MPs call for levy on arena concert tickets to raise funds for struggling small venues
Trade bodies welcome proposal from cross-party culture committee that would prop up grassroots gig venues without passing cost to consumers
Taylor Swift’s new Era Tours setlist – seven Tortured Poets songs added
As the latest leg of her tour gets under way, fans are closely watching the evolution of the singer’s setlist
Steve Albini obituary
Frontman for ‘noise rock’ bands Big Black and Shellac acclaimed for his production of albums by Nirvana, Pixies and PJ Harvey
Kacey Musgraves review – sweet and salty country-pop magic
The Texan star transfixes with her crystal clear voice and flawless band, balancing airy verses on the healing beauty of nature with a dash of darkness
Les Savy Fav: Oui, LSF review – New York post-punk oddballs make restrained return
The veteran five-piece’s first album in 14 years has flashes of the old thrill, but doesn’t quite hit earlier heights
Elbow review – a charged night of insatiable yearning and rollicking laments
Beaming, big-hearted and benevolent, Guy Garvey charms with stately songs of heartbreak, unafraid of uneven time signatures and heavy-metal thud
Kings of Leon: Can We Please Have Fun review – polished but tired
The Nashville rockers still sound great, but their lyrics seem bereft of ideas
‘Full of secrets and promises’: Dusty Springfield’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!
Sixty years after her debut album, we rate the pop singer’s best tracks, from a song recorded in a stairwell to a Pet Shop Boys collaboration
Dehd: Poetry review – a sparkling dialogue with rock’n’roll history
The Chicago trio go back in time and dip into big-chorused Americana, slacker indie and vintage soul – all with real feeling
Dennis Thompson, drummer in rock band MC5, dies aged 75
Thompson was the last surviving member of the group after the death of guitarist Wayne Kramer in February
Coldplay and Sting call for release of Toomaj Salehi, Iranian rapper sentenced to death
Leading cultural figures including Margaret Atwood sign statement in support of rapper who criticised Iranian regime
‘I can’t take Michael Bublé seriously’: Mick Harvey on songwriting, staying straight and ‘survivor’s guilt’
As he releases his first solo album in a decade, Nick Cave’s former right-hand man reflects on ageing well – and his peers who weren’t so fortunate
Knocked Loose: You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To review – hardcore punk’s dark stars go supermassive
The Kentucky metalcore quintet cleverly channel pop – and even reggaeton grooves – to create an album of crushing intensity and vast scope
From Big Black’s noise to Joanna Newsom’s hush: 10 of Steve Albini’s greatest recordings
Whether as an artist or working behind the mixing desk, from major-label megastars to drone-metal auteurs, here’s a selection of the late musician’s greatest work
Tenacious D review – Jack Black’s daft duo are deeply schooled in rock
The actor’s prog-metal spoof band with Kyle Gass hilariously skewer rock cliche – but come from a place of deep love for the genre