Post your questions for Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil
Ahead of the band’s 10th album Futique coming out this month, their singer-guitarist will take on your questions
852 athletes, countless gilets and a man dressed as a cathedral: how Darude’s Sandstorm inspired a 6.7km fun run
It’s 25 years since the Finnish DJ unleashed his inescapable trance earworm on the world – inspiring gamers, Olympians and even a musical potato. To celebrate, the people of Helsinki dressed up for the world’s weirdest run
Musicians v the climate crisis: ‘We’re trying to put on the greenest show in Australia’
A two-week tour produces the equivalent of an average household’s yearly carbon emissions. So some bands, including Lime Cordiale and Cloud Control, are trying small changes – like ditching confetti – and big ones, like building solar farms
End of the Road review – from industrial rackets to pristine folk, festivals don’t get more varied or vital
Full of warmth despite the rain, highs include Mexico City experimentalists Titanic and Vermont songwriter Lily Seabird’s gorgeously open-hearted voice
The Divine Comedy on Something for the Weekend: ‘We hired a statuesque model for the video. I had to stand on a box’
‘I skip one part when we perform it these days. As I’m in my mid-50s it would be creepy’
Gorillaz review – after 25 years, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s cartoon band are still riveting and relevant
Dressed like a vicar, Albarn leads his band – joined by a choir, a string quartet, De La Soul and more – in renewing Demon Days’ downbeat drama
Parcels on working with Daft Punk and their euphoric electropop: ‘The ultimate goal is to cry on the dancefloor’
After forming at high school in Byron Bay, the Australian band’s nostalgic, disco-funk sound has been streamed more than 1bn times
AG Cook review – the hyperpop auteur delivers a thrilling Brooklyn show
Brooklyn Paramount, New YorkThe super-producer, whose big name collaborators include Charli xcx and Beyoncé, goes maximalist for a euphoric, high-energy Friday-night triumph
My cultural awakening: an Asian Dub Foundation song gave me the courage to take a stand against racism
The group’s campaigning single Free Satpal Ram, about a south Asian man jailed for murder after an alleged racist attack, led me to become an activist – with their lead singer as my mentor
‘Jeff Buckley was a once-in-a-lifetime’: Australia’s 30-year love affair with an enduring, tragic talent
The 30th anniversary of the US singer’s first tour of Australia – which loved his ethereal sound, unlike the US – coincides with a revival of interest in his life and death at just 30
Addison Rae review – pop’s newest A-lister has the stagecraft of a veteran
Once a viral TikTok dancer, Rae has only performed live a handful of times, but is remarkably assured as her voice glides across pounding club-ready beats
Sabrina Carpenter: Man’s Best Friend review – smut and stunning craft from pop’s best in show
The controversy-courting star is in perfect alignment with producer Jack Antonoff, on detailed and utterly delightful tracks that make her previous hit album seem rudimentary in comparison
Post your questions for Girls Aloud’s Nicola Roberts
After a stellar girl group career the singer is heading to London’s West End with the musical Hadestown, and will answer your questions
Neil Young confronts Donald Trump in new song Big Crime: ‘Don’t want soldiers on the streets’
Veteran rocker characterises US administration as fascistic in song recorded at Chicago sound check
Cmat: Euro-Country review – deeply relatable, gloriously catchy Celtic pop from a true one-off
Who else could combine soul, yodelling, Jamie Oliver and Calpol into such charming songs about the messy modern psyche? Only Europe’s best new breakout star