From the Killers to Kiss: grand final entertainment will forever be hit and miss
It’s not the Super Bowl but it’s still chastening that the best we can get is often the most washed-up, least imaginative choices
March 2023
Bat Out of Hell musical stopped due to disruptive audience member
Incident at Peacock theatre in London comes amid growing concerns about antisocial audience behaviour
January 2023
Bat out of Hell: The Musical review – incoherent Meat Loaf extravaganza saved by spectacular music and confetti cannons
With a barely-there script of stereotypes and shortcuts, the story is no longer the point. Everyone is there for the music – and it is glorious
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
July 2022
Cultural prescription
Driven to distraction: the best film, music, games and more to prepare for a road trip
From a coming-of-age tale in rural Mexico to zen thoughts on London’s streets, our critics get their cultural motors running
‘Warm, loving, generous – but he had demons’: inside the life of Meat Loaf
Steve Buslowe played bass for the rock star for 20 years, witnessing his brilliance and his violent moods at first hand. He recalls a musician determined to always evolve
Bikes, fights and debauchery: Meat Loaf at the movies
Meat Loaf obituary
Meat Loaf was a spellbinding performer who fused sincerity with showmanship
Alexis Petridis
Meat Loaf – a life in pictures
The Guide newsletter
The Guide #18: livestreamed gigs have changed music – for the better
Share your tributes and memories of Meat Loaf
May 2021
Hadley Freeman's Weekend column
If Carrie Symonds wants to master the grand gesture, she should listen to Meat Loaf
Hadley Freeman
Spending money you don’t actually have is a classic sign of someone not being honest about who they are
April 2021
Jim Steinman obituary
Composer and songwriter who masterminded Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell, one of the biggest-selling albums of all time
Jim Steinman, master of the power ballad, gave pop an operatic energy
Alexis Petridis
The brilliant songwriter for Meat Loaf, Céline Dion and Bonnie Tyler, who has died aged 73, reminded us that pop music should involve fantasy and a sense of the ridiculous
Jim Steinman, hitmaker for Meat Loaf and Celine Dion, dies at 73
The Grammy-winning composer was behind Bat Out of Hell and It’s All Coming Back to Me
July 2018
Pass notes
Meat Loaf will do anything for love – but he won’t sing on his new tour
The Bat Out of Hell star is reportedly going on the road – but with the American Idol winner Caleb Johnson doing the actual singing. Is this proof that any job can be outsourced?
June 2017
Bat Out of Hell review – Meat Loaf musical thunders through the hits
Jim Steinman’s perky lyrics are often overpowered in this musical juggernaut, but his roaring choruses and fairytale plot are built for the ENO’s stage
