Pop Music
Long players
As long as the fans are alive, it seems that a band can keep going
Gimme, gimme, gimme
It is time, once again, to take a chance on Abba
Sparks of Life
The end of the Sparks brothers’ career matches the intensity and originality of its beginning
Stage frights
Do pop stars have what it takes to succeed in the theatre?
Raging irritants
Knowing Rage Against the Machine are political doesn’t overcome my determination to enjoy them anyway
Tunes of glory
How do you love a song you disagree with?
TikTok goes the clock
It took me a while but now I really appreciate Amy Winehouse
Loved Bond, hated Billie
A good Bond song should include swooning strings, stabbing horns and a chorus the size of the moon, explains Sarah Ditum
Middle-class hero
John Lennon’s kicking against the pricks was mere window-dressing
The only thing to do is dance
When things are desperate, you don’t want to be the audience, you want to be the show
