Ammar Kalia

Plus: in the final edition of Hear Here, we round up five of the best experimental podcasts, and five more to keep you thinking

Plus: in the final edition of Hear Here, we round up five of the best experimental podcasts, and five more to keep you thinking

When pop stars are deemed ‘past their peak’, it’s easy to dismiss their work. But do that and you might miss out on hidden treasure. Here our critics celebrate unexpected gems from the likes of Aretha Franklin and The Fall

A little crate-digging can yield buried treasure – as our music writers found this year when they discovered everything from Taiwanese pop star to Cher’s disco era

Checking my emails at every possible opportunity had become distracting and draining. So I set myself new boundaries

Jim Carrey is back causing mayhem as the megalomaniacal, moustachioed Dr Robotnik, and Claudia Winkleman’s top-notch reality betray-em-up returns

I’d had a very tough few years after my father died, living on the streets and sleeping with one eye open. But as I looked at a tulip tree that day, my love of gardening came flooding back

This Peruvian-Congolese partnership transforms traditional African guitar-playing with thrillingly chaotic sound design

After hitting restart on her career, the Scottish singer returns with a timeless-sounding debut album on her own terms

The British rapper gathers his bangers and chart-toppers together with less impactful work on this 17-track record