Travelling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell by Ann Powers review – the myriad faces of a musical maverick
Book of the day
Travelling by Ann Powers review – a dazzling life of Joni Mitchell
June 2024
‘I had a lot of questions about myself’: Joni Mitchell’s psychological 70s quest and the ‘Me’ decade
An extract from new book Travelling follows the Canadian songwriter’s restless adventures in psychoanalysis and psychedelia from Hejira to Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter
March 2024
Joni Mitchell follows Neil Young in returning her music to Spotify
From the Guardian archive
Joni Mitchell’s Court and Spark reviewed – archive, 1974
February 2024
‘When they cleared the wreckage, it was all that survived’: 10 of history’s most irreplaceable guitars
Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, SZA and Billie Eilish lead female-dominated Grammys
Grammy awards 2024: list of winners
Grammys set to celebrate female musicians as Taylor Swift eyes a record-breaking win
September 2023
‘Joni Mitchell watched me sing one of her songs. I was horrified’: Rick Beato, the world’s best-loved music nerd
‘No one gave me the finger more than David Crosby!’ Legendary photographer Henry Diltz on shooting music’s giants
July 2023
Joni Mitchell: At Newport review – years melt away in surprise folk festival recording
From Springsteen to McCartney, ageing rockers are teaching us about something bigger than music
Jonathan Freedland
June 2023
Joni Mitchell review – first headline show in two decades is three hours of total joy
Many thought she might never play live again after an aneurysm, but Mitchell is in lively, fun-filled form at this all-star return in rural Washington state
March 2023
Arrangements in Blue by Amy Key review – cathartic meditation on singledom
The poet’s Joni Mitchell-inspired memoir of her partnerless life marks an important shift in ideas about intimacy and solitude
Joni Mitchell teams up with Cameron Crowe to script her biopic
Legendary folk star is reportedly offering input into screenplay for drama film about her life
Wayne Shorter, icon of jazz saxophone, dies aged 89
Composer and performer traversed numerous phases of jazz history, and fused his playing with the likes of Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell and Carlos Santana
February 2023
Men often ignore women musicians’ stories. I’m determined to let them finally be heard
Jessica Hopper
Even now, female artists end up having their experience devalued or effaced. So I decided to start recording them
January 2023
David Crosby: a mercurial musical genius who thrived through the chaos
Alexis Petridis
From the Byrds to CPR: David Crosby’s 10 greatest recordings
