Gossip: Real Power review – a welcome return that could be braver and weirder
Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA to headline 2024 Glastonbury festival
July 2019
How we made
Beth Ditto: how we made Gossip's Standing in the Way of Control
‘The lyrics came out in a two-minute splurge. I drew on personal experiences, like growing up in the Bible Belt and being labelled a bitch’
June 2017
Beth Ditto: Fake Sugar review – southern punk swagger
Beth Ditto: Fake Sugar review – sequinned stompers to strut to
10 of the best
Disco rock – 10 of the best
The best original photographs from the Observer
Original Observer photography: May 2017
May 2017
Beth Ditto: ‘We got too comfortable, but everyone’s awake now’
Bold, outspoken and punkily positive, Beth Ditto is going solo with her first album since leaving Gossip. She talks to Craig McLean about Trump, tolerance and reasons to be cheerful
November 2016
Beth Ditto on liking the word fat, meeting Kate Moss and shopping at thrift stores
The singer’s second plus-size fashion collection is out now. She shares her style secrets
February 2016
Culture webchats
Beth Ditto webchat – as it happened
Fashion buy of the day
Beth Ditto's plus-size range – buy of the day
January 2015
10 of the best
Riot grrrl: 10 of the best
With Sleater-Kinney, Babes in Toyland and L7 back in action, we look back at punk’s great feminist movement
December 2013
Where were all the lesbians in Queer as Pop?
Ray Filar
Ray Filar: No Wendy Carlos, no Tracy Chapman, no riot grrrls, no female DJs – this music documentary was historical revisionism at its worst
March 2013
Beth Ditto arrested after allegedly kicking barman in the groin
Gossip singer's St Patrick's Day celebrations end with alcohol standing in the way of self-control
October 2012
Coal to Diamonds: A Memoir by Beth Ditto – review
Beth Ditto's riveting memoir has plenty of shocks, but not always in the places you'd expect them, writes Kitty Empire
July 2012
The Q&A
Q&A: Beth Ditto
'What do I most dislike about your appearance? Hmmm… My posture'
