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The Great Escape – review
Published on 19. May 2013
Despite the immense variety of musical acts, there's no escaping the fact that The Great Escape's lifeblood is indie, writes Alexis Petridis
Daft Punk: the midas touch
Published on 19. May 2013
Daft Punk's new album is astoundingly ambitious, creating a frenzy even before it has appeared. On the eve of its release – and 20 years since they made their first record in their bedroom as teenagers – Dorian Lynskey gets beyond the helmets to talk to the notoriously shy French duo
Sleeve notes: Ginger Baker, Daft Punk, Lou Reed
Published on 17. May 2013
Catch up with the last week in the world of music
The hot bands of the summer – according to the labels
Published on 16. May 2013
Festival season is here, but forget the big names, there are some thrilling smaller acts to be seen. Six labels reveal theirs Michael Hann
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
Ol' Dirty Bastard and Eazy-E will be virtually resurrected at Rock the Bells
Published on 15. May 2013
Late rappers will give 'virtual performances' with Wu-Tang Clan and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony at autumn hip-hop festival
Joshua Redman/Christian McBride – review
Published on 14. May 2013
Few jazz musicians could make an unplugged sax/bass duo sound so orchestrally substantial and exuberantly personal, writes John Fordham
The best new festival acts of 2013
Published on 11. May 2013
The first-timers most likely to steal the show this summer
The best day festival listings of 2013
Published on 11. May 2013
UK Festivals guide 2013: day
Published on 01. January 1970