Siouxsie Sioux: the Queen of Goth’s crown has never looked more secure
Pop music's great subversive shows no sign of waning in magnetism, and her set at the Troxy in London's East End was irresistible
Pop music's great subversive shows no sign of waning in magnetism, and her set at the Troxy in London's East End was irresistible
Jon Hopkins is known for his huge, cosmic soundscapes, but even the BBC Symphony Orchestra couldn't make them sound less generic
The Prom was Sir Simon Rattle's last appearance in the UK before he heads to Munich - but we certainly haven’t seen the last of him
The posturing of Brandon Flowers from The Killers was wasted on the festival's young crowd
As the rain poured down on thousands of revellers in east London's Victoria Park, the grime star delivered a wondrously wide-ranging set
Haydn left Austro-Hungary hoping to find fame in England. The three 'London Symphonies' on a new album show the scale of his achievement
The Honour of William Byrd, a new album performed by Helen Charlston and the Chelys Viol Consort, does justice to Byrd's brilliance
As Taylor Swift announces a new version of her 2014 album 1989, here’s our critic’s verdict on the original
Audley End hosted a nostalgic line-up of 1980s legends, with Soft Cell supported by Heaven 17 and OMD
Putting the Madchester era-defining Happy Mondays second on the bill may been an odd choice – but James truly deserved their headline slot
Mini-operas, a line-up for children, banging DJ sets... it's easy to mock the Oxfordshire shindig – but the variety this year was marvellous
Supported by fellow Scots The Jesus and Mary Chain, this powerful, emotionally charged show was a jubilant vote of confidence
Joni Mitchell's voice, deepened by the timbre of age, is as supple and resonant as ever in this joyful live album, recorded last June
This year’s Children's Prom played up the form's grandeur, madness and menace, keeping pre-teen audiences enthralled
The world-class Portuguese fado singer transcended language barriers with her emotive, spell-binding performance at the Royal Albert Hall
The American rockers proved they still enjoy a laugh – yet didn't let that get in the way of their brilliant Tottenham show
'You can't stop us singing Delilah', the 83-year-old told his roaring crowd in a rousing rendition of the popular anthem at Cardiff Castle
Britpop’s big beasts are all grown up on this fine new album, suffused with the melancholy wisdom of looking back on their younger selves
From Bob Dylan and Mark Ronson to precocious new talent, variety remained the spice of life at this brilliant Lake Geneva party
In a one-of-a-kind night, the likes of Tainted Love and Time Will Pass You By turned the Albert Hall into a thrilling dancefloor