Nourished By Time: The Passionate Ones review – committed, full-hearted post-R&B
Marcus Brown’s second album makes a plea for big feelings in earthy vocals, rolling breakbeats and a contender for song of the summer
Do you remember the first time? Why Britpop nostalgia just won’t go away
Robbie Williams has named his new album after it, there’s a new play about the Oasis and Blur rivalry, an avalanche of books, fashion lines … and even a Britpop lager
‘Israel and Iran’s governments aren’t good. Neither is ours’: Lowen, the metal band confronting a troubled Middle East
Fronted by the daughter of Iranian refugees, the UK trio are sampling the sound of Israeli bombs and championing women’s rights as they confront a troubled region
Bleak Squad: Strange Love review – Australia’s newest supergroup sound like they’ve been together for years
Four music greats – Mick Harvey, Mick Turner, Adalita and Marty Brown – have created a genuine collaboration that leaves room for all their talents
Deftones singer Chino Moreno: ‘I’ve got hundreds of drawings of myself in my house’
Ahead of their 10th album, Private Music, the vocalist of the Californian alt-metal heroes answers your questions on covering Sade, loving Duran Duran and his terrifying time in Sunday school
This Is Spinal Tap review – a glorious heavy-rock nightmare that was ahead of its time
Rereleased ahead of its forthcoming sequel, the classic mockumentary about the mythic pomp of a musical colossus on the decline is still a joy
‘Status, hierarchy, cool – none of it matters’: Dinosaur Pile-Up’s frontman on the chronic illness that changed his life
Doctors were baffled as Matt Bigland bled internally and his body became unrecognisable. He’s now channelled the trauma into a headbanging new album
‘Liam Gallagher is funnier than most standups!’: Is comedy the new rock’n’roll – or vice versa?
Oasis’s tour gobbled up Edinburgh audiences while fringe comics put on shows about Britpop and Arctic Monkeys. The music industry and the funny business could be more entwined than ever
Noel Gallagher opens up about his brother Liam on Oasis reunion tour: ‘He’s been amazing’
Noel says his long-estranged brother is ‘smashing it’ during the band’s stadium shows and that he’s ‘proud’ of him
Coldplay review – after 12m tickets sold, this tour is still a mindblowing spectacle
They may be as cloyingly earnest as ever, but even amid an overwhelming production full of fireworks and lovehearts, Chris Martin and co are in total control
‘There was so much vitriol’: Willis Chimano on being outed while in Africa’s biggest boy band
The Kenyan singer, part of the wildly popular Sauti Sol, faced hatred and threats but it made him determined to push for change in a country where being gay is still illegal
Green Man festival review – Kneecap and CMAT lead the charge in a utopian Welsh idyll
Progressive, independent and more sonically diverse than ever, the Brecon Beacons festival offered sterling sets from MJ Lenderman to Mike, Jasmine.4.t to Joshua Idehen
‘It’s like having a button that makes the audience go nuts’: Deep Purple on Smoke on the Water
‘We went to see Frank Zappa at Montreux casino. But someone fired a flare gun into the ceiling and – whoosh! The whole building went up in flames’
Sault review – GCSE-level drama performance borders on the pretentious
Standout moments included Chronixx captivating on stage, Yasiin Bey delivering a seamless guest verse and Cleo Sol’s ethereal appearance – but the theatrics felt alienating
‘What I really love is cheesy disco’: Rob Newman’s honest playlist
The comic struggles to listen to the punk bands of his youth, while his son sings along to the Blue Nile. But which Smiths song caused his girlfriend to dump him?