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David Lynch on music, friendship and life’s biggest mystery
‘Sublime eternal love exists within each one of us’  
David Lynch on music, friendship and life’s biggest mystery
The director, along with his collaborator Chrystabell explain – or try to – their new album Cellophane Memories and the magical marriage of music and film
The reader interview  
Interpol: ‘I’m very glad we said yes to putting a song in Friends – it was a pretty hardcore moment’
Hard rock, ambient weirdness and UFOs  
Exploring the greatness of early 70s Fleetwood Mac
‘She could have lived in these galleries to create the music'  
Taylor Swift in among the V&A permanent collection
Reviews
Alexis Petridis's album of the week  
Ice Spice: Y2K! – wilfully trashy wordplay from wily new rap star
Ice Spice: Y2K! – wilfully trashy wordplay from wily new rap star
Jack White  
No Name – terrific surprise album is his most White Stripes-esque solo release
Folk album of the month  
Raphael Rogiński: Žaltys – hypnotic eastern European folk
Crack Cloud  
Red Mile – aggressively tuneful rock about life’s big questions
Mustard  
Faith in a Mustard Seed – lacking in spice
Spotlight
Charli xcx, the Last Dinner Party and Beth Gibbons among nominees
Mercury prize 2024  
Charli xcx, the Last Dinner Party and Beth Gibbons among nominees
The British music industry’s award for outstanding albums features eight debuts, from the likes of Nia Archives and Barry Can’t Swim, as the prize fails to find a sponsor
Classical
John Eliot Gardiner’s departure could usher in generational change for period-instrument performance
John Eliot Gardiner’s departure could usher in generational change for period-instrument performance
Album review  
Holmès: Symphonic Poems – Francis underscores Wagner’s influence on this rediscovered female composer
Holmès: Symphonic Poems – Francis underscores Wagner’s influence on this rediscovered female composer
Album review  
Gerhard: Don Quixote; Suite from Alegrías; Pedrelliana – deft, exuberant work from the BBCPhil
Gerhard: Don Quixote; Suite from Alegrías; Pedrelliana – deft, exuberant work from the BBCPhil
Prom 6/7  
Verdi’s Requiem/Jakub Józef Orliński – choral glories, bel canto and breakdancing
Verdi’s Requiem/Jakub Józef Orliński – choral glories, bel canto and breakdancing
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James Martin’s honest playlist  
I learned to play guitar so I could perform Don’t Stop Believin’ every night
I learned to play guitar so I could perform Don’t Stop Believin’ every night
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Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker on his surprise Glastonbury duet – and launching a fashion line
‘I was in Dua Lipa’s dream’  
Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker on his surprise Glastonbury duet – and launching a fashion line
The psychedelic songwriter, never known for his dress sense, looks back on his summer highlights, from designing clothes for chic French label APC – and singing with Dua on the Pyramid stage
Watch me work it, I’m perfect!  
The return of electro-house, pop’s trashiest, brattiest sound
Mutating out of trance and electroclash in the 00s, the subgenre soon topped the charts – and thanks to Charli xcx, Saltburn and more, it’s back for another round of alcopops
Still No 1?  
How the charts lost their lustre
The Top 40 used to bring the UK together. But since the streaming revolution, what we listen to has become increasingly hard to tally
‘Greed, power and fame'  
Inside pop music’s biggest Ponzi scheme
A new Netflix docuseries spotlights Lou Pearlman, the man behind the Backstreet Boys and ‘NSync – and a criminal mastermind
John Mayall was a lightning rod for the blues who changed the course of British music
He may not have had the star quality of those he inspired, from Eric Clapton to the Rolling Stones, but the late musician’s skill and passion were transformational
Live music this week
Megan Thee Stallion  
Positivity bootcamp with a rapper on fire
Positivity bootcamp with a rapper on fire
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