Dortmund v Bayern Munich: will Der Klassiker live up to its name? In today’s Football Daily: Bundesliga’s heavyweights meet again but will the fixture match the hype? The Guardian - UK · Feb 27
Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s final gig – as it happened The influential Birmingham band played their final concert – called Back to the Beginning – and were joined by the cream of heavy metal. Relive all 11 hours of mayhem here The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2025
‘I hate the arrangements!’ Two Bruce superfans dissect Springsteen’s lavish lost albums box set Springsteen obsessives rejoice! The Boss has released seven lost albums, made between 1983 and 2018. Where to start? Let our Bruce scholars light you through the darkness … The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2025
The Guide #153: Brat summer’s been fun – but it’s time for something more mature In this week’s newsletter: From Charli to Taylor, Chappell to Sabrina, poptimism has never seemed like more of a success. But are we at saturation point? The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2024
"If you absolutely hated Stairway to Heaven, nobody can blame you for that because it was so… pompous": The glory and burden of Led Zeppelin's Stairway To Heaven, over half a century on In early 1970 Jimmy Page had a concept for an epic song that “would unravel in layers as it progressed”. More than five decades on, Stairway To Heaven still has a hold on its writers and the world MusicRadar · Mar 2, 2024
Fleetwood Mac decided to go their own ways. How do bands know when to quit, and shouldn’t more do so? After the death of Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks has called time. There is an art to timing it right – just look at the Beatles, says music writer Michael Hann The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023
Mick Jagger: five things you might not know about the octogenarian rockstar “What a drag it is, getting old,” sang a fresh-faced Mick Jagger in 1966. Today, the icon, rebel, knight and ultimate rock and roll reprobate turns 80, with celebrations that will reportedly feature 300 of his closest friends, including bandmates Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards, at a lavish party in… The Week · Jul 26, 2023
What’s behind Saudi Arabia’s answer to Glastonbury? The power of popwashing At events such as Riyadh’s Soundstorm festival, pop music is the new frontier in reputation-laundering for repressive regimes, says former Guardian music editor Michael Hann The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2023
Premier League clubs get their collective radge on with Newcastle In today’s Football Daily: Newcastle’s ownership questions, Grimsby’s brush with VAR and Darlington memories The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2023
I got hooked on tattoos at 52. Is this a midlife crisis – or a new me? My sister-in-law calls it my ‘manopause’ – but getting inked has helped me feel more confident than ever The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2022