Vicki Wickham obituary: Songwriter, TV producer and manager of Dusty Springfield and Marc Almond
She also represented the ‘unmanageable’ (his word) Morrissey for a while
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Beverley Martin: British singer whose nightmare marriage nearly killed her music dream
The folk artist and songwriter worked with Simon & Garfunkel and drew Barbra Streisand’s envy. Then she sank into an abusive relationship
Steve Cropper, guitarist for Blues Brothers and Booker T & the MGs, dies aged 84
Stax Records great also backed Neil Young, Bob Dylan, John Fogerty and The Band’s Levon Helm
The Music Quiz: Charli XCX namechecks which French writer on Speed Drive?
Plus: Which science fiction writer inspired Jimi Hendrix to write Purple Haze?
It’s oh so quiet: Exploring the role of silence in music
Experimental composer and guitarist Michael Pisaro-Liu’s 2013 work, asleep, wind, voice, poe gets its Irish premiere this month
Grammy awards 2022: Olivia Rodrigo and Silk Sonic triumph
Ukraine’s president Zelenskiy makes cameo at scandal free ceremony after Oscars chaos
Electric Picnic tickets sell out in half an hour
Festival returns after two year Covid-19 hiatus with Dermot Kennedy, Arctic Monkeys, Tame Impala
Electric Picnic 2022 line-up: Dermot Kennedy, Tame Impala and Arctic Monkeys to headline
With 70,000 expected attendees, this year’s festival is set to be its largest on record
Betty Davis, raw funk pioneer, dies aged 76
Singer, who married Miles Davis, influenced many with wild voice and overtly sexual lyrics
Don Johnson: Casting Colin Farrell in Miami Vice was ‘a mistake’
The former ‘hottest guy on the planet’ looks back on a career that’s not over yet
David Crosby on Stills, Nash and Neil Young (‘probably the most selfish person I know’)
At 80, the superstar musician has survived heroin addiction, illness and tragedy
Jimmy Cliff: ‘I don’t reach my peak yet’
Ska and reggae legend on filming The Harder They Come and Jamaica’s rebel spirit
Genius in the house: Inspired interiors of world's most famous creatives
Life Meets Art explores the houses of the world’s most cultured and creative legends
The White Stripes: Greatest Hits review – rowdy gathering of rock, roll and everything in between
Everything here lays out, with a typical minimum of fuss, their low-fidelity aesthetic
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices