In our monthly column, our critics ponder how are listening tastes are changing – and how pop might adapt to a strange new world

Our monthly column continues with further thoughts on festival equality and the lost soul star Kenny Carter. Please share your own observations in the comments

In our new monthly roundup of our music critics’ musings, we explore a forgotten corner of middle-class post-Britpop angst, and a book that argues for pop’s intrinsic magic

The Guardian’s new monthly column gathers all the ideas, trends and other musical flotsam that slips through the cultural net. Share your own thoughts on the month in music, and we’ll feature some next month