The best theatre to stream this month: Jekyll & Hyde, Daniel Kitson’s Tree and more
Forbes Masson stars in Gary McNair’s version of the gothic novella, Tim Key joins Kitson in an Old Vic two-hander and Jason Manford celebrates all musicals great and small
With pyrotechnics that might tire a pyromaniac and a giant blow-up Satan the Devonian stadium-fillers have lost none of their thrilling pomp
January 2023
UK artists dominate Top 10 singles of 2022 for first time since records began
A clean sweep led by Harry Styles was an ‘astonishing’ high note for the music industry – but the domination of older songs reflected the impact of streaming
August 2022
Muse: Will of the People review – powerful angst undermined by bombast
Amid an OTT blizzard of musical styles, the English rockers meet doom head on, from the climate crisis to Liz Truss
Muse’s Matt Bellamy: ‘I’ve got to an age where I’m not so titillated by disaster’
As Muse prepare to release their ninth album, frontman Bellamy talks about the return of his dystopian preoccupations, being a reformed conspiracy theorist and looking for hope while living on the edge in LA
Sales from the crypto: Muse NFT album to become first new chart-eligible format in seven years
Industry figures hail ‘the future of music’ as rock band announce first album of its kind to qualify for official UK charts
March 2021
The Royal Albert Hall at 150: 'It's the Holy Grail for musicians'
It’s hosted opera greats, suffragette rallies, Hitchcock films, sports events, sci-fi conventions – and, of course, the Proms and countless rock gigs. Artists from Led Zeppelin to Abba recall their moments on the hallowed stage
June 2019
Muse review – dizzying rock spectacle for the machine age
Neon robots, isolation-suit acrobats, 23rd-century cops … the glam sci-fi fantasists throw the lot at their extravagantly dystopian stadium romp
April 2019
Experience
Experience: I was a stadium-filling pop star for one night
It had started out as an ordinary week, and now I was about to open for Muse, Dizzee Rascal and Biffy Clyro
November 2018
Muse: Simulation Theory review – riffing hard on the 80s
Muse: Simulation Theory review – bring back the alien overlords, please
August 2018
Bringing sexy back: how porn bots co-opted Kings of Leon’s biggest hit
A decade after its release, Sex on Fire’s legacy seems to be a slew of NSFW Twitter sex bots
May 2018
Shaggy and Sting, Janet and Cliff: the eight weirdest collaborations in pop
From Janet Jackson and Cliff Richard’s Two to the Power of Love, to Shaggy and Sting’s new record, here’s a rundown of the oddest musical melanges
April 2018
Orwellian dystopia? Nashville roots? How not to make a pop comeback
From Lady Gaga to the Pet Shop Boys, music is full of ill-advised genre shifts and attempts at demolishing an old identity. Here are some of the worst
February 2018
Culture webchats
Muse webchat – your questions answered on snowmen, Black Mirror and the new album
Matt Bellamy and Dominic Howard joined us to chat about their favourite conspiracy theories, secret side projects and what exactly Thought Contagion is
August 2017
Muse review – band unleash thunderstorm in a matchbox
Five of the best… new gigs
Lana Del Rey and V festival: this week’s best UK pop and rock gigs
May 2017
Music blog
Gigs in space: will musicians ever rock the final frontier?
Metallica has joined a long line of musicians, including Muse and Gabriella Cilmi, who say they want to play the first concert in space. Is it all just more hot air?
July 2016
Adele soars back to the top of the charts after Glastonbury set
Singer’s third album, 25, is back at No 1 after a 231% rise in sales on last week, while ELO, Muse and Coldplay also enjoy a boost after the festival
June 2016
Glastonbury 2016 verdict: Muse, Adele, Coldplay and more
Alexis Petridis watched as Worthy Farm’s vast audiences were swept away by preposterous pomp, moments of magic and real emotional connection
