The singer-songwriter rose from poverty to become a chart-topping performer whose earnest character allowed her to span genres.

The singer-songwriter rose from poverty to become a chart-topping performer whose earnest character allowed her to span genres.

She was a sex-positive star in the 80s and 90s who became an ‘accidental activist’ and her life is explored in a HBO documentary produced by Sarah Jessica Parker

She was a sex-positive star in the 80s and 90s who became an ‘accidental activist’ and her life is explored in a HBO documentary produced by Sarah Jessica Parker

As the musician and producer reaches 82, a new documentary reveals his life working with everyone from James Taylor to Carole King to Paul McCartney

As the musician and producer reaches 82, a new documentary reveals his life working with everyone from James Taylor to Carole King to Paul McCartney

In an honest new memoir, the musician opens up about being closeted in country, sexual assault and finding love in his 60s

In an honest new memoir, the musician opens up about being closeted in country, sexual assault and finding love in his 60s

The singular director has made a second film about the King of Rock’n’roll and this time audiences will get to see a side of him they’ve never seen before

The singular director has made a second film about the King of Rock’n’roll and this time audiences will get to see a side of him they’ve never seen before

In harrowing documentary My Underground Mother, a woman finds out what really happened to her mother in the war

In harrowing documentary My Underground Mother, a woman finds out what really happened to her mother in the war

From a folk murder ballad to an impassioned call for peace, Guardian writers pick their favourite lesser-heard tracks of the year

From a folk murder ballad to an impassioned call for peace, Guardian writers pick their favourite lesser-heard tracks of the year

As the classic album hits 50, Nick Mason talks about the often difficult process of making it and how it has since fit into their larger catalogue

As the classic album hits 50, Nick Mason talks about the often difficult process of making it and how it has since fit into their larger catalogue

As the classic album hits 50, Nick Mason talks about the often difficult process of making it and how it has since fit into their larger catalogue

As the classic album hits 50, Nick Mason talks about the often difficult process of making it and how it has since fit into their larger catalogue

The musician, who wrote My Way and Puppy Love among others, talks longevity, shrewd business and which star bullied him in his youth

The musician, who wrote My Way and Puppy Love among others, talks longevity, shrewd business and which star bullied him in his youth

In his new memoir, the Faith No More and Imperial Teen musician writes with unflinching honesty about heroin addiction, gay sex, and his early and ‘insanely open minded’ fling with his good friend Cou...

In his new memoir, the Faith No More and Imperial Teen musician writes with unflinching honesty about heroin addiction, gay sex, and his early and ‘insanely open minded’ fling with his good friend Cou...

The uniquely irreverent artist, whose work includes everyone from Mozart to Sonic Youth, has a career retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art

The uniquely irreverent artist, whose work includes everyone from Mozart to Sonic Youth, has a career retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art

At the same New York City apartment where Bob Dylan and his mother used to meet in the Seventies, the 34-year-old writer speaks with Jim Farber about the questions surrounding his family tree, and wha...

At the same New York City apartment where Bob Dylan and his mother used to meet in the Seventies, the 34-year-old writer speaks with Jim Farber about the questions surrounding his family tree, and wha...

It’s hard to overstate the influence that The Band had on music, inspiring everyone from Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton to The Beatles and Elton John. Less talked about is the influence that singer-songwr...

It’s hard to overstate the influence that The Band had on music, inspiring everyone from Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton to The Beatles and Elton John. Less talked about is the influence that singer-songwr...

A school fire, a shooting and mental health issues plagued a man whose legacy is remembered in a new documentary

The Scottish singer-songwriter has long found inspiration in other musicians, including the curmudgeonly Van Morrison who had one snarky song dedicated to him back in 2020. Scott speaks with Jim Farbe...

As the leader of the Youngbloods, he sang one of the enduring anthems of the peace-and-love era. He went on to have a prolific career as a solo artist.

As the leader of the Youngbloods, he sang one of the enduring anthems of the peace-and-love era. He went on to have a prolific career as a solo artist.

As guitarist and a key architect of the Eighties band’s iconic sound, Mike Campbell rode the highs and lows of band life alongside his inimitable, hot-tempered frontman. He speaks with Jim Farber abou...

As guitarist and a key architect of the Eighties band’s iconic sound, Mike Campbell rode the highs and lows of band life alongside his inimitable, hot-tempered frontman. He speaks with Jim Farber abou...

The frontman of the J Geils Band has had an extraordinary life, living and working with celebrities along the way, detailed in a fascinating new book

The frontman of the J Geils Band has had an extraordinary life, living and working with celebrities along the way, detailed in a fascinating new book

Known for his resounding baritone and his courtly manner, he briefly led the Impressions before beginning a successful solo career.

Known for his resounding baritone and his courtly manner, he briefly led the Impressions before beginning a successful solo career.

The latest in our series of writers choosing their favourite comfort movies is the charmingly filthy John Waters classic