‘You’re doing it purely for the exposure’: why many musicians can no longer afford to tour
Artists are cancelling live dates owing to soaring costs, venue bottlenecks, Brexit and the pandemic. Can touring ever be viable again?
September 2022
Santigold: Spirituals review – full of feeling and fervour
Inspired by African American folk, the singer-songwriter’s latest is a heartfelt lockdown journey through loneliness, triumph and rage
October 2018
On my radar
On my radar: Santigold’s cultural highlights
The US singer/songwriter on the political art of Nina Chanel Abney, her love of interior design and relating to Incredibles 2
August 2018
Kitty Empire's artist of the week
Santigold, I Don’t Want: The Gold Fire Sessions review – a beguiling summer tracklisting
Ten years after her first album, the eclectic artist is back with a mixtape of poppy island dancehall tunes
February 2016
Santigold: 99¢ review – candy-coated pop with politics
Literary Mixtapes by Electric Literature
Literary Mixtape: Alexander Chee finds a heroine – with Beyoncé's help
November 2015
The playlist
The playlist – pop: Carly Rae Jepsen, Anne-Marie and Santigold
Jepsen achieves emo-pop perfection, a Rudimental collaborator goes for the pop jugular with her new single and Santigold show self-absorption at its most brilliant on Can’t Get Enough of Myself
November 2013
Guardian Africa network
The Afrofuturism of Wangechi Mutu
Kenyan-American artist's extraordinary show confirms her reputation at the forefront of the Afropolitan moment
August 2012
US news blog
Stephen Colbert indie festival to fight summer's well-known liberal bias
Listen to live music at Pepsi Presents StePhest Colbchella '012: Rocktaugustfest – without all those Lollapalooza douchebags
July 2012
Wireless festival 2012 - in pictures
This year's Wireless festival in Hyde Park, London, included performances from Santigold, Tulisa, Deadmau5, Drake and Nicki Minaj
April 2012
Santigold – review
The artist formerly known as Santogold needs to get a move in if she wants to hit the big time, says Ian Gittins
Jack White; Santigold – review
Jack White's new six-piece backing band are a match for the White Stripes, while Santigold's poppier direction is still thrilling, writes Kitty Empire
Live music: coming up
Live music: coming up
Santigold: Master of My Make Believe – review
Santigold: Master of My Make-Believe – review
April 2011
New music
New music: Santigold ft Karen O – Go
Michael Cragg: Santigold's debut came out three years ago – a long time in hipster-land. But does this comeback track cut it? We think so
March 2010
Music blog
New music video: David Byrne and Santigold - Please Don't
Need to make a music video? Then surely the first thing to do is cobble together a load of Imelda Marcos footage, right?
November 2009
Lennon, Manson and me: the psychedelic cinema of Alejandro Jodorowsky
Norah Jones gets remixed by Beck and Beastie Boys
June 2009
Music blog
How to start a rave in two easy steps
Watch one man create a gigantic party in the space of two minutes
