Tori Amos review – fans hang on every note of this dramatic deep dive into her back catalogue
The masterful performer previews her allegorical new album about the ‘fight for democracy over tyranny’ amid a set full of immaculate musicianship
Dream-pop at its most divine: Cocteau Twins’ 20 greatest songs – ranked!
Forty years on from the release of their Victorialand album, we rank the Scottish band’s 20 best tracks, from goth beginnings to weightless masterpieces
Belle and Sebastian review – joyful anniversary tour makes debut album brighter than ever
On a tour playing Tigermilk and If You’re Feeling Sinister in full on alternate nights, Stuart Murdoch and co wittily reanimate their world of aesthetes and misfits
Suzi Quatro review – at 75, her signature scream is still thrilling
There is something eternally teenage about the trailblazing rocker, who can still deliver at her glam-era best – but her rambling reminiscences are a bit Alan Partridge
Harry Styles announces jazz, pop, indie and electronic artists for his Meltdown festival
London festival will feature an intimate Styles performance as well as appearances from Warpaint, Kamasi Washington, Devonté Hynes and more
Pet Shop Boys review – no hits? No problem on first night of a masterful obscurities run
The era-defining duo’s ultras are suitably spoiled in the first of this intimate five-day run, showered with rarities that put a different spin on their well-known history
‘I couldn’t see, breathe or sing. I blacked out twice’: why are so many metal bands wearing masks?
From Sleep Token to Ghost and Slaughter to Prevail, the genre’s biggest stars are using freaky facial disguises. Are they hiding behind them – or revealing their true nature?
Some might pay: Noel Gallagher guitar used to write Oasis’s second album to be auctioned
Signed acoustic guitar used on (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? – the bestselling album of the 90s – could fetch up to £60,000 at Sotheby’s
Keith Altham obituary
Journalist who pioneered the role of rock music PR in the UK and looked after the Rolling Stones, the Who and the Beach Boys
‘I over-articulated to stop my braces sticking to my lips’: how Five Star made Rain Or Shine
‘We performed it everywhere, even on Miss World. Once, on tour, a fan pulled me into the pit – but my hunky Italian security guard put me back on stage’
The Guide #237: Fab 5 Freddy, the street artist at the heart of New York’s creative zenith
A new memoir by Fred Brathwaite offers an insight into the city’s emerging underground scene in the 70s and 80s – and shows us the power of subcultures in difficult times
Lizzo’s reinvention faces its greatest test yet
The singer’s body-positive anthems once defined her. Now lawsuits, weight loss and flop singles have shaken her image
‘Curated chaos’: Danny Boyle on the ‘pop culture spectacular’ he is bringing to London’s Southbank Centre
Director and producer is co-creator of You Are Here, a one-day immersive theatrical event traversing 75 years of youth culture
Peach PRC on stardom, synaesthesia and sexuality: ‘There was so much joy and fun in stripping’
The millions-streamed TikTok famous singer Shaylee Curnow has only just released her debut album: Porcelain, a huge departure from her candy-coloured, very online aesthetic
‘Ring the alarm! Wake up! Be human!’: Aurora and Tom Rowlands on their new dance-pop duo Tomora
The Norwegian singer-songwriter and the Chemical Brother have combined their talents, and names, to create a wildly inventive new band. The collaboration has gone smoothly so far – but will they soon need separate tour buses?