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Oasis address dynamic pricing fiasco: nothing do to with us, Guv. "It needs to be made clear that Oasis leave decisions on ticketing and pricing entirely to their promoters and management, and at no time had any awareness that dynamic pricing was going to be used," they say.

And Oasis announce two new Wembley shows for next September to try to make amends. Tickets will be sold via a "Staggered Invitation-only Ballot Process". Sounds like a Kasabian album title.

In a new Telegraph article, Morrissey tells James Hall: “Every major label in London has refused Bonfire of Teenagers whilst also admitting that it is a masterpiece”. A big coup to get Moz to agree to talk to a national newspaper. telegraph.co.uk/music/news/mor…

Morrissey breaks his years-long newspaper silence with exclusive The Telegraph interview with me. On why he believes he’s being “gagged”, and why his Bonfire of Teenagers album hasn’t come out. ⁦⁦He didn’t hold back. Online now and in paper tomorrow. telegraph.co.uk/music/news/mor…

Here's my Telegraph review of new Paul Heaton album. It's got a fun 'night in an old-school boozer' vibe: joy, despair, jukebox, Silk Cuts, Scampi Fries and pint after pint. He's riding high - about to tour arenas with a headline stadium gig next summer. telegraph.co.uk/music/news/pau…

Charli XCX's Brat and Brat#2 album sleeves – design classics, so-bad-they're-good, or plain bad? The debate rages. But here are 12 brilliant albums with plain terrible covers. Can you think of others? @telegraph telegraph.co.uk/music/news/gre…

Marie Curie this week released list of most popular songs people listen to in their dying moments (I Will Always Love You, Simply The Best etc). Here's a list of alternative songs for your dying moments. Hundreds of readers added their own suggestions... telegraph.co.uk/music/news/son…

The big-budget music video is back thanks to Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX. I took a deep dive into the topic for The Telegraph, chatting with label bosses, current directors, and legends Kevin Godley and Billie Jean and Take on Me director Steve Barron. telegraph.co.uk/music/news/ret…

When a comeback album becomes a posthumous one. I spoke to Slash, Don Was and others about MC5’s first new album for 53 years - the riotous Heavy Lifting - and the death of Wayne Kramer in the run-up to its release. ⁦The Telegraph⁩ ⁦MC5⁩ telegraph.co.uk/music/intervie…

Interviewed Pete Townshend for the Standard. He has opened “The Townshend Studio” in his old University - a room of vintage synths on which he recorded Baba O’Riley, Tommy etc. We talked about the crisis in arts education, plans for The Who, Oasis & more. standard.co.uk/culture/music/…

I wrote a tribute to Quincy Jones for the Standard. From Sarah Vaughan, Ray Charles and Jacko to The Italian Job and In Cold Blood... A dizzying polymath with a seven-decade career. We won't see his like again. nope s standard.co.uk/culture/music/…

Album reviews at the The Telegraph include the good Father by James Hall and Wicked by Poppie Platt. Scroll down for my very personal reaction to U2 reassembling Atomic Bomb. telegraph.co.uk/music/news/bes…

As new doc about The Beatles’ arrival in US in 1964 lands on Disney+, I had a look at the band’s broader relationship with USA, including the “more popular than Jesus” furore that erupted just two years later. It changed everything. The Beatles The Telegraph telegraph.co.uk/music/news/the…

In today's issue, James Hall speaks to the Australian duo Confidence Man ahead of their upcoming south London gig #frontpage Confidence Man play “silly, sexy dance music”, according to Bones. “With lots of lasers,” adds Planet. Read the full interview: standard.co.uk/culture/confid…

As the Keir Starmer-bashing parody of Mud's 1974 hit Lonely This Christmas rockets up the charts, I spoke to Mud's Rob Davis about the song's 50th anniversary, Prince, Keir, and Davis's 2nd chapter writing Kylie's biggest hit. Xmas chart out at 5.30pm... telegraph.co.uk/music/intervie…

Nice to reflect upon how Diageo's drought may have set the stage for many stouts and porters from SIBA breweries. Excerpt from The Telegraph article by James Hall Ella on the Guinness shortage! telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/1…

My ⁦The Telegraph⁩ tribute to Sir Rod Stewart as he turns 80, on how he set the career template for George Michael, Robbie Williams and Harry Styles. We’ll be seeing a lot more of Rod the Mod this yr. Thnx to Pete Townshend & David Hepworth⁩ for words. telegraph.co.uk/music/news/rod…

A Nirvana reunion, a regal Joni Mitchell, a Stevie Wonder and Sting duet, Lady Gaga doing Freddie Mercury, a film about rescuing dogs, a sombre Katy Perry… Here’s my review of the epic six-hour FireAid gig in LA. It ended at 8am. (Was streamed, didn’t go) telegraph.co.uk/music/concerts…

Rihanna for Glasto? I’m told she’s doing a string of stadium shows in London the week after. Full story here. ⁦The Telegraph⁩ ⁦The Glasto Thingy⁩ ⁦⁦Glastonbury Festival⁩ telegraph.co.uk/music/news/rih…

Ringo Starr’s son Zak Starkey: Roger Daltrey made a mistake and blamed me. A week later, I got the sack telegraph.co.uk/music/intervie… The Who Oasis