New Order keyboardist Gillian Gilbert announces she is ‘living with cancer’
Musician clarified her own health status after concerns were raised by interview with husband and bandmate Stephen Morris earlier this month
‘The cauldron was already bubbling …’ Green Lung, Druidess and the return of folk horror to British heavy metal
Playing a sound rooted in 80s bands such as Witchfinder General and Pagan Altar, metal bands are once again gravitating towards dark folklore – but in a ‘Glastonbury crystal shop’ kind of way
Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran’s US tour after ‘free Palestine’ speech
The American rapper will no longer support Sheeran’s US leg of Loop tour after comments at MetLife Stadium show
How did the Guardian cover Oasis at Knebworth 1996? Well … we didn’t
Noel Gallagher told fans ‘this is history’ but the paper opted to review support act the Charlatans instead, as that band returned from tragedy
Oasis announce 2027 tour, including return to Knebworth 30 years after historic concerts
After 2025’s wildly lucrative reunion, the Gallagher brothers will tour the UK, Ireland and US, and revisit the Hertfordshire site of their greatest live triumph
Beck: Ride Lonesome review – stunning end to the heartache trilogy of Sea Change and Morning Phase
On his first album in seven years, Beck keeps the quality control extremely high as he surveys mid-50s malaise in the wake of divorce
Touring can take musicians to isolating, anxious extremes. Access to therapy on the road is a vital support
I know from our early days how high-pressure road life can be. While big tours often hire therapists, grassroots acts can’t afford it. I’m pleased to back a new scheme that aims to change that
Elkie Brooks looks back: ‘Before I went on stage I used to drink Guinness and a few shots of brandy’
The singer-songwriter on her rock’n’roll past, playing second fiddle to the Beatles, and the key to being an energetic performer in your 80s
‘I grew my hair and dropped out of society after hearing Black Sabbath’: J Mascis’s honest playlist
The Dinosaur Jr axe man stole from his mum to buy a Beach Boys record and squeaks to Tom Petty – but which punk banger made him cry?
Tove Lo: ‘The rumour I hear the most is that I’m either pregnant or in rehab. I want both of those to not be true’
The Swedish electro-pop singer-songwriter on eloping to Vegas, checking cupboards for murderers and her spooky party trick
The Guide #260: From Oasis to K-pop, music is going mad for the big-screen documentary
A new wave of concert films and career retrospectives is drawing fans to cinemas – but why now?
‘Somewhere to be themselves, and be kind’: the Filipino folk-popper creating a hand-drawn world for gen Z to escape to
What started as a school project about plucky fictional kids in animal masks sparked an obsessive fanbase and a major label deal. Now the Icelandic-Filipino artist behind it all is ready to reveal themself
Add to playlist: Grumpy’s weirded-up country celebration of trans joy and the week’s best new tracks
Sometime Zach Bryan backing vocalist Heaven Schmitt started Grumpy as a solo project. It’s now a six-piece band, blending alt-country with jubilant solidarity
Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts: Second Song review – shaky album occasionally strikes gold
The 80-year-old continues his tireless output, delving into the past for inspiration to variable results – though two lengthy brand-new songs are real showstoppers
Haruomi Hosono: Yours Sincerely review – slight songs with huge hearts from the Japanese pop pioneer
Unpredictable and utterly beguiling, the septuagenarian beloved by Harry Styles brings a hint of mischief to his innocently charming songs