Alexis Petridis

It is easy to over-estimate Drake's fall from grace. True, he was unanimously declared the loser in the most high-profile rap beef of recent times, and

Johan Cruijff Arena, the NetherlandsStyles’ first stop in his Together, Together tour, which will see him perform lengthy residencies around the world, is a reminder of how talented he is

Leaves from Dolly Parton’s front garden, a Yellow Submarine cookie jar full of ashes, a branch from the tree Marc Bolan’s car hit … our writer explores Holy Pop, the exhibition where superfans are sacred

Alice Hawkins has a unique way of dealing with the unwanted attentions of Jehovah's Witnesses seeking out converts door to door. “They come around

Forty years since her pioneering concert film Home of the Brave, and ahead of a European tour, we count down the best of a surprisingly poppy avant garde catalogue

From nostalgic returns to his Liverpool childhood to a crazed Glastonbury fantasia, these are songs written with real purpose and a master’s finesse

The rock legend in the autumn of their years who chooses to release a new album is well advised to get themselves an angle.

Iceage have always seemed like a band in a state of constant development. You might say that's understandable, given the Danish musicians were in

The quintet add shoegaze, country and 50s rock’n’roll to their core indie-punk sound, resulting in songs that offset lyrical bleakness with gleeful, uplifting music

This affecting exploration of the troubled genius’s impact is packed with anecdote, sharp analysis and social context