SHOCKING: 5 - What They Never Told You

“A phrase that works on every occasion is an invaluable exit strategy”: Bono on the priceless advice he was given by a hard rock, harder-drinking legend

U2’s frontman on being enlightened by a true rock’n’roll sage

Louder · Dec 2, 2024

Chilly Gonzales at the Albert Hall review: music's cult hero triumphs with Jarvis Cocker as his Private Dancer

5/5 The cult musician welcomes special guests but reinforces his own superstar status with an unpredictable, funny and virtuoso performance

Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2024

The autumn gig guide: everything to watch in London

The nights are drawing in? Fend off the chill with some of the capital’s hottest gigs

Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2024

More than 100 acts quit Great Escape music festival in solidarity with Palestine

Brighton event’s opening showcase scrapped after performers join Massive Attack and Brian Eno in boycott of sponsor Barclays

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024

"It was a perfect moment of rock’n’roll bedlam”: the inside story of the night Jarvis Cocker wiggled his bum at Michael Jackson at the Brits, by the man who took him

The Pulp singer took exception at Jackson's messianic act and one of the most famous stage invasions ever occured

Louder · May 11, 2024

Inside the rental secretly transformed with mythical beasts and murals saved from landlords by Jarvis Cocker

Outsider artist Ron Gittins incredible home makeover was kept a secret until his death. Now it’s been preserved for posterity by fans including Jarvis Cocker

Evening Standard · Apr 5, 2024

Ron’s Place: Birkenhead flat of outsider art granted Grade II listing

Victory for campaigners and conservators as elaborately decorated property is honoured with protected status

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2024

“So, the encore continues": Pulp share dates for their first North American tour since 2012

Jarvis Cocker's reunited BritPop misfits announce first shows in the US and Canada for over a decade

Louder · Mar 18, 2024

From Dylan to Ishiguro: can song lyrics ever be literature?

A new book of lyrics by Kazuo Ishiguro joins collections by Kate Bush and Jarvis Cocker. But can songwriting ever work on the page?

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2024

‘It was a dark time’: Pulp’s keyboardist Candida Doyle on being diagnosed with arthritis at the age of 17

Diagnosed as a teenager with rheumatoid arthritis, the musician hid her condition from her bandmates and friends. But as the pain subsided after the menopause, acceptance of her body grew

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2024