He was a musical maverick whose Trout Mask Replica still sticks out on best-of lists, but when he gave up rock to paint, his art was dismissed as doodles. Now his remarkable work is getting its due

The Kills star, who releases a spoken word album this month, imagines a New York festival with speakers on every corner – and a resurrected Jimi Hendrix

Iggy Pop, OMD, Spandau Ballet and the Commodores have their say on a hard working and eclectic reader-curated list

‘Real rock music’, our callout asked for – and you got it, as RR regular Pairubu gets heavy

The full force of the universe is felt through music this week as a below-the-line regular selects a playlist from last week’s suggestions

The Chicago band’s ninth album successfully blends Bowie space-glam, Beatles psychedelic singsong and Captain Beefheart weirdness

JK Simmons is generating awards buzz as a terrifying music teacher whose scenes with Miles Teller’s young drummer are like ‘two boxers in the ring