about authenticity -
3 out of 5 stars.
Giant flamingos and comedy skits baffle in a show that works best when the energetic star sticks to the hits
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The winner of the Dylan Thomas prize explains how his poems are infused with the rhythms and rhymes of garage, grime and hip-hop
By genre
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Ceremony for Swedish DJ, 28, attended by only his family and closest friends -
3 out of 5 stars.
Hip-hop The Carters: Everything Is Love review – Beyoncé and Jay-Z celebrate their marriage and magnificence
3 out of 5 stars.The duo’s surprise release, rooted far more in hip-hop than R&B, embraces their romantic bliss and phenomenal wealth as well as highlighting racism in the US -
4 out of 5 stars.
Indie Johnny Marr: Call the Comet review – his best solo album yet
4 out of 5 stars.(New Voodoo/Warner)
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As the experimental iconoclast embarks on a UK tour for new album American Utopia, we rate his studio LPs, from Remain in Light to The Last Emperor -
4 out of 5 stars.
Marilyn Manson is a chilled-out entertainer, Avenged Sevenfold comfortably top the bill and Ozzy Osbourne feels the love during the metal marathon
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Can the new, open-access audio ‘publishing platform’ attract more than just superfans of its indie-rock creators? -
As the founder of the Last Poets, Nuriddin, who has died aged 73, was a hero to everyone from Tupac Shakur to Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis
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With the legendary BBC studio relocating to east London, we look back at decades of priceless recordings, including Bing Crosby’s final work and Adele’s masterful Dylan cover version -
The last founding member of the visionary German band left alive, the 81-year-old recalls how he rejected his Nazi father to find freedom in music -
Musicians reveal the songs they turn to when the sun hits the sky – listen to their hot tracks below
The Carters Everything Is Love – Beyoncé and Jay-Z celebrate their marriage and magnificence
3 out of 5 stars.World cinema How Beyoncé and Jay-Z put a visionary African film back in the spotlight
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