News and opinion from the world of music.
Tegan Chapman, 13 January 2005
Interview The frontman of the Mercury Music Prize nominated group explains why they certainly aren't just another Travis or Coldplay…
Charline Adams, 8 June 2004
One of the world’s biggest and best metal festivals is held in Scotland for the first time to the delight of thousands of hard-rocking fans.
Michelle Wright, 1 June 2004
The music industry and the internet continue their rocky relationship into the online ticket arena, with the king of music festivals proving, once again, to be a hurdle too high.
Alexander Hay, 16 May 2004
A rising reporter offers newcomers practical advice based on his own experience of the long, hard road into the music press.
Kirk Pepi, 14 January 2004
Crazed conspiracy theories or elaborate musical masterminds? One reporter goes on the trail of the best and worst of the music industry's "tallest tales" online.
Aulia Andri, 1 October 2003
She is a singer, dancer, and a political hot potato. Waggling her hips in Indonesia’s "dangdut" style, Inul Daratista is hitting the big time and courting controversy as she goes.
Alexandra Sicotte-Levesque, 18 September 2003
Nightclubbing in the Ivory Coast capital is a rich experience if you can get from your front door to the entrance without meeting a local militia gang.
Richard Powell, 14 September 2003
Going to war can be thirsty work, especially when you're holed up on the border with a small but desperate army of fellow hacks for company.
Dominic Hipkins, 13 September 2003
Serbia's most famous singer said her life was the stuff of fairytales - the poor peasant girl who became her country’s most famous singer before the age of 30.
Dean Murray, 1 August 2003
The original Charlie’s Angels film released in 2000 was surprisingly fresh and funky. With its tongue firmly in cheek, the film had real fun with the notion that three beautiful ladies could use every feminine trick in the book to fight crime.
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