Help. Spotify made me 10 years older overnight. 😳#SpotifyWrapped www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/s...

Went to the opening night of Camille O'Sullivan at the Soho Theatre. The Irish chanteuse is such a high wire act, she seems to be coming apart and reassembling herself in songs by Bowie, Cave, Radiohead, Brel, Sinead & Shane McGowan. Somewhere between interpretive masterclass & a nervous breakdown.

“Paul and I are going to do some stadiums next year," announces George.” “Mud wrestling,” says Paul. “I think we can pull it off too.” “I’ll be the ref,” deadpans Ringo. The last stand of @thebeatles www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-bea...

Jimmy Cliff has crossed his final river www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/j...

Its the remastered remix of the remastered rejects. Is this where @thebeatles story has got to, endlessly repolishing discards from the bottom of the Apple barrel? www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/b...

Sabrina goes down a rabbit hole. Alice in Wonderland has inspired pop stars from Jefferson Airplane and The Beatles to Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Tom Waits and, er, Marilyn Manson. www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/s...

Those dirty Rats.

Cat getting himself into hot water again. Yusuf speaks with a lot of passion and compassion, but he probably won't want to look below the line at the reader's comments. www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interv...

I made my choices and stand by them (he says, as 3000 readers comment point out the error of his ways) www.telegraph.co.uk/music/0/best...

Smash and grab raid in north London. Call The Police! www.telegraph.co.uk/music/concer...

Got stung.

As part of my 30 year anniversary as the Telegraph's music critic, here's a few of my greatest hits (talent spotting Lady Gaga, Lana Del Rey, Ed Sheeran, David Gray and Raye) and worst misses (er, Coldplay, Nick Cave and The White Stripes 🫣) www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/f...

Some of the most memorable gigs from my 30 years at the Telegraph - from U2 and Oasis in a stadium in San Francisco to Amy Winehouse at Pizza Express in London. Check out the reader's comments. I've got gig envy reading about some of the shows they have seen. www.telegraph.co.uk/music/concer...

Some interviews go better than others. Encounters from 30 years as the Telegraph's music critic. www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interv...

30 years as The Telegraph’s chief music critic. This article may set a record for names being dropped ... 😬 www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/3...

50 years on, Horses still sounds like a revelation. www.telegraph.co.uk/music/concer...

Jesus died for somebody's sins ... but not Patti's (or mine)

Receiving a barrage of abuse & death threats over on Twatter after the Telegraph posted what I think is a perfectly reasonable 3 star review of Taylor Swift. 🤔 When did fandom become a bloodsport? www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/t...

Ozzy's last stand. www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2025/10/0...

I went gaga for Gaga ag-g-g-gain www.telegraph.co.uk/music/concer...

Upstairs downstairs. The Grand Ole Opry came to the Royal Albert Hall in London. Looks like someone was trying to drill into Marty Stuart's dressing room.

Incredible night at Ronnie Scott's jazz club with Raye vamping it up. She's a next level talent who could have been a star in any pop era.

Robert Plant is an inspiring example of a rock star growing old gracefully. As fans, we have all had bad experiences seeing musical heroes who have gone on too long, becoming bloated with ego and oblivious to waning physical prowess. But there is another way ... www.telegraph.co.uk/music/concer...

Night 2 at Ally Pally, spot The Charlatans, Celeste, Princess Nokia, Jools Hollamd, The Last Dinner Psrty and Tyler Ballgame.

Back at the magnificent Alexander Palace Thestre for the recording of Jools Hooland. Get Your magnifying glasses out and you might spot Robert Plant, Jehnny Beth, Nina Persson & Olivia Dean.

This month's Music War & Peace playlist hits the motherload. It's my @U2 themed song set, with some protest songs, some heroes and allies, & some connections only a U2 freak would make. It's Love and Peace of Else! open.spotify.com/playlist/0jo...

Happy 80 birthday to the grumpiest man in music. www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/v...

Are Coldplay really the best live band in the world right now? (Spoiler, no) www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/b...

The Beatles’ famous Apple logo should probably be replaced by a serpent consuming its own tail in an act of infinite engorgement, then spitting out the pips and re-eating them too. Still, I am as voracious as the next Beatles fan for every new morsel. www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/t...

Fans seem happy that Taylor Swift is getting married. Clearly they haven't studied the form on what married life can do to a pop career. www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/t...

Are these really the worst songs of all time? I'm in here somewhere, confessing my deep antipathy to Blue Monday by New Order. Don't @ me. www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/a...

When does a star’s relationship with their fans turn from mutual dependency to merciless exploitation? www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/t...

Amidst all the fervour about the noisy return of Oasis, Coldplay have slipped back into the country to play ten nights at Wembley Stadium. Their Music of the Spheres world tour has sold over 12 million tickets, making it the highest attended tour in history. www.telegraph.co.uk/music/concer...

Some people have been critical that U2 have been (mainly) silent on Gaza. I believe everyone has the right to choose their causes and battles (and U2 have fought more than most music artists). But this makes it clear where they stand (and I stand with them). www.u2.com/news/title/o...

As The Who rock on with a new drummer (their fifth) - are session players the unsung heroes of music? www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/r...

I wrote about the fascinating Billy Joel documentary. Any excuse to retell my story about our drunken night in Detroit in 1990. www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/b...

What dusty vault still contains unreleased Elvis recordings nearly half a century since he died? www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/n...

I have a new column, featuring a piece about #Madonna's remix album, with asides on #BlackSabbath and a fearful glance in the direction of #Kanye. I will be below the line, taking questions & insults from 3pm www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/m...

“Is it the end, my friend?” Ozzy Osbourne sang on the 1970 anthem that gave Black Sabbath their name. Five decades on, the great Oz has finally fallen silent. Bats and doves may rest a little easier. www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artist...

Went to see Stereophonic at Duke of York theatre in london yesterday. It's a bafflingly much praised award winning player blatantly based on the making of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. Have to say, I think it's for people who have never been in a recording studio or read a copy of Mojo before.

I have a new Music War & Peace playlist, inspired by Glastonbury open.spotify.com/playlist/0jo...

Ozzy's last stand. Taken sitting down. www.telegraph.co.uk/music/concer...

The view from my hotel window in Birmingham. They say travel broadens the mind.

I am on a train from Cardiff to Birmingham. From a Britpop reunion to the last stand of Black Sabbath. Rock. And roll.

The second coming of Oasis. It was loud. www.telegraph.co.uk/music/concer...

I can’t remember more hysteria about a rock band reunion in my lifetime. The #Oasis blog is live on the @telegraphnews.bsky.social Come join in the monobrow madness. www.telegraph.co.uk/music/concer...

"I'm an ambassador for peace and love". Listen to what @femikutimusic has to say about why his highly politial afrobeats speaks to the whole world, not just Nigeria, on my latest Music, War & Peace podcast pods.link/thebridgemus...

Britain has produced many gold-standard rock bands. I would cite The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Queen & The Clash as the greatest of all time. To that pantheon we must add Oasis, the outstanding British rock band of the modern age. www.telegraph.co.uk/music/concer...

The Who in tights. Tutu good.

I've been at #Glastonbury in the sun. It was hellos as usual, but somebody's got to do it.