Novelty is cooked dudes! transcendence is for the rippers, postmodernism is too. Guitar is everlasting and powerful and bigger than itself forever

Thrilled to have interviewed AYA for The Guardian about her astonishing new album Hexed on Hyperdub A triumphant record by a true original. Read here theguardian.com/music/2025/mar… #newmusic #newalbum #music #Interview

Lovely story here – Mari' Pierre, she of wonderful lovers rock single Walk Away, has had quite a few knocks over the years but doing this interview has compelled her to go back to the recording studio theguardian.com/music/2025/apr…

Ridiculously great record with some of the best guitar playing/ideas I've heard in ages. The way Kullawada "Awila" builds and builds and then finds another gear at 8.39... Truly levitational business

Thanks Phin Jennings for this one on his Guardian debut!

Rp boo

I met Abel Tesfaye in New York to discuss his path to the top of pop, the "hell" of making "half-baked" The Idol, and the panic and abandonment issues he confronted in making new film Hurry Up Tomorrow. theguardian.com/music/2025/may…

Remembering how Yung Lean made a song with Kreayshawn and it was deeply moving and absolutely amazing

Any worries about a good song of the summer are vaporised with the arrival of the new Alex G. His best ever song imo

The albums of the year so far, as chosen by me, Alexis and Laura theguardian.com/culture/2025/j…

I spoke to Biffy Clyro and Wendy Eisenberg for this piece with songwriters digging into what made Brian Wilson such a singular genius. Thank you dave simpson for doing the other chats! theguardian.com/music/2025/jun…

I wrote about Jake Muir's transportive new album Campana Sonans, constructed from field recordings of church bells in England and Germany theguardian.com/music/2025/jun…

ICYMI - I interviewed Bobby Weir of the Grateful Dead for The Guardian a few weeks back. He's playing Royal Albert Hall this Saturday. theguardian.com/music/2025/may…

One of the best British debuts in ages - spry, funky, expert sound design but also powerfully human... Every single track operating on such a high level 👏👏👏👏👏

i went to North Carolina to chat with Wednesday's Karly Hartzman about writing about death, loving her hometown, and making one of the year's best records ❤️‍🔥 theguardian.com/music/2025/jun…

Type of breakdown where I'm taking off my t shirt and mopping my brow with it 😮‍💨🚨

I spoke to Scott Ian of Anthrax, Randy Blythe of Lamb of God, Brann Dailor of Mastodon, Lita Ford, Joe Duplantier of Gojira, Matt Baty of Pigs x7 and Mick Box of Uriah Heep about Ozzy Osbourne. Great testaments to his brilliance, and to the power of metal theguardian.com/music/2025/jul…

The Dare does not deserve to be up top outside this A-Z. In fact he should be in his own section below it