Tom Curtis-Horsfall's recent posts
Interview
Brian Cox: “We have seen everything in the play happen before. Nothing’s new and that’s the tragedy”
Inhabiting historic composer Johann Sebastian Bach in The Score, imperious actor Brian Cox tells us why the potent play emphasises that history simply repeats itself.
News
BST Hyde Park 2025: Neil Young to headline with more music legends in support
The 'Godfather of Grunge' is returning to Hyde Park with Yusuf / Cat Stevens and Van Morrison in support
Interview
Heartworms: “The only way I could make sense of everything was through music”
With Heartworms’ debut now out in the world, we talk to Jojo Orme about her uncompromising macabre vision
Plus One
The 11 best songs by Jeff Lynne’s ELO
Top 10? Here's 11. With Jeff Lynne’s ELO set to bid farewell in 2025, we’ve ranked the best Electric Light Orchestra songs.
Interview
Stage Times: The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s Anton Newcombe
Hecklers, histrionics, and haymakers: The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s mercurial leader Anton Newcombe reflects on his out-of-the-ordinary history of live performances.
Showstoppers
Toto’s David Paich on the story of ‘Africa’
The Serengeti, a UNICEF advert, a synth sound sent from the Gods, Adam Sandler, and the story of Toto’s omnipresent prog-pop anthem
Review
Khruangbin at Eventim Apollo, 22/11/24
Chill globetrotting trio Khruangbin played Eventim Apollo like they hadn't stepped out of their own home. "A la sala" indeed
Interview
Stage Times: The Damned
Supporting the Sex Pistols, playing in a crypt, and recruiting Lemmy: The Damned’s Rat Scabies talks us through the gigs that made the band
Review
The Great Escape 2025, First Fifty review
With Luvcat, TTSSFU and Keo on the bill, here's what went down at the Ticketmaster New Music showcase for The Great Escape's First Fifty
Review
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at O2 Arena, 08/11/24
Rock's gothic preacher man and his Bad Seeds deliver a triumphant sermon on finding the light after unimaginable loss