Jerrold Northrop Moore obituary
American musicologist who settled in Worcestershire and wrote extensively on the life and music of Edward Elgar
Hip-Hop Is History by Questlove review – a soundtrack for the world, from the Sugarhill Gang to Kanye West
The Roots drummer, DJ, author and director is the ‘Ken Burns of black music’, and his personal reflections on a genre that last year turned 50 are full of wisdom and charm
On my radar: Billy Corgan’s cultural highlights
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman on bonding with his son over Miyazaki, the genius of Mozart’s Requiem, and the world’s biggest Bozo the Clown collection
Under a Rock by Chris Stein review – sex, squalor and superstardom
The Blondie guitarist charts his drug-fuelled journey from young punk to pop pioneer with charming nonchalance
‘I’m a fan of chaos’: Blondie’s Chris Stein on Bowie, Debbie Harry and 50 years in rock’n’roll
In his candid new memoir, the guitarist talks about the glory period of Parallel Lines and how addiction and loss altered his life
‘I’m bringing his music back to life’: the singer whose grandfather was silenced by the Holocaust
Singer-songwriter Roxanne de Bastion is honouring the memory of her brilliant Hungarian ancestor to keep his legacy alive
On my radar: Kevin Barry’s cultural highlights
The Irish writer on Limerick’s hip-hop scene, the ghostly magic of the hawthorn, and escaping to the Italian Alps on YouTube
‘Rapper’s Delight planted a seed for the rest of my life’: Questlove on hoarding, capturing hip-hop history and the Kendrick-Drake beef
The drummer, DJ and Oscar-winning director is a key custodian of Black culture, with 200,000 records to prove it. So why does he think he’s getting too old for rap music?
Darius Rucker on country music, race and drugs: ‘I don’t think anyone went harder than us’
The singer’s memoir recounts a life of ups and downs, with record-breaking success accompanied by critical snobbery and racial bias
News of the World paid women to sleep with celebrities, James Blunt says
Tabloid had women on payroll to get stories about people’s sexual performance, singer tells Hay festival
What a Fool Believes by Michael McDonald review – the soul singer with a nature as sweet as his voice
From falling foul of Ray Charles to writing with Burt Bacharach and singing with Steely Dan, McDonald has led a fascinating, if addiction-fuelled, life, but his memoir errs on the side of cliche
My Family and Other Rock Stars by Tiffany Murray review – tales from a rock’n’roll childhood
From dinner with Queen to watching Ozzy Osbourne run wild, a child-eye’s view of life at a 70s recording studio
The Secret Public by Jon Savage review – how pop drove LGBTQ+ liberation
A dazzling account of the dreamers and divas who brought a queer sensibility to culture – and changed lives in the process
The Horse by Willy Vlautin review – man and beast in harmony
A musician’s chance encounter with a half-blind nag makes him take stock of his shattered life in the author and songwriter’s latest succinct but compelling novel
On my radar: Claire Messud’s cultural highlights
The novelist on the continuing relevance of Ibsen, the joyful quilt art of Faith Ringgold and where to find British scotch eggs in New York