‘Nobody is painted any worse than they actually were’: new book tells the true story of the Cars
In Let the Stories Be Told, the surviving members of the 80s band share the behind-the-scenes drama behind some of the decade’s biggest hits
Eddy Current Suppression Ring’s electrifying return proves they never really went away
Fifteen years after their last headline show in Melbourne, the cult favourites played a packed out Federation Square on Friday – and demonstrated the definition of timeless
Alan Bergman obituary
Prolific songwriter with his wife, Marilyn, whose compositions were picked up by some of the biggest names in popular music
Add to playlist: the 70s-inspired avant-pop of actor-academic Paul Grimstad and the week’s best new tracks
The writer, lecturer and all-round culture maven’s restless creativity ranges from prog to pop to psych and boogie rock in a catchy, sometimes alarming mix
Doja Cat: Vie review – master pop provocateur splits the difference between sugar and spice
On her fifth album, the Californian tempers the bite of 2023’s Scarlet with glossy, lovestruck sounds – but never loses her instinct for mischief
Various Artists – Pasé Bél Tan: Francophonies and Creolities in Louisiana review – foot-stomping joy
Influenced by jazz and early blues, this collection of largely African American folk music from the 50s to the 80s spans poignant lyricism to full-throated celebration
Geese: Getting Killed review – Cameron Winter and co’s surreal, swaggering spectacular
Opaque but brilliant, the Brooklyn indie-rock band’s fourth album is full of the dread and dark absurdity of our current moment
‘I just want to shake my tail feather’: how KeiyaA shut out the noise to make one of the year’s best albums
The pressure of besting her self-released debut – and becoming a public figure – made the US vocalist spiral. Remembering who she was inspired her phenomenal second LP, a comparison-defying odyssey of jazz, pop and club music
Sonny Curtis obituary
Singer and guitarist in the Crickets who wrote hundreds of songs, including I Fought the Law, covered by the Clash
It takes two: the best pop duets – ranked!
As Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue’s Where the Wild Roses Grow turns 30, we count down pop’s finest two-handers, from career-revivers to celebrity meta-texts
Olivia Dean: The Art of Loving review – British pop’s biggest new star sheds the neo-soul cliches to really shine
Already dominating the charts and seemingly inspired by 70s LA, this exceptionally well-made record is full of diaristic detail and sweetly understated vocals
From Kate Bush to Pentangle to T-Rex, the late Danny Thompson’s musical brilliance knew no bounds
The bassist, who has died aged 86, was an extraordinary and wildly versatile presence in British music, bringing his personality into everything he played
‘The idea we should be in the kitchen serving our men is enraging’: singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan on her long fight for women’s voices
The singer and founder of the Lilith Fair festival was worried about making a new record after 11 years away. But, she explains, the need to defend women’s rights has driven an angry return
Allan ‘Skill’ Cole obituary
Jamaican footballer, close friend of Bob Marley and manager of the Wailers
Chappell Roan review – pop’s patient princess triumphantly takes the throne in New York
The star claims she wasn’t ‘feeling 100’ for her Queens stadium show but it was hard to see any fatigue as she carried the crowd through her dazzling setlist