Jim Carroll

Y-Day: Kanye West’s trip from “College Dropout” to “Yeezus”

• Archive Hip-hop Reviews
• June 19, 2013, 09:36

The rapper you might love to hate is still producing gems

In praise of Nile Rodgers

• Archive Interview Reviews
• June 4, 2013, 09:39

Why the return of the Chic frontman to the limelight thanks to Daft Punk is something to cheer

Binge-gigging by the sea

• Live music Music business Reviews
• May 24, 2013, 09:40

The report on another impressive year at new music festival The Great Escape in Brighton

10 takeaways from The Great Escape

• Festivals Music business Reviews
• May 20, 2013, 09:40

Reviews, views and asides from the weekend’s new music festival in Brighton

How Manu Chao became a most unlikely global superstar

• Reviews
• May 10, 2013, 10:00

Peter Culshaw’s biography of Chao “Clandestino” is a colourful and intriguing tale

Two nights in NYC with the RBMA

• Reviews
• May 2, 2013, 14:26

Erykah Badu talking and 20 musicians improvising at the Red Bull Music Academy in New York

The men – and women – behind the masks

• Music business Reviews
• April 26, 2013, 09:55

What is it with pop’s fondness for disguises and subterfuge?

Guest post – Joey Cullen-Tinley – Daft Punk and the French renaissance

• Reviews
• April 23, 2013, 14:10

What the re-emergence of Daft Punk might mean for their Gallic peers