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Anthony Braxton: Quartet (England) 1985 review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month

silverguide.site – The free-collective energy of one of Braxton’s most intuitive groups jostles and enchants as a mirror of life’s rhythms…
Anthony Braxton: Quartet (England) 1985 review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month

‘He spoke up for me when I was in prison’: Anthrax, Lamb of God, Rick Wakeman and more share memories of Ozzy Osbourne

silverguide.site – After Osbourne’s death at 76, the heavy metal greats he inspired remember his pranks, generosity and quadruple brandies – and relive the tears at his farewell show…
‘He spoke up for me when I was in prison’: Anthrax, Lamb of God, Rick Wakeman and more share memories of Ozzy Osbourne

Rapper GloRilla arrested on drug charges after police respond to burglary call

silverguide.site – Police arrested rapper after finding a ‘significant amount of marijuana’ in her Atlanta home during investigation…
Rapper GloRilla arrested on drug charges after police respond to burglary call

Kneecap lambast Viktor Orbán over ‘outrageous’ ban from Hungary

silverguide.site – Band say three-year order is ‘attempt to silence those who call out genocide against the Palestinian people’…
Kneecap lambast Viktor Orbán over ‘outrageous’ ban from Hungary

King of Kings: Orchestral Transcriptions of Bach by Andrew Davis album review – the late conductor’s first love

silverguide.site – Davis’s fastidious and thoroughly musical orchestrations of Bach’s organ works become a touching memorial as Martyn Brabbins steps in to finish the recordings…
King of Kings: Orchestral Transcriptions of Bach by Andrew Davis album review – the late conductor’s first love

Ginastera: String Quartets album review – compelling and colourful

silverguide.site – The passionate settings of Spanish poetry in the Argentinian composer’s third string quartet are the real discovery of this career-spanning trilogy…
Ginastera: String Quartets album review – compelling and colourful

Bounce legend Big Freedia on going gospel: ‘I never heard “God doesn’t love gay folks”. God loves us all’

silverguide.site – Adored by Beyoncé and Drake, the New Orleans rapper has returned to her church choir roots with an album that honours queer gospel’s hidden history. After the death of her partner, she says: ‘I need it more than anybody’…
Bounce legend Big Freedia on going gospel: ‘I never heard “God doesn’t love gay folks”. God loves us all’

‘Laughing and out of breath, he thanked us for the snowball fight’: fans on the magic of Ozzy Osbourne

silverguide.site – The Prince of Darkness was unexpectedly self-effacing, hilarious and generous, say lovers of Black Sabbath…
‘Laughing and out of breath, he thanked us for the snowball fight’: fans on the magic of Ozzy Osbourne

Ensemble Intercontemporain/ Bleuse review – from a clown to a clarinet and Cathy Berberian

silverguide.site – Royal Albert Hall, LondonA late-night Prom devoted to the music of Berio and Boulez (both born 100 years ago) demonstrated the intricacy, zaniness and sheer imagination of the two composers…
Ensemble Intercontemporain/ Bleuse review – from a clown to a clarinet and Cathy Berberian

Khruangbin, again? I quit Spotify for a month to escape samey algorithms – this is what I learned

silverguide.site – After being served the same artists again and again, my tastes were narrowing – so I tried vinyl, iPods and radio to see if I could rediscover the joy of finding new music…
Khruangbin, again? I quit Spotify for a month to escape samey algorithms – this is what I learned

The god of small things: celebrating Arvo Pärt at 90

silverguide.site – The Estonian composer’s music of simplicity, spirituality – and silence – is universally appealing and enduringly rewarding. We pay tribute ahead of his milestone birthday…
The god of small things: celebrating Arvo Pärt at 90

Judas Priest review – thrash, hellfire, dazzling guitar … Ozzy would have loved it

silverguide.site – Still making stellar new music in their sixth decade, the Brummie band pay tribute to the late Black Sabbath frontman as they cement their place among the heavy metal gods…
Judas Priest review – thrash, hellfire, dazzling guitar … Ozzy would have loved it

Ozzy Osbourne’s final performance revealed fragility was the metal god’s true power | Lauren Martin

silverguide.site – His vocals gave rise to the entire genre of heavy metal, but his Villa Park show reminded us Ozzy’s voice was never a grunt or growl – it was a soul’s wail…
Ozzy Osbourne’s final performance revealed fragility was the metal god’s true power | Lauren Martin

Tyler, the Creator: Don’t Tap the Glass review | Alexis Petridis’s album of the week

silverguide.site – The soul-searching of last year’s Chromakopia is expelled – for the most part – by half an hour of early 80s rhythms and slick one-liners with the IDGAF attitude of his early years…
Tyler, the Creator: Don’t Tap the Glass review | Alexis Petridis’s album of the week

‘I’ve long struggled with my identity in pop’: Ethel Cain on fandom, first loves, and being inspired by David Lynch

silverguide.site – As the first trans woman to break the US Billboard Top 10 albums, she has attracted acclaim, controversy and everything in between. Now she’s ready to upend pop again with an ambitious new album, a new outlook – and her first relationship…
‘I’ve long struggled with my identity in pop’: Ethel Cain on fandom, first loves, and being inspired by David Lynch

Shibe/BBCPhil/Bihlmaier review – vivid, vibrant and exuberant virtuosity

silverguide.site – Mark Simpson’s vibrant new work for Sean Shibe was the centrepiece of a polychromatic Prom that began with Strauss and ended with a vividly told Symphonie Fantastique…
Shibe/BBCPhil/Bihlmaier review – vivid, vibrant and exuberant virtuosity

‘Noticeable booing’ – is the ‘atrocious’ Elvis Evolution this summer’s Willy Wonka experience?

silverguide.site – The ‘first of its kind’ immersive experience in London costs up to £300 a ticket and is dividing audiences…
‘Noticeable booing’ – is the ‘atrocious’ Elvis Evolution this summer’s Willy Wonka experience?

‘We rattled it out in 20 minutes’: how Kingfishr made a hurling team song into an Irish folk smash hit

silverguide.site – Thanks to its sense of romance and camaraderie, Killeagh went viral on TikTok and spent 18 weeks in the Irish Top 10. The band explain how a studio jape has united Ireland…
‘We rattled it out in 20 minutes’: how Kingfishr made a hurling team song into an Irish folk smash hit

Madonna: Veronica Electronica review – Ray of Light rarities range from perfect to perfunctory

silverguide.site – Much anticipated set of remixes and lost songs give a glimpse of a great pop mind trying out new tricks…
Madonna: Veronica Electronica review – Ray of Light rarities range from perfect to perfunctory

Peta praises bat-biting Ozzy Osbourne for ‘the gentle side he showed to animals’

silverguide.site – The musician once bit the head off a bat but later worked with the animal-protection group on an ad campaign…
Peta praises bat-biting Ozzy Osbourne for ‘the gentle side he showed to animals’
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