Garvey grew up as one of seven kids in Bury, and mealtimes were always a bit of a scrum. “It could be intense and it gave me a sense that eating in public is in some way shameful. That stays with you, ...

The balloons were supposed to be buoyant, joyous. Instead all 40 pointed heavily toward the floor, like ripe fruit, testicles, cartoon bombs’ ...

More streamed than Björk, the singer has an eclectic style that fuses the pop-rock of Taylor Swift with the dramatic vocals of Barbra Streisand ...

Three impressive and engaging books mark the 400th anniversary of the death of the monarch who united Great Britain — and make a convincing case for his relevance today ...

At the ‘Wimbledon of jousting’, Simon Usborne finds historical re-enactment is becoming big business — and meets the knights and tourists partying like it’s 1499 ...

A joyful documentary traces the evolution of funk, from its roots in Black resistance to its enduring impact on pop, disco and hip-hop ...

The world trade order is being remade. US President Donald Trump has led that charge with tariffs and trade deals that have upended the past 30 years of advancement towards global free trade. If that ...

An exhibition at the world’s oldest psychiatric hospital delves into visions of the unconscious mind — and suggests a disturbing idea ...

Once again she thought she could distantly understand the urge to revolution, and wished she could’ve seen some nobleman’s blood run into a gutter’ ...

One of the things that has made Emma Thompson such an enduringly popular figure is that she doesn’t act like a movie star. Having long ago given up wearing high heels (“torture things”), she accepted ...

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast, as the saying goes. But it can also inflame the savagery within us. Hence mosh pits, screamed vocals, instrumental breakdowns, and so on. They speak to ...

This recording from the inaugural Womad festival captures the musician’s shift from post-punk to an airier sound ...