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The Paisley Underground: an oral history of Los Angeles's 1980s psychedelic explosion
Published on 16. May 2013
Michael Hann: Think of LA in the 1980s, and you think of hair metal. But elsewhere, the Bangles, the Dream Syndicate and a handful of others were reviving the 1960s and briefly becoming rock's hottest scene. Here's the story in the musicians' own words
Ariadne ducks the bombs at the Glyndebourne festival
Published on 15. May 2013
This year's Glyndebourne opener Ariadne auf Naxos is getting a radical relocation, to a Blitz-time hospital. Director Katharina Thoma tells Tom Service how she drew on the history of the Sussex mansion
Kacey Musgraves – review
Published on 16. April 2013
New young Texan country star Kacey Musgraves mixes warmth and traditionalism with an outsider scepticism, writes Caroline Sullivan
It takes two: musical duos talk about working together
Published on 11. April 2013
Four very different musical double-acts talk to Laura Barton about working, living and – occasionally – fighting together. What's the secret of keeping the magic alive?
One Direction – review
Published on 07. April 2013
One Direction are either sickeningly bland or refreshingly wholesome, but there are signs that their youthful innocence is soon to expire, writes Kitty Empire