Flute and voice

How a righteous funk anthem and future block party staple was birthed in a Brixton basement

Lovely and loving compilation, hymning one-of-a-kind singer-songwriter

As Gil Scott-Heron's landmark album Pieces Of A Man turns 50, collaborators and eyewitnesses tell us about Scott-Heron’s creative peak and the power of his songs.

Memphis maverick hits celestial heights

The queen of English folk discusses her long and impressive career

Comprehensive six-disc boxset - guaranteed to raise a smile!

The story of a musical revolution by the "German Beach Boys"

Beautifully made film of a fearless American original

With a new Nick Cave documentary, 20,000 Days On Earth, due to open in the UK next month, I thought it a good time to dust down a piece I wrote on Cave's film career for our 2013 Ultimate Music Guide dedicated to Cave.

“I am guilty,” says Roy Harper, “of taking you on some strange journeys, I have to admit.” We are two songs into a solo Harper show to mark the release of his first new album in 13 years, taking place in a record shop (Rough Trade East) and being streamed live on the internet; a confluence of events that clearly amuses the singer on some essential and bemused level.