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The big Glastonbury 2024 review: the Last Dinner Party justify the hype, Dua Lipa nails it and Coldplay go over the top

From K-poppers Seventeen to performance artist Marina Abramović, via Cyndi Lauper and Little Simz, it was one of the most diverse editions yet. But the real fireworks came with a band who have taken things to another level

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PJ Harvey review, Glastonbury 2024: Casting herself as a provocative rockabilily re-inventor of old

Following Marina Abramovich’s seven-minute silence, the latest stage in the rock artist’s Bowie-esque revolution reaches its immersive conclusion

The Independent UK

Marina Abramović at Glastonbury: acclaimed artist to stage her largest-ever participatory work at Worthy Farm

The performance artist will take to the Pyramid Stage this evening for seven minutes of silence

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The biggest set clashes for Glastonbury 2024: from Avril Lavigne to Coldplay

The clashes are here, and they’re gnarly

Evening Standard

One to watch: Aziya

Blondie meets J Dilla in the music of this idiosyncratic Londoner who made her name covering the likes of Grimes and PJ Harvey

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“He used little gear, took a low fee, and let the band and their music do the talking - and if he could do it all in one take, so much the better”: The genius of 'anti-producer' Steve Albini

This month in our Pioneers series, we explore the influence of an engineer whose uncompromising approach helped to shape the sound of albums from Nirvana, Pixies and PJ Harvey

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“Steve should have been here for this festival, and it would be nice if you all think of him”: Pulp and PJ Harvey pay tribute to Steve Albini at Primavera Sound

The Spanish festival also named a stage after the late producer and noise rock provocateur

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‘He’d offset the intensity by setting his feet on fire’: PJ Harvey, Mogwai and more on Steve Albini

Artists from the Wedding Present to Sunn O))) and Jon Spencer recall a kind yet acerbic genius who was a true champion of artists’ intentions – and a fiend for chocolate Hobnobs

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Steve Albini obituary

Frontman for ‘noise rock’ bands Big Black and Shellac acclaimed for his production of albums by Nirvana, Pixies and PJ Harvey

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“He was always right, even when he was wrong.” Thurston Moore and PJ Harvey share memories of their friend Steve Albini

Thurston Moore and PJ Harvey add to the wealth of tributes saluting the life and legacy of the late Steve Albini

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From Big Black’s noise to Joanna Newsom’s hush: 10 of Steve Albini’s greatest recordings

Whether as an artist or working behind the mixing desk, from major-label megastars to drone-metal auteurs, here’s a selection of the late musician’s greatest work

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Legendary Producer Steve Albini Dies At 61

Remembering Steve Albini, the influential producer and musician who left an indelible mark on alternative rock music.

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Acclaimed studio engineer and musician Steve Albini has died aged 61

The Shellac guitarist and vocalist recorded bands including Nirvana, Sonic Youth, PJ Harvey and Manic Street Preachers

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Shellac frontman and legendary alt. rock engineer Steve Albini dead at 61

Shellac vocalist/guitarist Steve Albini, who engineered classic albums by Nirvana, PJ Harvey, Pixies and more, has died at his Chicago recording studio

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The week in theatre: London Tide; The Comeuppance; Gunter – review

All of London life doesn’t quite materialise in an epic take on Dickens with music by PJ Harvey; a university reunion digs deep at the Almeida; and a 17th-century witch hunt comes alive in an Edinburgh hit

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London Tide review – Dickens and PJ Harvey team up for a melodrama as murky as the Thames

With its heavy mood and gnomic song lyrics, this updated reimagining of Our Mutual Friend is like a 19th-century noir

Evening Standard

London Tide at the National Theatre review: all tension washes away in this leaden Dickens retelling

PJ Harvey’s ceaselessly repetitive songs don’t make their case for being in the show

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“I was like, ‘Oh, my God! That sounds much better. It sounds how it should!’” Jane Weaver accidentally pushed herself out of her comfort zone for Love In Constant Spectacle

He new album, produced by PJ Harvey collaborator John Parish, included sessions in a studio where Weaver felt the spirit of Hawkwind upon her

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"She is fearless and polymathic and political and no album ever sounds the same": Oscar-winning Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy salutes the artist whose album he listened to most last year

One album more than any other other soundtracked Oppenheimer actor Cillian Murphy's 2023

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Glastonbury 2024 lineup announced: Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA to headline, Shania Twain, Idles, Heilung, PJ Harvey, LCD Soundsystem, Avril Lavigne, Sleaford Mods and many more confirmed

The world's biggest music festival has officially unveiled its lineup for 2024!

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"Whatever they're on, I want some!" That time Slade's Noddy Holder ran a critical eye over Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins, Oasis, Nick Cave, Flaming Lips and more

In March 1996, UK music magazine Select asked Slade's Noddy Holder to critique a batch of newly-released singles, with entertaining results

Evening Standard

From Franz Ferdinand to Scissor Sisters: Legendary albums turning 20 this year

The year Mr Brightside came out also saw Kanye West emerge and Usher confess... but do you remember Keane?

Evening Standard

The albums of the year 2023: from Olivia Rodrigo and Boygenius to Victoria Monét and Lana Del Rey

2023 has been another music-filled year, but which releases come out on top?

The Independent UK

The 30 best albums of 2023, from Olivia Rodrigo to Lana Del Rey

Amid the chaos and confusion of the past 12 months, critics Mark Beaumont, Helen Brown, Annabel Nugent and Roisin O’Connor found plenty of comfort and solace in the year’s musical offerings

The Guardian - UK

ØXN: CYRM review – Irish folk debut full of unsettling dark magic

Featuring grisly trad tales, striking vocals, two members of Lankum and shades of PJ Harvey, this is a compelling record from Claddagh’s first signing for nearly two decades

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