As Australia swims in nostalgia for the gaping hole in live music broadcasting, Andrew Stafford looks back on the moments etched into his memory• We’re celebrating the unforgettable moments of Australian TV. Nominate yours hereLast year’s debut of The …
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Sheku Kanneh-Mason: ‘I once made pasta in a kettle. I wouldn’t recommend it’
The award-winning cellist talks about eating with his six siblings, the post-concert pint and what he ate at Harry and Meghan’s weddingI’ve got five sisters and one brother. That made me eat very quickly. I had the chair in the middle, on the side wher…
Read moreCitizen Bravo, Raymond MacDonald and Friends: Return to Y’Hup: The World of Ivor Cutler review – charming tribute to a national treasure
(Chemikal Underground)Surveying Rip It Up, the National Museum of Scotland’s 2018 celebration of Caledonian pop, Matt Brennan and Raymond MacDonald noted a conspicuous absence: that of Glasgow-born Ivor Cutler. True, the late poet, songwriter and humor…
Read moreOne to watch: Hatis Noit
With her ethereal crossover of mystical and modern, this Japanese artist has been moving audiences to tearsThe word “spellbinding” has been liberally daubed over everything from reviews of the musical Wicked to every album Bon Iver has ever released (a…
Read moreMac Miller: Circles review – a last look inward for a complex talent
(Warner)Two years after his death at the age of 26, the US rapper’s final album is occasionally playful, but dominated by introspectionMac Miller’s narrative arc was genuinely surprising. A capable but derivative white rapper from Pittsburgh with neck …
Read moreHow Linder went from Orgasm Addict to Chatsworth House
The art maverick first made her name in the punk era with collages fusing fashion and pornography, and a major retrospective proves her work still provokesIt’s not easy to celebrate female sexuality and vaginas on public transport, but Linder, the Brit…
Read moreEminem: Music to Be Murdered By review – potent force in search of targets
Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Another surprise album drop finds the rapper on stylish form, even as he scatters scorn wide – at young rappers, #MeToo sensibilities – and identifies with deadly outsidersThe last time we encountered Marshall Mathers III – o…
Read moreTop of the flops: is streaming rendering the charts obsolete?
Record companies might disagree, but exclusives, eligibility algorithms, bundling and ‘streaming farms’ are threatening to ruin the Top 40The singles charts have always been a bit of a shambles, but recently they have been upgraded to “hot mess” status…
Read moreSlipknot review – a haven of euphoric noise in a world gone mad
Manchester ArenaBlending thrilling theatricality with skilled musicianship, the metal megastars unite their ‘maggot’ followers against the forces of darknessIt’s 21 years since Slipknot blazed out of Iowa with their eponymous debut album and a striking…
Read moreTracks of the week reviewed: Dream Nails, Tame Impala, Georgia
This week we’ve got a pop-punk paean, a disco-tinged banger, and a sizzling motivational pep-tune Continue reading…
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