The Wow! Signal review – Only Muse can make this gravity-defying sound. It’s ludicrous but great fun
The trio’s 10th album, a glam odyssey, fuses metal, techno, science fiction and prog rock into an overstuffed inferno of absurdity
Prince
The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon: ‘When my father died there was no great mourning, as I’d been doing it for a decade’
The Divine Comedy songwriter on his journey from pop star to accidental country gent and why he’s ‘less willing to put on a happy face’
Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally review: Harry Styles’ new album is a retro letdown
With Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally, Harry Styles genuinely wants to push forward creatively, but the results are more honourable pastiche than profound artistic statement
Obituary: Sly Stone, funk-rock star who changed the direction of African-American music
Icon of black power and arguably the most influential talent in popular music
The Weeknd: Hurry Up Tomorrow review – Summer melodies meet bummer vibes
Abel Tesfaye’s ever-ratcheting anxiety becomes overwhelming, then numbing over 22 tracks and 80 minutes
The best Christmas playlist, according to the pros
From cosy classics to Christmas with Captain Kirk, we’ve chosen tunes for your holiday playlist, with a little help from three professionals
St Vincent in Dublin: Romance is the lifeblood of this show but it is hard-wrought
Annie Clark flies around the stage with a woozy grace, like a frustrated ballerina gone rogue
Harold and the Purple Crayon: ‘I always question: why purple? But that became the colour and then I embraced it’
Harold and the Purple Crayon, a longtime children’s favourite in the US and by a writer with a radical edge, has finally been adapted for screen by Carlos Saldanha
Prince’s Paisley Park: In Minneapolis, everyone’s got a Prince story
Bob Dylan is a famous son of Minneapolis but the city is speckled with places to pay homage to its long-time resident Prince, thanks to his zest for local life
Vince Power: Waterford-born ‘Godfather of Gigs’ who rocked the UK music scene
Music promoter, entrepreneur and founder of the Mean Fiddler Group had a favourite mantra: ‘Keep one eye on the till and one eye on the talent’
Andy Warhol gets another 15 minutes of fame – a reminder we all still live in his world
Hugh Linehan: A judgment by the US supreme court may have all sorts of legal implications for copyright in the future
Prince’s Welcome 2 America: Unreleased album due out in July
Politically minded 2010 album will be first complete project released from storied vault
Teddy’s Ice Cream issued with closure order by food safety body
FSAI says storage area poorly pest-proofed with holes allowing potential rodent access
Prince’s last days: ‘He seemed so strong. He was still burning with ambition’
Dan Piepenbring on how he brought the musician’s memoir to life following his death
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Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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