The name Tali Schwartsman belonged to a girl who spent most of her childhood locked inside her own bedroom in Ramle, Israel – a quiet,…
By Sara Bright In the neon-drenched crucible of 1970s pop, few acts embodied the era’s audacity and contradictions like Boney M., the disco phenomenon stitched…
In an era of algorithmic playlists and relentless self-promotion, Cindy Lee exists as a defiant anachronism. The enigmatic musician’s Diamond Jubilee – a sprawling, two-hour…
By Sara Bright In an age where streaming algorithms dictate our sonic diets, a new playlist has emerged from an unlikely curator: King Charles III.…
By Sara BrightIn the kaleidoscopic arena of the Eurovision Song Contest, where neon costumes collide with power ballads and pyrotechnics, controversy is as much a…
By Sara Bright Lush’s Fractured Legacy Miki Berenyi, the flame-haired icon of 1990s shoegaze, reflects on Lush’s tumultuous journey with unflinching candour. The band, celebrated…
By Sara Bright In 1840, a year etched into musical lore as Robert Schumann’s annus mirabilis, the composer channelled thwarted passion for Clara Wieck into…
By Anne Fry In a verdict that reverberated through Hollywood and hip-hop circles alike, rapper A$AP Rocky was acquitted of felony gun assault charges on…
By Teona Dolnikova, music critic, theatre singer and actress, laureate of the Golden Mask Award for her role in the musical Nord-Ost and The Musical…
By Sara Bright Felix Umarov’s The Prophet: The Story of Alexander Pushkin arrives in cinemas as a flamboyant, if flawed, attempt to recast Russia’s literary titan into…