It’s hard not to think of Geri Halliwell in a Union Jack miniskirt as you watch the PM

Kerry-based artist’s songs brim over with clever ideas and easily spotted influences

Beacon of enlightened new music programming at NCH in fog of nostalgia culture

Gruff Rhys: Brexit seems to be like some sort of strange right-wing death cult

Joan Wasser has no regrets about delaying her solo career until into her 30s. But as she releases a 'Best of' collection, the Connecticut songwriter is looking forwards, not back

Joyce DiDonato, Damon Albarn, Philip Glass and Laurie Anderson in wide-ranging line-up

Sold-out music festival also announces John Grant, The Wailers and Anna Calvi

Damon Albarn's psychogeographic tour gives the sense of a country on the verge of catastrophe

The Blur frontman on ‘Merrie Land’, Britpop, Oasis, Morrissey and John Lydon

Arctic Monkeys, Lily Allen, Noel Gallagher, Florence + the Machine among nominees for album of the year

Also: Liam Gallagher, The National, A-Ha, Haim, Giant Sand, Vancouver Sleep Clinic

Artists carry white roses in protest against sexual harassment as Stormzy asks ‘Theresa May, where’s the money for Grenfell?’

The veteran record producer on Bowie, Morrissey and his problem with Steve Albini

The producer says Farrell solo album and Albarn’s The Good, the Bad and the Queen will have new releases in 2018

There’s some serious riffage courtesy of Bitch Falcon and Royal Bloood while Queen + Adam Lambert and S Club Live look back

How Music Works: Mark Murphy of Choice Cuts on how he reinvented the Leeson Street venue as a musical mecca for a new generation of hip-hop, jazz, R&B and soul fans

Who knows when Sgt Pepper by The Beatles was first declared the greatest LP of all time? It’s not even their best