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Kate Mossman on pop

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Laura Marling on stage.
Once I Was An Eagle by Laura Marling: Whenever power emerges, there’s a sense of innocence lost
By Kate Mossman - 23 May 13:19

Her voice, once so English, has turned into a slip-slidey American lilt, half-speech, half-jazz, frequently yoyoing to a deeper register ... In Marling, we’re watching an accelerated transition from youthful talent to artistic sophistication.

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Driven to abstraction: the musician and composer Brian Eno photographed in 2011.
Brian Eno: “How can Alastair Campbell have a TV career?”
By Kate Mossman - 16 May 12:40

From Roxy Music to Coldplay - the many faces of Brian Eno.

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New Statesman
Reviewed: Songs Cycled by Van Dyke Parks
By Kate Mossman - 10 May 13:14

Revolution in the head.

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Nicki Minaj, along with Madonna, Britney, Lady Gaga and Rihanna
The world of music is straddled by female Goliaths. Why?
By Kate Mossman - 29 April 8:29

Young women are achieving every kind of musical success, while the idea of the "male pop star" seems to have ground to a halt with David Bowie. What's going on with the boys?

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Bon Jovi. Photograph: Getty Images
Reviewed: What About Now by Bon Jovi
By Kate Mossman - 27 March 16:31

Hair apparent.

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Justin Bieber reaches out to fans during his first night at the O2.
Reviewed: Justin Bieber at the O2
By Kate Mossman - 05 March 13:51

Dazed and deeply confused.

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John Grant.
Reviewed: Pale Green Ghosts and The Low Highway
By Kate Mossman - 28 February 13:23

Addictive personalities.

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Neneh Cherry in concert (Getty Images)
To Norway, for nostalgia
By Kate Mossman - 20 February 18:56

Debates about the future of music raged at the By:Larm festival in Oslo

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Neneh Cherry in concert (Getty Images)
To Norway, for nostalgia
By Kate Mossman - 20 February 18:55

Debates about the future of music raged at the By:Larm festival in Oslo.

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The Rolling Stones in London in 1964
Reviewed: A Prince Among the Stones by Prince Rupert Loewenstein
By Kate Mossman - 15 February 11:57

His satanic Majesty: the man who managed the Rolling Stones' money.

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Nick Cave performing in 2009
The tight-fitting tunes of Johnny Marr and Nick Cave
By Kate Mossman - 31 January 11:58

Two new albums reviewed.

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An HMV store in central London (Getty Images)
Don't blame HMV for its demise
By Kate Mossman - 18 January 11:59

It's our fault - because we're too lazy to support our shops

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David Bowie silhouetted as he performs on stage.
David Bowie: The eternal space oddity
By Kate Mossman - 18 January 6:43

Why does Bowie still hold such mythical power?

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Anne Hathaway as Fantine in "Les Misérables".
Do you hear the actors sing?
By Kate Mossman - 17 January 9:30

A story everyone needs to hear at least once.

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Björk will be performing her Biophilia album in a circus tent in Paris
Pop in 2013 - Under the influence
By Kate Mossman - 03 January 10:23

What to listen out for this year.

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Bjork: a highlight of 2013 (Getty Images)
The sounds of 2013
By Kate Mossman - 06 December 14:10

Savages, Haim and Bjork in a circus tent.

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Kylie Minogue performs live at the Palace Theatre in Melbourne in March 2012.
Kylie Minogue: the mysterious popstar who can do no wrong
By Kate Mossman - 29 November 12:59

As an album of "reimagined" Kylie songs emerges, Kate Mossman goes in search of the singer herself.

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Seventies men: Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend (Getty Images)
My secret affair
By Kate Mossman - 28 November 16:14

Why '70s power pop is unfashionably cool again

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A still from John Landis's video for Michael Jackson's "Thriller".
Michael Jackson: The boy in the bubble
By Kate Mossman - 14 November 12:37

Released 30 years ago, Michael Jackson’s album Thriller was the beginning of his assault on the white pop world. It’s so dazzling it makes you forget what happened to Jackson next.

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Peter Gabriel in concert
Mossman on music: So '80s!
By Kate Mossman - 25 October 15:57

The 25th anniversary of Peter Gabriel's classic album.

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The cast of American Idiot with Billy Joe Armstrong at the centre.
Mossman on music: American Idiot
By Kate Mossman - 19 October 11:45

The Green Day-inspired musical reviewed.

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Tori Amos. Photo: Getty Images
Mossman on Music: Tori Amos at the Royal Albert Hall
By Kate Mossman - 04 October 17:27

Amos presents new album "Gold Dust" with the Dutch Metropole Orchestra.

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