‘We swap mystical ideas and tips on facial hair care’: the caretakers of Andrew Weatherall’s legacy
On the day the late DJ and producer would have turned 60, his friends and family are ensuring that his club nights, festivals and sense of cosmic wonder all live on
October 2022
Ranked
The 100 greatest BBC music performances – ranked!
As the Beeb celebrates its centenary, we take a look at its most memorable pop moments, from the birth of grime to the first sightings of Bob Dylan and Bob Marley, plus TOTP goes Madchester and countless classic Peel sessions
August 2022
Good mourning Britain: how chillout music soundtracked the death of Diana
When Princess Diana died 25 years ago, Radio 1 replaced its entire playlist. Why did it decide that a 10-minute ambient epic was the best choice for a royal elegy?
March 2021
Tenement Kid: Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie to publish memoir
Book charts the singer’s journey from his childhood in Glasgow to his band’s breakthrough 1991 album Screamadelica and their notorious live shows
December 2020
The Observer's obituaries of 2020
Andrew Weatherall remembered by David Holmes
The composer pays tribute to a brilliant polymath with singular musical vision, who was also a warm and wise friend
July 2020
Club culture
Twisting my melon, man! The baggy, brilliant indie-rave summer of 1990
As the new decade dawned, indie and rave collided and a seismic party began. Bands from the Happy Mondays to Primal Scream relive that explosion of pills, thrills and endless possibilities
February 2020
Bobby Gillespie remembers Andrew Weatherall: ‘He was a true bohemian’
Andrew Weatherall obituary
Club culture
Andrew Weatherall: 10 of his greatest tracks
Club culture
'A wonderfully creative DJ': readers' tributes to Andrew Weatherall
Club culture
Andrew Weatherall: lone swordsman who cut new shapes for British music
Alexis Petridis
Club culture
Andrew Weatherall, British producer behind Screamadelica, dies aged 56
October 2017
Andrew Weatherall: Qualia review – sumptuous take on dancefloor solitude
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February 2017
10 of the best
Primal Scream – 10 of the best
From jangly C86 indie band to generation-defining soundtrackers of the acid house era and paranoid comedown rockers, Bobby Gillespie and co just keep on keeping on
March 2016
'People started punching the air': how Primal Scream, Ministry, the Cult and Misty Miller reinvented their sound
Bobby Gillespie, Ian Astbury, Al Jourgensen and Misty Miller recall the key moments when their bands changed direction
Clubs picks of the week
Oval Space Music x Dial Records | Andrew Weatherall | Substance | Tale Of Us | PLO Man
Breaking good: the Guardian takes over Beats 1 Radio with new music show
The Guardian is hosting a show on Apple Music’s radio station, dedicated to unearthing and discussing new music, starting on Saturday
February 2016
Andrew Weatherall: Convenanza review – pleasant but plain electronica
The DJ and producer’s second album of the year finds him in cruise control
Andrew Weatherall: ‘Anyone can make music. What a double-edged sword’
After three decades as a disco maverick, the acid-house DJ tells us why he’s still got an ear for ‘full-knacker panel-beaters-from-Prague-’ere-we-go techno’
Album streams
Hear Andrew Weatherall's new album Convenanza – stream
The dance music legend is back with a new record – have a listen and let us know what you think
