The 20 best albums of 2013
By Nick Bollinger Jim Pinckney in Music
Issue 3839 2nd Dec 2013
Jim Pinckney and Nick Bollinger's picks range from Connan Mockasin to Kanye West – via, of course, Lorde.
By Nick Bollinger Jim Pinckney in Music
Issue 3839 2nd Dec 2013
Jim Pinckney and Nick Bollinger's picks range from Connan Mockasin to Kanye West – via, of course, Lorde.
Issue 3839 28th Nov 2013
Ian Dando’s picks include the experimental silence of John Cage and the Balalaika Favourites of Russia.
By Jim Pinckney in Music
Issue 3837 14th Nov 2013
Connan Mockasin’s Caramel is an audacious triumph.
By Karl du Fresne in Music
Issue 3836 8th Nov 2013
A Masterton bookseller who has worked with some of the great names in British pop also has an unusual connection to rock’s Mr Grumpy.
By Nick Bollinger in Music
Issue 3835 31st Oct 2013
Janelle Monae stands out against the stereotypes of current black pop.
By Jim Pinckney in Music
Issue 3834 24th Oct 2013
Anna Calvi’s second album does not disappoint.
By David Hall in Music
Issue Listener Plus 3833 19th Oct 2013
Kiwi singing sensation Lorde has had plaudits from her peers, but the lyrics of her chart-topping song haven’t gone down well with everyone.
By Chris Bourke in Music
Issue 3833 17th Oct 2013
Jim Sutton’s much-loved radio show is now itself a thing of the past.
By Nick Bollinger in Music
Issue 3382 Listener Plus 8th Oct 2013
Lorde’s songs portray a persona immune to the prescriptions of parents, media or – for that matter – pop.
By Guy Somerset in Music
Issue 3831 7th Oct 2013
A Q&A; with the Beatles expert on the first part of his three-volume biography of the group.