August 16, 2021

Nirvana’s teen spirit will never get old Kurt Cobain's disgust for his generation became its anthem

Dorian Lynskey

05.08

The Ramones didn’t want to grow up They invented punk rock — but couldn't survive it

Dorian Lynskey

27.07

Can opera survive the culture wars? A singer's skin colour has become more important than his voice

26.07

Why we love to hate Imagine John Lennon's nakedly idealist hymn is easy to deride

Dorian Lynskey

21.07

Nightclubs won’t save you Rave culture has given way to authoritarianism

Mary Harrington

08.07

Would the Spice Girls survive today? 'Girl Power' used to be audacious — now it means stripping off for the sake of it

Julie Burchill

01.07

My shamefully silent Church As football terraces sing out, compliant Bishops surrender to Government dictat

Giles Fraser

14.06

Why progressives don’t like The Lark Ascending The music of Vaughan Williams has become proxy for Brexit

Ben Cobley

01.06

Why I gave up on education Who'd be stuck in a classroom when they could be doing drugs with pop stars?

Julie Burchill

24.05

Bob Dylan doesn’t like you He may be a musical genius, but he's also an obnoxious jerk

Dorian Lynskey

02.04

Why Easter is music to my ears Even atheists can moved by the music of Holy Week

Douglas Murray

23.12

O come, all ye faithless The drive to create sacred music isn't always born of unswerving belief

Boyd Tonkin