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Bruce Springsteen: "People thought we were gone. Finished."

Retrospective and Interview by Keith Cameron, The Guardian, 23 September 2010

Hobbled by legal wrangles, a frustrated Bruce Springsteen turned Born to Run's optimism on its head – and Darkness on the Edge of Town was ...

These New Puritans: A Band Like No Other

Report and Interview by Dorian Lynskey, The Guardian, 7 October 2010

Part high-concept innovators, part wannabe pop moguls, These New Puritans are a band entirely apart from their peers. Dorian Lynskey asks what makes the difference. ...

Charlie Louvin, 1927-2011

Obituary by Tony Russell, The Guardian, 28 January 2011

THE SINGER AND guitarist Charlie Louvin, who has died aged 83, was half of one of country music's best-loved and most influential double acts. ...

Justin Bieber: NIA, Birmingham

Live Review by Caroline Sullivan, The Guardian, 6 March 2011

JUSTIN BIEBER fans will tell you there are two only kinds of people in the world: "Beliebers" and the rest of us. For those who ...

Adele: Academy, Leeds

Live Review by Dave Simpson, The Guardian, 15 April 2011

EVEN IF Adele Adkins's record-breaking 11 weeks at the top of the album chart ends on Sunday – and it looks like the Foo Fighters ...

Fleet Foxes: How Fleet Foxes are handling high expectations

Profile and Interview by Laura Barton, The Guardian, 16 June 2011

Huge success began a steep learning curve for the Seattle band. Bandleader Robin Pecknold explains how the second album put the band in a "dark ...

Amy Winehouse

Obituary by Caroline Sullivan, The Guardian, 23 July 2011

Singer with a soul-steeped voice whose instantly successful Back to Black album reflected her tormented experience of love ...

Ashford & Simpson: Nick Ashford, 1941-2011

Obituary by Dave Laing, The Guardian, 23 August 2011

Singer and songwriter who had a string of hits with his wife, Valerie Simpson, during Motown's heyday. ...

Azealia Banks, Dominique Young Unique, Reema Major, Lady Leshurr, Kreayshawn: Azealia Banks and the charge of the women MCs

Report and Interview by Paul Lester, The Guardian, 5 January 2012

Watch out, Nicki Minaj, there's a host of feisty, eccentric female rappers on your trail – and not all of them are here to pay their ...

Indie Rock's Slow and Painful Death

Report by Dorian Lynskey, The Guardian, 16 January 2012

Sales figures suggest alternative rock is in a dismal place right now. Will it ever recover? And should we care? ...

HAIM: New Band of the Week: HAIM

Profile by Paul Lester, The Guardian, 23 March 2012

A band featuring three sisters, who combine the wafty whimsy of folk with R&B beats. It shouldn't really work. It does ...

Stone Roses, The: Why I won't be going to see the Stone Roses

Comment by John Harris, The Guardian, 23 June 2012

Since their magical peak in 1990, the band has delivered only disappointment and disaster. So is their latest reunion a chance for them to finally ...

Robert Ellis: New band of the week: Robert Ellis

Profile by Paul Lester, The Guardian, 4 July 2012

Gram Parsons is long dead, but those with a taste for LA country might sense the return of the Grievous Angel in this singer ...

Iggy Azalea: One to watch: Iggy Azalea

Report and Interview by Kate Mossman, The Guardian, 24 March 2013

IGGY AZALEA has a highly developed sense of the absurd. She saw paparazzi outside her hotel this morning and felt obliged to put on dark ...

xx, The: the xx: Night + Day, Berlin

Live Review by Kate Mossman, The Guardian, 22 May 2013

SPLIT OPEN the head of Jamie xx and you might expect to find an image of post-industrial sadness – an empty ferris wheel turning in the rain, ...

Lorde: New Band Of The Week: Lorde

Profile by Paul Lester, The Guardian, 7 June 2013

THIS NZ TEEN is about to make a big splash beyond blog-land. Think Lily meets Lana, only cuter and more cutting. ...