And on drums… Earth! Musicians to credit planet as collaborator to raise funds for activism
Brian Eno, Jacob Collier, Anna Calvi and more will add ‘Earth’ to songwriting credits so that royalties are diverted to environmental causes
March 2021
'Magic happens, often': Christine and the Queens, Haim, Nile Rodgers and more on the joy of live music
Musicians on the thrill of playing live – and what we can expect when gigs return
January 2020
Anna Calvi: live music venues deserve as much help as ballet or opera
Independent venues allow talent to develop and must be protected, says musician
September 2019
Mercury prize 2019: Dave wins for Psychodrama, plus all the action as it happened
Mercury prize 2019: rapper Dave wins for 'exceptional' Psychodrama
August 2019
The 30 best films about music, chosen by musicians
Anna Calvi, Neil Tennant, Nadine Shah, Wayne Coyne, Nitin Sawhney and Anna Meredith pick their top five music movies
July 2019
2019's Mercury prize shortlist is alive to today's politics and pain
Alexis Petridis
Mercury prize 2019: The 1975, Dave, Cate Le Bon and Idles shortlisted
September 2018
Festival No 6 review – au revoir to an eccentric, magical gem
Anna Calvi: Hunter review – gutsy and resonant
August 2018
Anna Calvi: Hunter review – a filmic pop dreamscape
Compelling collection of heart-stopping songs offers new artistic depths to wallow in
July 2018
On my radar
On my radar: Anna Calvi’s cultural highlights
The musician on Nick Cave’s showmanship, Grace Jones’s groundbreaking cool and the inspirational power of drag kings
June 2018
Anna Calvi review – rock star melodrama meets MOR
The idiosyncratic singer-songwriter is best when she revels in all her gothic majesty
July 2016
David Bowie Prom review: progressiveness for progressiveness's sake
Conductor André de Ridder presents a reworking of David Bowie’s hits across the decades, with a range of guests
March 2016
David Bowie tribute concert to be streamed live
Show featuring Pixies, Blondie, Michael Stipe, J Mascis, the Flaming Lips and more will be streamed live for fans in return for a charity donation
August 2015
The place that inspires me: artists on their creative hotspots
Listen up
Watch Anna Calvi and Heritage Orchestra perform Eliza at the Edinburgh international festival
December 2014
Readers recommend
Readers recommend: songs with vibrato, tremolo and oscillation
This week's new live music
Anna Calvi, The Game, The Who: this week’s new live music
October 2014
Quarter of Mercury prize finalists sold under 1,000 albums since nomination
Data from the Official Charts Company show artists such as Anna Calvi, Polar Bear and Young Fathers have shifted only small amounts following Mercury nod, reports Sean Michaels
