The other 1969 concert that changed music: ‘one of the most important stories in rock history’
Revival69 glimpses into starry Toronto Rock and Roll Revival, which gave Beatles fans a new look at John Lennon
April 2023
Letter: Kingsize Taylor obituary
Giles Oakley writes: He was a first-class rocker, who kept the joint jumping
August 2021
Jazz on a Summer’s Day review –Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson and more shine bright
Powerful musical moments are undercut by exasperating blandness in this rerelease of Bert Stern’s film of the 1958 Newport jazz festival
February 2020
Hadley Freeman's Weekend column
When I met Kirk Douglas, did I ask if he’d assaulted Natalie Wood? No, and here’s why
Hadley Freeman
Chucking allegations around is easy, but unsubstantiated rumours aren’t proof of anything
November 2019
Ronnie Wood review – Chuck Berry tribute show neither rocks nor rolls
Lulu and Imelda May bring powerhouse guest vocals but the Rolling Stone can’t match up in this mediocre homage
June 2019
Universal Music Group on master tapes fire: 'We owe artists transparency'
Company to investigate 2008 storage unit fire in which up to 500,000 master recordings by Aretha Franklin, Elton John and others may have burned
June 2018
Brief letters
The guinea pig at the Last Supper
Brief letters: Animal iconography | Ladybirds’ absence | Measuring space gloop | Nat King Cole’s Route 66 | Morris mushrooms
December 2017
From rock stars to feminist pioneers: the notable Americans who died in 2017
This year we bid goodbye to beloved celebrities Tom Petty and Mary Tyler Moore, as well as controversial figures Charles Manson and Roger Ailes, and others
June 2017
The week in radio: Reith Lectures; Ear Hustle; Chuck Berry: 40 Years On