Jack Osbourne names baby daughter Ozzy to honour late father
TV star announces birth of Ozzy Matilda Osbourne on social media, alongside image of cuddly bat
‘Uncool rules’: the lo-fi pop pranksters reviving the Dutch answer to dada
Cheeky and rebellious, the Netherlands’ own brand of ‘ludiek’ zaniness thrived in the 1960s protest era. Now, the New Dutch Naivety movement is bringing it back with songs about chocolate, good transport and no-smoking policies
Bruce Springsteen, Kate Moss and Johnny Depp to appear on all-star Shane MacGowan tribute album
Irish artists, British indie legends and US stars such as Tom Waits also contribute, with Springsteen writing essay about the ‘bottomless humanity’ of the late Pogues frontman
The unbelievable life of Leo Sayer! The songs, the sex, being swindled – and a spooky phone call from Elvis
He lit up the 1970s with a string of hits, before falling out of the public eye. But was any man ever more connected? He discusses extraordinary encounters with Muhammad Ali and Keith Moon – and why he stormed out of Celebrity Big Brother
Ron Howard, Emma Rice, Neil Tennant and more on Liza Minnelli: ‘She holidayed in my Cornish bungalow’
The showbiz legend has spent her whole life in the spotlight. As she turns 80, her friends and collaborators share their stories from Hollywood singalongs to acid house raves
Country Joe McDonald obituary
US singer and songwriter best known for his 1969 Woodstock performance of his anti-war I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag
Boston frontman Tommy DeCarlo dies aged 60
The singer joined the band in 2007, touring with them and providing lead vocals on their last album, Life, Love & Hope
Sex with Scorsese, beef with Sondheim … and inventing the moonwalk? The wildest moments in Liza Minnelli’s memoir
From Peter Sellers dressing like a Nazi, to having to manage her mother Judy Garland’s addiction, jaws will drop at Minnelli’s anecdotes
‘A lot of late 70s bands wore grey. But we were determined to have fun’: the return of the mega-influential Swell Maps after 46 years
Championed by the BBC’s John Peel and signed to Rough Trade, the band were punk when that meant DIY, psychedelia and prog as well as screaming chords. What’s more, they loved Pink Floyd …
Seven of the best music festivals to visit by train from the UK
From jazz in Rotterdam and hip-hop in Paris to brass bands on the beach in Blackpool, the Guardian’s music editor chooses the best European festivals that can be reached by rail
Womadelaide 2026: Grace Jones embraces the compulsion for dancing in the dark times
No matter the music, no matter the mood, the festival crowd moved and moved – in a celebration embodied by the liberated, messy and sexual stylings of the 77-year-old headliner
Golden Plains 2026 review – Basement Jaxx turn a regional farm into a surreal and heaving club
With standout sets from Cut Copy, Marlon Williams and Water From Your Eyes, the cult favourite Victorian music festival has become the hottest ticket in town
Echo and the Bunnymen review – Ian McCulloch leaves it to the crowd to sing these timelessly great songs
The frontman struggled to get through most of the band’s choruses but that left space for Will Sergeant’s glorious psychedelic shapes and a supportive sing along
Harry Styles review – Netflix concert is a communal love-in with some big pop moments
Recorded for the streaming giant, this performance wrestles songs from the star’s new album into more interesting shapes
Peter Millson obituary
Other lives: Musician who co-founded the Jazz Butcher band and recorded five solo albums