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How Johnny Cash resurrected his career – and became an icon
‘He’d turned into a weird old grandpa’  
How Johnny Cash resurrected his career – and became an icon
In the early 90s, the Man in Black was unsigned, uncool and barely out of addiction. Releasing lost songs from those years that rank among Cash’s best, his son and bandmates explain how he came back around
Wildest streams!  
Inside the fan-powered broadcasts of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour
‘The body was the drums, the brain was the synthesiser’  
Darkwave, the gothic genre lighting up pop
‘The way they’ve been exploited is obscene’  
The untold story of forgotten UK reggae heroes Cimarons
Reviews
Alexis Petridis's album of the week  
Mabe Fratti: Sentir Que No Sabes – rich, rewarding, spellbinding music from a true original
Mabe Fratti: Sentir Que No Sabes – rich, rewarding, spellbinding music from a true original
Contemporary album of the month  
QOA: Sauco – electro-acoustic jewels incorporate the sounds of nature
Kate Nash  
9 Sad Symphonies – from first dates to crying in a car park
Linda Thompson  
Proxy Music – rueful songs of love and ageing with an all-star cast
Lola Young  
This Wasn’t Meant for You Anyway – winningly messy mix of zingers and vulnerability
Kehlani  
Crash – the perfect sexy summer soundtrack
Spotlight
Will you be drinking at music festivals this summer?
Tell us  
Will you be drinking at music festivals this summer?
Ahead of Glastonbury next weekend, we’d like to hear your approach to alcohol this festival season
Classical
Album review  
Zemlinsky: Eine Florentinische Tragödie – adultery and murder in Renaissance Italy
Zemlinsky: Eine Florentinische Tragödie – adultery and murder in Renaissance Italy
Live review  
Katia and Marielle Labèque – Glass’s Cocteau trilogy perfumes the air, literally
Katia and Marielle Labèque – Glass’s Cocteau trilogy perfumes the air, literally
Live review  
Katya Kabanova – Romaniw soars in cogent take on Janáček’s tragedy
Katya Kabanova – Romaniw soars in cogent take on Janáček’s tragedy
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It’s complicated  
Avril Lavigne’s 20 best songs – ranked!
Avril Lavigne’s 20 best songs – ranked!
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Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon a Time in Shaolin  
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Live music this week
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