Tim dog

Archival interviews, in-depth reviews of every album and more

The new album will arrive in September

Malian Wassoulou queen’s lockdown opus

One of the most distinctive voices in pop music fell silent last month - a combination of street toughness and tenderness, a trademark vibrato and raw, unschooled energy. We pay tribute to a legend, while the singer herself, in an unpublished archive interview, holds forth on the Fabs, the Boss and more

A deep dive into Dylan’s less celebrated waters reveals a fair few pearls

Dealers, guns and pimps: dark clouds hover over the creation of There's A Riot Goin' On

Every album reviewed, legendary archive encounters, and her 30 greatest songs

Meeting your heroes can be disappointing. As you’ll read in our new Ultimate Music Guide, when Melody Maker’s Steve Sutherland travelled to meet the...

Jerry Williams’ first proper country album

Hear lead single "Bobby, Don’t You Think They Know?" featuring Thelma Houston