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Can opera singers sing pop – and vice versa?

4868 days ago
Guardian MusicIt takes years of training for opera singers to master their art. But would those skills help or hinder in singing pop songs? And what about the other way round?I remember hearing the great Malian singer Salif Keita for the first time in 1980. Joy Di... more info

Mercury music prize: The effect

4877 days ago
Guardian MusicFor the xx and for Elbow, the Mercury prize boosted album sales tremendously – but for Speech Debelle it was less effectiveJudges of the Mercury prize often cite their desire to bring interesting, but sometimes little-known, music to a broader audi... more info

Mercury prize shortlist sticks with the tried and tested

4878 days ago
Guardian MusicThe 2011 nominees – Adele, PJ Harvey, Elbow and Katy B – are indisputably deserving artists. If only the Mercury panel would swing us a curveballIn pictures: Mercury prize 2011 nomineesTraditionally, the bookies tend to make a bit of a mess of th... more info

The Life and Death of Marina Abramović – review

4880 days ago
Guardian MusicThe Lowry, SalfordFour years ago, performance artist Marina Abramović, born in Belgrade in 1946 and still very much alive, invited the celebrated American director Robert Wilson to co-create a piece about her. The resulting performance can be read a... more info

The trials of St Antony

4894 days ago
Guardian MusicAntony Hegarty has never conformed, not even to the body he was given. On the "precious side of arty", he transfixed millions with his voice. Always happiest collaborating, he's teaming up on stage with Marina Abramović and Willem Dafoe. Here, he t... more info

Meltdown 2011: Meet some of the stars of the festival

4918 days ago
Guardian MusicSoul man Geno Washington promises to get the party started, while Suggs plans a classical 'Baggy Trousers'Anna Calvi, singer-songwriter (performing 16 June)What do the Kinks mean to you?I remember my dad putting on "Waterloo Sunset" and being struck ... more info

James Vincent McMorrow – review

4924 days ago
Guardian MusicQueen Elizabeth Hall, London"This is going to be atrocious, but feck it," declares James Vincent McMorrow with as much optimism as a man brandishing a mandolin and battling a heavy cold can be expected to muster. In fact, McMorrow feels so bad he adm... more info

PORCELAIN RAFT SIGNS TO SECRETLY CANADIAN, DEBUT FULL LENGTH EXPECTED SOON

4925 days ago
AltsoundsWe are incredibly excited to announce that *Porcelain Raft*, aka Rome native Mauro Remiddi, has signed with *Secretly Canadian*, the venerated American label responsible for launching the stellar likes of Antony and the Johnsons, Suuns and Yeasayer... more info

KEXP Ballard Day @ Sunset Tavern: Joan as Police Woman

4937 days ago
KEXP SeattleJoan Wasser, better known as Joan As Police Woman, has a long and storied past. Despite playing music since age six, it wasn’t until 2004 that she struck out on her own, forming her own project. After years alongside such musical luminaries as Mary... more info

Wild Beasts: Smother – review

4952 days ago
Guardian Music(Domino)Wild Beasts have never been obvious. In 2008, Limbo, Panto unveiled Hayden Thorpe's extraordinary countertenor and songs with titles such as Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants were never likely to trouble Radio 1. The follow-up, Two Dancers,... more info

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