It seems hopeful at least that the new prime minister does not have to be persuaded of the value of the arts and culture.
- Reader in Music, Politics and Society, Newcastle University
Songs about fathers and fatherhood range in tone from joy and and celebration to absence, tension and grief.
The Sex Pistols’ trajectory eventually resembled that of many rock acts they had ostensibly sought to disrupt.
The cuts are a sign of how exposed even our best-known cultural institutions have become.
The singer’s song about the killings in Minneapolis translates private loss into a collective experience rapidly shared through social media.
While many cultural leaders have applauded the move, others are more critical.
Sly Stone and his band synthesised disparate strands of American popular music, tracking the musical and social shifts as the 1960s wore into the 1970s.
There has been a sea change in arts funding with the idea of intrinsic worth replaced by economic potential.
A new five-disc box-set explores Bowie’s metamorphosis into the glam rock hero from outer space.
Labour promised in spring that it wants to see a cap on ticket resale prices but it will likely come up against fierce opposition from business and touts.
Smaller live music venues are facing serious challenges to keep their doors open since the pandemic and the cost of living crisis. So is it time for proper financial intervention?
An abundance of 60s and 70s sounds come together in harmony, rather than in clashing cacophony.
Let It Be lets us see how the narrative of The Beatles as a band has been woven into popular music, and wider history since it was made.
In the latest higher education funding freeze: sacrificing the arts for STEM subjects makes no sense.
This Town echoes the ways in which music is forged by its social context, while shaping and defining the lives of the people who make it.
Lyrics have changed for a myriad of reasons, including evolving social mores and sometimes simply because the artist wants a change.
Essa nova última música dos Beatles, possibilitada em parte pela IA, demonstra a importância das conexões profundas e duradouras entre os quatro músicos.
This new last Beatles song, enabled in part by AI, demonstrates the importance of the profound and lasting connections between the four musicians.
Enérgica, desafiante y siempre a merced de sus problemas de salud mental, la cantante irlandesa será recordada por su voz pura y clara y su voluntad de denunciar las injusticias.
Spirited, defiant and always at the mercy of her mental health issues, the Irish singer will be forever remembered for her pure, clear voice and willingness to speak out on injustice.
Waters’ hard and unyielding approach to modern politics has resulted in longstanding elements of his stagecraft becoming contentious.
This case was about more than Sheeran’s artistic integrity; it was about protecting the common musical ‘currency’ that underpins all songwriting.
Their line up of black and white musicians was a mission statement for a fractured nation, while Hall’s doleful vocals starkly illustrated the politics of disillusionment.
The pianist and vocalist helped Fleetwood Mac weather the changes in the music world.
Pitting parts of the country against each other in the battle for arts funding will only further hurt a sector still reeling from the pandemic.
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