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Jazz bassist Marcus Miller injured in bus crash in Switzerland

4767 days ago
Guardian MusicGrammy award-winning musician and 10 band members recovering after bus overturned on motorway, killing driverJazz bassist Marcus Miller and 10 members of his band have been injured following a serious bus crash in Switzerland. The driver of the vehic... more info

Stars' recordings saluted by Grammy Hall of Fame

4772 days ago
USA Today MusicPaul McCartney, Elton John, Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and Whitney Houston are among the honorees. more info

Jimmy Carter: Rock'n'roll president? – a classic piece from the vaults

4794 days ago
Guardian MusicAs the US presidential election approaches, we take a trip to Rock's Backpages – the world's leading archive of vintage music writing – for a 1976 feature on the link between rock and politicsMany people from the rock scene were out celebrating l... more info

Monty is back - a rational man to rationalise regional newspapers

4795 days ago
Guardian MusicWhen David Montgomery was ousted as chief executive of Mecom in 2010, I wrote a lengthy appraisal of his remarkable career as both a journalist and newspaper businessman. In the final paragraph I said:"It would be foolish to write off a man who has h... more info

The Velvet Underground: The Velvet Underground & Nico Super Deluxe – review

4806 days ago
Guardian MusicAll the outtakes in the world can't explain the strange alchemy that went into the Velvet Underground's debutToday, the Grand Valley Dale Ballroom sells itself as the leading special event and banquet facility in Columbus, Ohio. "Getting married at t... more info

Which Pop Song Do You Want Played At Your Funeral?

4808 days ago
TimeA list out of the U.K. finds that Frank Sinatra is the nation's favorite requiem crooner more info

Six Songs of Me: what would you like played at your funeral?

4809 days ago
Guardian MusicFollowing the release of the Co-operative Funeralcare survey, we've put together our own list of most requested send-off tunes as nominated via the Guardian's Six Songs seriesThe results of the Co-operative Funeralcare survey released today shows tha... more info

Frank Sinatra's My Way – the song that refuses to die | John Sutherland

4809 days ago
Guardian MusicMy Way has again been named the nation's funeral favourite, despite being a ditty of ineffable banalityThere is an intrinsic paradox to My Way being the pop song most commonly chosen as a funeral anthem by British people. Death is a solemn business a... more info

Pop music replaces hymns at two-thirds of funerals, Co-op survey finds

4809 days ago
Guardian MusicFrank Sinatra's My Way remains funeral favourite for seventh year running, with Always Look on the Bright Side at number 13Pop music has replaced hymns at two-thirds of British funerals, a survey from Co-operative Funeralcare has found. Pop was the n... more info

How Do I Love Thee Liz

4813 days ago
DlistedElizabeth Taylor. Icon. Goddess. My Idol. She was an ethereal beauty and a shameless hussy, marrying 8 times to 7 men (Richard Burton twice) and not giving one crumb of a fuck what anyone thought about it. Everyone knows that she drank like a fi... more info

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