Gorillaz in Dublin: Damon Albarn takes selfies and signs autographs without missing a note in compelling show
From Mark E Smith to Idles frontman Joe Talbot, it wouldn’t be a Gorillaz show without a rotating cast of guests
Mark E Smith
Martin Bramah: ‘Being in The Fall is a life sentence. Why not embrace it and have fun?’
Martin Bramah and four fellow former Mark E Smith bandmates have used trusted techniques to make House of All’s outstanding first album
Graham Nash: ‘Most of the sad songs are about my relationship with Joni Mitchell’
The Crosby, Stills and Nash singer on the wild early years, feuds, divorce and ego
Various artists: C91 review – the worst circle of indie pop hell
Latest instalment of the C series reveals the good, the bad and the ugly of 1991
Sons of Southern Ulster: Sinners and Lost Souls review – Cantankerous and vivid views of Ireland
Irishisms abound in the band’s second album but the the vision is universal
Sleaford Mods: All That Glue review – A howl of unadulterated reality
Retrospective proves they’re one of the best British bands of recent years
I chose to grow a beard for the first time, with distressing results
Just as Newton experimented with light during the Black Death, I could experiment with the grooming habits of the Iron Age
Donald Clarke: The joys of watching it again... and again... and again
There’s enough novelty to last a lifetime, but repeated viewing brings its own comforts
Vox fanzine: Dark dispatches from Dublin’s post-punk scene
The cult Dublin fanzine celebrated a grim, golden age of originality and ambition
RIP: Famous names we said goodbye to in 2018
From Dolores O’Riordan and Myrtle Allen to Stephen Hawking and Aretha Franklin
Van Morrison: The Prophet Speaks review – A master in his comfort zone
Van the very prolific man releases his 40th album, and his fourth in two years
Damon Albarn: ‘Brexit has revealed terrible truths about the mental health of the English’
The Blur frontman on ‘Merrie Land’, Britpop, Oasis, Morrissey and John Lydon
The Simpsons, series 30: After 640 episodes it feels as out of date as The Flintstones
The show no longer reaches the heights of the 1990s. Maybe it should slip into retirement
‘Oasis distorted the idea of what the Manchester scene was’
Dave Haslam, onetime Hacienda DJ, has vignettes on Madchester, Morrissey and Mark E Smith
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