Buy here now: Oasis to open series of merch stores before reunion gigs
Exclusive: first store opens in Spinningfields, Manchester, two weeks before band’s first gig in 16 years in Cardiff
J Hus review – rapper touched by genius can’t quite channel his energy
After a cancelled arena tour, expectations are high for J Hus’s return – but for all his swagger and melody, he ends up falling short due to sound issues and a lack of vision
‘Grown-ass men cry in our arms!’ The political, powerful music of soul band Durand Jones and the Indications
Equally at ease with making sex-playlist jams and socially conscious songs, the revered group are fretting about fascism – but are determined to find common ground for Americans
Glastonbury 2025: post your questions for drag legend Bimini
The Guardian is returning to Glastonbury with three starry Q&A sessions, and you can ask the questions. First up, it’s RuPaul’s Drag Race star Bimini
‘His music documented an America that no longer exists’: Brian Wilson’s brilliance, by key collaborator Van Dyke Parks
Wilson bought Parks a Volvo when he’d barely met him – and together they brought sublime poetry to pop. He remembers the making of Smile, Surf’s Up and more
‘People recycle the same old racism’: Sheffield metal stars Malevolence on their big break – and how to confront online hate
They’ve broken crowdsurfing records – 901 in a single gig – but their music confronts deep, difficult subjects from mental health to toxic discourse
Nick Cave says he declined Morrissey’s request to sing ‘silly anti-woke screed’ on new song
Responding to a fan question, the singer said he felt the words were ‘unnecessarily provocative’ but called Morrissey ‘probably the best lyricist of his generation’
My unexpected Pride icon: they were not cool, but bands like Mumford & Sons eased the turmoil of coming out
As a queer, black woman raised on jazz and soul, discovering the genre of indie folk felt like an antidote to the guilt and self-loathing I was battling through
‘Nobody makes a record like that for the money’: how Gang of Four made Entertainment!
‘There was tension with the National Front and swastikas on walls. So I’m proud the album is an outsider classic – but feel depressed these songs are still relevant’
‘It’s all fan-driven. People are in absolute raptures’: how mysterious masked rockers Sleep Token took over metal
They just headlined Download festival and their latest album went to No 1 in the US and UK – so why is Britain’s biggest metal band in a generation so hated by some?
Outbreak festival review – hardcore and pop hooks collide in impeccable genre-fluid lineup
Turnstile headlined with soaring high-tempo energy while Speed went route-one punk, Jane Remover caused pandemonium and Have a Nice Life electrified their fanbase in this most free-thinking of festivals
My unexpected Pride icon: indie breakup songs said all the things I couldn’t say to other boys
From John Lennon’s takedown of Paul McCartney to the Libertines’ Can’t Stand Me Now, songs by straight men about falling out with their friends were strangely romantic to me
Download festival rockers told to take off smartwatches after moshpits spark emergency alerts
Police received nearly 700 false ‘collision’ 999 calls from Leicestershire heavy metal event in 2023
Is the Sabrina Carpenter album art really that offensive?
The internet has been divided over the suggestive cover of the pop princess’s new album, but it’s possible some might be missing the point
Brian Wilson was a musical genius. Are there any left?
In pop, which equates genius with innovation, recent artists have not pioneered new forms like those from the 60s. Has the digital age sidelined invention and promoted the derivative for ever?