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“Intoxicating beauty remains; she enchants in any era”: Judy Dyble’s Darkness To Light
By Johnny Sharp published
Clamshell collection assembles the original Fairport Convention singer’s trio of 21st-century career-reviving albums

Frank Zappa’s unaired TV special Cheaper Than Cheep is a recovered gem
By Jeremy Allen published
A nearly forgotten 1974 afternoon show, with an audience of 100 and a short-lived Mothers line-up, rises from the avant-prog titan’s basement

"If you're one of those self-satisfied old bores who thinks that music doesn't mean as much to younger generations as it does to you, you're flat-out wrong, and here's the proof." Olivia Rodrigo dazzles in the summer sun at BST Hyde Park
By Paul Brannigan published
Olivia Rodrigo thrills on the opening night of London's BST Hyde Park festival

The Prodigy unleash chaos at Worthy Farm with the heaviest, most intense set of Glastonbury 2025
By Liz Scarlett published
“I think we did Mr Flint proud”

Irish post-punks Sprints tease their next chapter at Glastonbury
By Stephen Hill published
Dublin's Sprints bring new songs - and Kate Nash - to Glastonbury's Woodsies Stage

The Libertines roll back the years at Glastonbury with a classic, scrappy, rough-around-the-edges set
By Jazz Hodge published
The Pete and Carl Show returns to Worthy Farm

NoSound’s To The Core could be a masochistic experience – but it’s worth it
By Grant Moon published
In these difficult times, it could be a masochistic experience for some – but it’s thoughtful, sensitive and worth it

Motörhead ring the changes on Another Perfect Day, initial dismay now a distant memory
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Joined by Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson, Motörhead's Another Perfect Day has increased in stature over the years – just don't mention the shorts
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